单选题Your sister doesn't study as ______ as you do.

单选题What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say "I wish I could help you but I'm short of money myself." In fact, "you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debt and you don't want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie ? Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study on lying. (76) According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a "white lie," such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way. Research has also been done into the way people's behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying, "I wish I were somewhere else now." They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressures make it itch. Another gesture which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Manwatching calls "the mouth cover."(77) He says there are several typical forms ofthis~ such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side of the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying. Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context in which the lie is told.

单选题"You are too self-centered. It's high time you ______ that you are not the most important person in the world," Edgar said to his boss angrily. A. realized B. have realized C. realize D. should realize

单选题Emily Dickinson did not become popular ______ her death, when much of her writing was discovered.

单选题—Come in please. Make yourself at home. —______ —I'm glad you like it.A. Thanks. You have a nice place here.B. Oh, this picture is so beautiful.C. Thanks. What nice food you've prepared!D. OK. Let me look around your new hous

单选题Kevin burst into tears ______ because his teacher punished him in front of the whole class.

单选题______is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

单选题Young ______ he is, he knows what is the right thing to do.

单选题My brother is now working ______ he did last year.

单选题The city ______ I was born is on the new railway line. A. which B. that C. on which D. where

单选题Those factories use (both) chemical (or) mechanical (methods) (to manufacture) clear glue. A. both B. or C. methods D. to manufacture

单选题In fact, I would rather have left for the countryside______at home.

单选题I don't think it advisable that Tom______to the job since he has no experience.A. be assignedB. is assignedC. will be assignedD. has been assigned

单选题Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake. A. sense B. view C. means D. idea

单选题She believes in the principle ______ to love is to give, not to take.

单选题The firemen are still ______ the small fires started by the plane crash. A. taking off B. setting aside C. getting along with D. putting out