单选题In the course of harsh training, the athletes are frequently told to hold out until they win the championship.

单选题You (will) almost always (find) Caroline (playing) a video game because she enjoys (to be challenged).

单选题Woman: You came home just to lie on the couch and fix your eyes on the box.Man: Yon said it. For years it's been everyone's little dirty secret about TV watching. But I'll "come out of the closet" , and claim it loud that I am a "tuber and proud".Question: What can we learn from this conversation?

单选题Many of these young kids have to go through with their assignment before being allowed out.

单选题The very sight of the {{U}}imposing{{/U}} buildings assured these tourists of the significant changes in this city.

单选题This is the (longest)flight I (have ever taken). By the time we get to Los Angeles, we (had flown) (for)13 hours.

单选题Which is the following statement is not true according to the passage?

单选题A: I really must be going now. B: ______

单选题I"ve been reporting on extraordinary people for 25 years as a television journalist, but this small Oregon town and the man at its center, Woody Davis, stand alone in my memory. When I read a newspaper clip about the community"s reaction to Woody"s declining health, I knew that this would be a special story. But nothing prepared me for what happened when I traveled to Oregon last December and began knocking on doors. Every single person knew Woody and had countless stories to tell about his selflessness and generosity. For five decades, he helped plow cars out of snow, cut wood, repaired farm equipment, and more. He was the perfectly good neighbor, and in his time of need, the community was rallying around him. I"d never seen anything like it. Folks in this small town east of Portland are now going out of their way to thank Woody for the thousands of good deeds he"s done for them over the past 50 years. Recently, they all got together to cut and stack his firewood for winter. A couple of guys fixed up his old pickup. Someone even built him a beautiful wooden box and invited the whole town to sign it. Woody"s son Clint said all the work his dad did for people had been repaid tenfold. "Bill Gates could not come to Corbett and buy this. You can"t buy the love that people have poured out for Dad." A few months ago, Woody was diagnosed with ALS—Lou Gehrig"s disease. Doctors tell him he has about six months. The disease, which attacks the nervous system, is already making it hard for him to lift much of anything or even talk. But his attitude remains unaffected. "What do you think of what everybody"s been doing for you?" I asked. "I feel blessed that I"m dying slowly." I really didn"t think I"d heard him right. "Wait, did you just say you feel blessed that you"re dying slowly?" "Because people have a chance to express to me how they feel," he said. In most communities, death is whispered, and praise is saved for the eulogy (悼词、颂词). But Woody Davis and the people of Corbett, Oregon, show us why that may be too late. Turns out even angels like to know they"ve made a difference.

单选题A: My telephone doesn't seem to be working. And I have lots of calls that I have to return this evening. B: ______

单选题A: ______ B: Trim the back, but leave it long at sides, please.

单选题Among picture books for 4-8-year-olds, several outstanding works appeared that combined original stories with ______ illustrations.

单选题Tom doesn't think he could ever ______ what is called "free-style" poetry.

单选题More and more attention is being given to the conservation of wild life in allocated game reserves.

单选题{{B}}Passage One{{/B}} It may look like just another playgroup, but a unique educational center in Manhattan is really giving babies something to talk about. "It's a school to teach languages to babies and young children with games, songs--some of the classes also have arts and crafts," said Francois Thibaut, the founder of the Language Workshop for Children, a place where babies become bilingual. Children as young as few months are exposed to French and Spanish before many of them can even speak English. Educators use special songs and visual (视觉的) aids to ensure that when a child is ready to talk, the languages will not be so foreign. "Children have a unique capacity to learn many languages at the same time," said Thibaut. "Already at nine months, a child can tell the differences between the sounds he or she has heard since birth and the sounds he or she has never heard yet." Thibaut says the best time to expose children to language is from birth to 3 years old. For the last 30 years, the school has been using what it calls the Thibarut Technique, a system that combines language lessons with child's play. "I always wanted to learn Spanish, but by the time I got to high school it was too late to pick it up and speak fluently," said Marc Lazare, who enrolled his son at the school. "I figured at this age, two, it's a perfect time for him to learn." Aside from learning a language, the kids also gain a tremendous sense of confidence. One young student boasted that aside from French, she can speak five languages (though that included "monkey" and "lion"). The school gives children the tools to communicate, and sometimes that gives them an advantage over their parents. "I think they sometimes speak French when they think I won't understand them," said parent Foster Gibbons. Depending on the age group, classes run from 45 minute up to 2 hours. Even when students are not in class, the program is designed to make sure the learning continues at home. Tapes and books are included so kids can practice on their own.

单选题Consumer groups are {{U}}protesting against{{/U}} higher prices in this city now.

单选题Some forgeries are intended to confound or ridicule the expels; others are intended to imitate an artist or genre.

单选题Guests at this house are amazed by the flowers and a well-kept lawn traversed by concrete walks.

单选题Very young children with no reading experience may astound their parents with the first words they read, such as a department store sign announcing Big Sale.

单选题It sounds as if you"re hesitant to let go of some of the control you"ve established as a hands-on entrepreneur. This is a common early hurdle for companies moving to the next level of sophistication. But before you spend time and money building systems or hiring employees, you"ll need to sell yourself fully on this idea: If you don"t, even your best efforts to delegate tasks won"t work. "The first person to convince that you can have a business that works without you is yourself. If you do not have a vision of what that looks like, then how can you expect someone else to have that vision for you?" asks Brian Blomgren, owner of business coaching and training firm Action COACH in Atlanta. "Because an owner has already sacrificed so much to build the company, he or she may not be able to see their value to others outside of the role they play in their professional life. If you find yourself in this situation, take the time to create a new identity that you want to pursue and live up to," Blomgren says. Another stumbling block you may run across as you begin turning responsibilities over to your new employees is the feeling that you must constantly be busy—or even over-whelmed—with work during your day. As your employees begin taking over some of the detail work that you"ve always handled, you"ll need to step back and not indulge your tendency to micromanage and control every part in a way that is not necessary or useful. "Build a vision for yourself on what you will be doing once your business is running day to day on a self-sufficient basis," Blomgren says. Many entrepreneurial companies suffer because their leaders do not have the time to keep up with trends, check in with clients, talk to vendors and competitors, and strategize about their firms" future direction. As you let go of routine business jobs, free up some time every day, or even every week, to think about your company"s overall vision and brainstorm with key employees. Your ideas will help your firm grow in a smart, strategic manner. Once you begin hiring a staff, make sure each individual"s job responsibilities, goals, and expectations are given to them in writing. Employees are happiest when they have clearly defined tasks and some goals to strive for within a specific time frame. Blomgren recommends spelling out "positional agreements" with your employees. "Positional agreements are different from job descriptions, in that there is a definition of what the employer and employee agree to do, with key measurements defined," he says. "I can assure you that top employees want to work where they are valued in a positive work environment where achievement is recognized and rewarded."