填空题When I am asked, "What made you want to be a writer?" , my answer has always been, "Books". First and foremost, now, then, and always, I have been passionate about books. From the time I began to read, as a child, I loved to feel their heft in my hand and the warm spot caused by their intimate weight in my lap: I loved the crisp whisper of a page turning, the musky odor of old paper and the sharp inky whiff of new pages. Leather bindings sent me into ecstasy. I even loved to gaze at a closed book and daydream about the possibilities inside—it was like contemplating a genie"s lamp. Of course, my favorite fairy tale was A Thousand and One Nights—imagine buying your life with stories ! And my favorite cartoons were those where animated characters popped out of books and partied while the unsuspecting humans slept. In books, I could travel anywhere, be anybody, understand worlds long past and imaginary colonies in the future. My idea of a bargain was to go to the public library, wander along the bookshelves, and emerge with a chin-high stack of books that were mine, all mine, for 2 weeks—free of charge.At that time I didn"t think of writing as an activity people admitted doing. I had no living role models—a "real" writer as a long-dead white male, usually with a white beard to match.

填空题A. Anything wrong with you? B. That"s splendid! C. you have to work, not go watching football. D. You look very excited. E. I can quite believe it. F. I say, couldn"t we all go and see it and shout for Jan"s team? G. you must pay much attention to listening and speaking. H. Don"t mention it. Fred=A; Mr. Smith=B; Bob=C A: Oh, Mr. Smith, are you very busy? B: Well, I was just going to give Bob a private lesson, but what"s the matter? 1 A: I must tell you my news. Jan has been chosen to play football for London against Oxford University. B: 2 He must be very pleased about it, isn"t he? A: Yes, he is, although he doesn"t say much. The match is at three o"clock next Thursday. C: 3 B: We mustn"t give no attention to our work, Bob. If you want to learn English, 4 C: But sir, you needn"t sit in a classroom to learn English. Why, I went to see a football match last Saturday and I learned a lot of words I had never heard in this classroom. B: 5

填空题 Joe is not good in sports, but when it comes ____ arithmetic he's the best in the class.

填空题Neither the clerks nor the manager ______ (know)anything about the accident．

填空题{{U}}Under no circumstances{{/U}} will we use nuclear weapons first.

填空题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} In the foll6wing article, some sentences have been removed. For Question 41—45, choose the most suitable one the list A—G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) Is Harvard worth it? Conventional wisdom says yes. But with the price of a degree from America's most famous university and other elite private colleges now surpassing $125,000, many families — and a number of economists — aren't so sure. Here's a look at the evidence. For American's high school, seniors, April is the cruelest month. That's when colleges flood the postal system with news of who has won a place in next fall's freshman class. For more than a few families, a difficult decision will follow: Is it worth paying some $125,000 to give their child an education at an elite best private college? Or would her future be just as bright if she went to less expensive school? 41. ______ Certainly many neurotic boomer parents — and their stressed-out resume-building teenagers — assume that it is always better to choose Harvard over Big State U. because of Harvard' s presumably superior educational environment, better alumni connections, and more lucrative (profitable) on-campus recruiting opportunities. 42. ______ It's also true that if you want a career in big leading firms in the US, a gilt-edged diploma is a distinct advantage. Then again, there's plenty of anecdotal evidence that an elite education is hardly necessary. The majority of top CEOs (chief executive officer) surveyed by FORTUNE in 1990 did not attend an elite college. 43. ______ The academic evidence is murky to start with the basics: College pays. On average, a person with an undergraduate degree now earns almost twice as much as someone with only a high school diploma, up from 1.5 times in 1975. The economic literature on the payoff of graduating from an elite college, however, as opposed to any college, is far less conclusive. Several studies during the past decade found a connection between higher future earnings and attendance at a college with high SAT scores. Most of the research concluded that for each 100-point increase in the average SAT score, a graduate could expect a 3% to 7% increased in lifetime's earnings. 44. ______ You would expect graduates of selective schools — which attract successful students — to have successful careers. (It would be stunning if they didn't.) What such studies do not measure is how an individual's earnings are affected by the choice of college. Researchers found that those who went to the more prestigious schools reported higher earnings. 45. ______ Admissions offices at elite schools include many other criteria in their decisions — grades, extracurricular activities, recommendations, essays, interviews. These factors may reveal abilities, like good communication skills, that are far more valuable in the workplace than a perfect 1600. Because economists have no data on these traits, they term them" unobserved." But they are hardly unimportant. Until recently, no one had tried to control for unobserved characteristics in measuring the effect of an elite education on earnings. [A] What is less clear to many parents and their college-bound youngsters is whether it makes economic sense to attend an elite school with a total four-year price tag big enough to buy a nice suburban house in many parts of the country. [B] So what kind of return is there likely to be on that $125,000 investment? And how does it compare with the return on a less expensive but also less prestigious education? [C] These questions have no easy answers. Of course, that's not the impression you get from the $500-million-a-year college-admissions industry, with its magazine rankings, test prep courses, and guidebooks. [D] But the studies compared schools, not people. [E] School selectivity, measured by the average SAT score of the students at a school, doesn't pay off in a higher income over time. [F] It's true that big law firms, major teaching hospitals, and investment banks — even the offices of FORTUNE — are stuffed with Ivy Leaguers. [G] But SAT scores are not everything.

填空题Tom: Thank you ever so much for the book you sent me.Peter: ______

填空题By a______, we mean the forms of linguistic signs beer no natural relationship to their meaning.

填空题He ______ in the countryside when he was young. (live)

填空题He knew even ______ about Iceland than I do. (little)

填空题Mr．Green is ______ in having a beautiful wife．(fortune)

填空题He remained calm even {{U}}面临{{/U}} such obvious danger.

填空题这不便宜，但是很好。

填空题Documentary L/C Irrevocable L/C Confirmed L/C Transferable L/C Standby L/C

填空题{{B}}Directions: Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.{{/B}} A. see you tomorrow B. I have your name C. check in D. I have one E. to take a look F. you want G. are you interested in H. I have to put you in the waiting list Blanca: Hello. I'm calling about the apartment you advertised. Manager: Yes. What kind of apartment{{U}} (56) {{/U}}? Blanca: I'm interested in a one-bedroom. Do you have any available? Manager: Yes.{{U}} (57) {{/U}}. when do you need it? Blanca: Sometime around next week. May I come over tomorrow{{U}} (58) {{/U}}? Manager: Sure. What time would you like to come? Blanca: How about 10 am? Manager: Good. May{{U}} (59) {{/U}}, please? Blanca: My name is Blanca. Manager: Blanca. I’ll{{U}} (60) {{/U}}.

填空题open-ended fund