单选题How can a single postage stamp be worth $16,8007 Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a haft times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer - Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius' Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the several hundred stamps that he printed. Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left - fourteen One penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Be cause of the Two penny Blue's rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for it.

单选题Whatwillthespeakersdiscuss?

单选题We must keep our room clean. Dirt and disease go ______ , you know.

单选题Studying carefully the clues in the passage, we learn that the total population of Africa is ______.

单选题The waiter brought the Frenchman ______.

单选题It's quite warm today ______ January.

单选题Nonverbal skills in girls' brain can be found ______.

单选题"The stove is still on.""It ______ on. I had turned it off myself and I checked it twice."

单选题What'sTom'stelephonenumber?

单选题______ the truth, I don't like to be laughed at ______.

单选题{{B}}E{{/B}} A long, imaginary prose (散文) story about people is usually called a novel. It can be about any kind of man, woman, or child. It can be a- bout kins (空族) , or Chicago newsboys, or convicts (罪犯) , or housewives. The Frenchman, Victor Hugo, wrote his novel Les Miserables about a poor man who stole a loaf of bread to keep from starving (饿死).The American, Ernest Hemingway, wrote A Farewell to Arms about a young American with the Italian Army in World War I A novel can tell the story of any kind of action, over any period of time. The modern Irish (爱尔兰的) writer, James Joyce, covers less than twenty-four hours in Ulysses. Yet Joyce takes a thousand pages to tell all that happens from the time one man gets up in the morning until he goes to bed early the next morning. A German writer,Herman Hesse, uses only one hundred and fifty pages in his novel Demian to cover a boy's life from the age of ten until he becomes a young man. A novel does not only tell the things that people do. It also tells why they do them. The Red Badge of Courage, by the American, Stephen Crane, tells about a young soldier in the War between the States who runs away the first time he is in battle. The book shows why he acted as he did. It describes his mental suffering until he overcomes his fears. Character, action, motive (动机,主题)—this, then, is the stuff (要素) of which novels are made. And herein lies the reason for the novel's continuing popularity, despite changes in style and technique. People buy novels because they enjoy reading about other people. Alone among the literary forms, the novel satisfies the human craving (渴望) to know and understand our fellow creatures.

单选题"Why are you staring?" "I've never seen ______ tree before." A.that kind B.that kind of C.such kind D.such

单选题—Did you see the American movie "Titanic" last night? —Oh, yes. Nothing can be ______ touching. A. so B. too C. less D. more

单选题The students have to come back before dark,______?[A] do they[B] haven't they[C] don't they[D] have they

单选题I asked him if he had______oil. A. any B. some C. an D. much

单选题Wheredidthemanwanttogo?

单选题Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is we can try to do it ourselves. How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they"ll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go. Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. And to find out what sort of person you are talking to, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of the conversation. Real listening also means not just listening to words but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it"s time for you to change the subject. Finally, good talkers know well now to deal with the occasion of parting. If you want to see that person again, don"t keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they"ve known you half their life.