单选题Last week I was invited to a doctor's meeting at the Ruth Hospital for incurables(无法治愈的病人). In one of the wards, a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to live, but he came up to me and placed his fight foot close to mine on the floor. "Frank!" I cried in astonishment. He couldn't (36) , as I knew,but all the time (37) his foot against mine. My (38) raced back more than thirty years--to the (39) days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The (40) was an air-raid shelter(防空洞), in which I and about a hundred other people (41) every night. Two of the (42) were Mrs. West and her sun Frank. (43) wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers (避难者)got to (44) each other very well. Frank West (45) me because he wasn't (46) , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had (47) of a mind than a baby has. His (48) consisted of rough sounds--sounds of pleasure or anger---and (49) more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, (50) she had to be of course, because Frank (51) on her entirely. He needed all the (52) of a baby. One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been (53) by a 500-pounder. She lost nearly everything she owned. When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the unlucky ones. So before we separated that morning, I, stood beside Frank and (54) .my right foot against his. They were all about the same (55) . That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his greeting to me was always the Bathe.
单选题Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there is a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at the typewriter. "You want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer."
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying profession, for not every writer is kissed by future. There are thousands whose expectation is never rewarded. When I left a twenty-year career (职业) in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人), I had no hope at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartment building. It didn"t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn"t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn"t going to be one of those people who die wondering: what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the
shadowland
of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
单选题The baby ______ asleep in his bed when I came in.A. layB. laidC. liedD. layed
单选题Howcanlightandbrightcolorinfluencepeople?A.Itcanonlymakepeoplehappy.B.Itcanmakepeoplesad.C.Itcanmakepeoplehappyandactive.
单选题Whatdoesthewomanwanttobook?[A]Aroom.[B]Ataxi.[C]Aticket.
单选题 Pack your bags. Hold the mail. It's time to turn your dream
vacation into a real trip. "I haven't seen a buyer's market like this in 25
years," says travel expert Peter Greenberg. "Everything is on sale. Even the
high end of the market is quietly offering {{U}}add-ons{{/U}}: a free night here, a
spa (水疗) pass there." In a bad economy, this comes as good news
for many. Whether you want to fly across the country or drive across the state
line, here are places that offer plenty to do. For anyone who
can't bear to sit still, big cities are the best choice for weekend trips. Zero
in on cities that attract business travelers during the week. The big-name
hotels empty out on the weekends and will give tourists a better deal.
{{B}}Chicago, Illinois:{{/B}} One of America's best-looking city centers,
especially in the spring and summer. Spend a sunny day in Millennium Park, or
consider an evening at Grant Achatz's Alinea restaurant in Lincoln
Park. {{B}}Las Vegas, Nevada:{{/B}} It's never been so easy to
score a deal on the Strip. Five-star hotels are marked down to three-star
prices. Book a luxury suite (豪华套房) for $89 a night at
{{U}}www.trumplasvegashotel.com{{/U}}. {{B}}San Francisco,
California:{{/B}} It's rare for a major city to have such an extraordinary
physical setting—the views of the bay (海湾) from the hills and the Ferry Building
Marketplace are striking. It's also a walkable city with great museums. You can
visit the new California Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate Park. Go
early! {{B}}Portland, Oregon:{{/B}} The International Rose Test
Garden is the one place one never tires of visiting. It's green, friendly, and
laid-back. There are over 10,000 rosebushes, and because it's a test garden, the
public has never seen many of these 550 varieties. The Rose Festival is one of
the biggest celebrations in the city and runs May 22 to June 14.
单选题In order to use the water from the stove, there ______ be a pipe connecting the tub With the stove.
单选题What is Mr. White?
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单选题Howdoesthewomanfeelatthebeginningoftheconversation?
单选题How does Linda know that Lee is at the city?
单选题—Have you finished your report yet? —No, I'll finish it in ______ ten minutes. A. more B. less C. other D. another
单选题Which of the following is the best title for this article?
单选题I'll lend you a bag for your trip--it'll save you______ one specially.
单选题How many sleeping positions are explained in the passage?
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单选题Tell him ______the window.
单选题It ______ for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match has been put off. A. has been raining B. was raining C. had been raining D. has rained
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单选题What happened to the author's company five years ago?