My cousin, who ______ a painter, is in Japan at present.
Using this scope to ______ your view can make it easier to see the distant targets.
Apologize Effectively1. Demonstrate your regretAdmit you are【T1】______Don't【T2】______your actionsMakes your apology less【T3】______Accuse people of misunderstanding you2.【T4】______【T5】______ apologies are meaningful and show your attentionAvoid【T6】______: impossible to address the issue3. Communication mattersListen to others and stay【T7】______If the other party is still upset,take a【T8】______redirect the conversation from【T9】______4. ConclusionApologizing isn't easy, make it【T10】______
The party, ______ I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.
The office staff______ assembled outside the building to mourn the victims in the earthquake.
Read carefully the following excerpt on a new rule of dress code in marriage registration, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then comment on whether people should dress formally in marriage licence application. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 'No Shorts' Rule for Beijing Marriage Licence Applicants Couples who want to apply for a marriage licence in Beijing will have to dress smartly in future, or risk being turned away. The city's Civil Affairs Bureau has announced a new rule stipulating that couples won't be issued a licence to wed if they show up in shorts, T-shirts or other casual wear, the state newspaper Beijing Daily reports. The bureau's marriage registration director, Han Mingxi, says people aren't showing sufficient respect for the process. "It is not unusual to see couples registering in shorts and slippers. It shows their carelessness and disrespect for marriage," he tells the paper. Coming into effect on 1 July, the new rule is part of efforts to tackle the capital's divorce rate. Mr Han says his bureau is currently analyzing a large number of divorce cases, and asking experts to "propose methods and ways to promote marriage and family happiness." There has been a mixed response to the new rule among Chinese social media users. "Marriage is not child's play, it should be dignified," writes one on the Sina Weibo microblogging site. But others think applying for a licence shouldn't have to be a big deal. "What if a young couple want a low-key event?" asks one user who thinks that applying for a licence is "simply a boring and tedious process" anyway.
Preventing Textbook Theft1.【T1】______ of textbook theftThe cost of textbooks makes them【T2】______Textbooks left unattended public areasTextbooks can be【T3】______ easilyTextbooks' value is increasingOwners are unable to be identified2. Most effective way to prevent textbook theft【T4】______ your textbookPrint【T5】______ on the inside coverPrint【T6】______ and semester under your namePrint a【T7】______ number on a certain pageMark the corresponding page with your own initialsUnsafe marks:【T8】______, student ID number, birth date3. Other waysNever leave your possessions unattended in publicMa【T9】______ of your textbooksIncluding name and type of book, author, and any marks【T10】______ textbook theft to CSO and campus bookstore
A. explore B. distinct C. artistic D. inaccessible E. subjective F. highly G. factual H. decline I. definitively J. currents K. display L. whom M. adequately N. quickened O. tendency Expressionism is an artistic style in which the artist seeks to depict not objective reality but rather the【C1】______ emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in him. In a broader sense Expressionism is one of the main【C2】______ of art in the late 19th and the 20th centuries. Its【C3】______ subjective, personal self-expression is typical of a wide range of modern artists and art movements. More specifically, Expressionism as a【C4】______ style or movement refers to a number of German artists, as well as Austrian, French, and Russian ones, who became active in the years before World War I and remained so throughout much of the War period. The roots of the German Expressionist school lay in the works of Vincent Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, and James Ensor, each of【C5】______ in the period 1885-1900 evolved a highly personal painting style. These artists used the expressive possibilities of color and line to【C6】______ dramatic and emotion themes, to convey the qualities of fear, horror, etc. They broke away from the literal representation of nature in order to express more subjective outlooks or states of mind. The 【C7】______ of Expressionism was brought about by the vagueness of its longing for a better world, by its use of highly poetic language, and in general the intensely personal and【C8】______ nature of its mode of presentation. The partial re-establishment of stability in Germany after 1924 and the growth of more overtly political styles of social realism【C9】______ the movement's decline in the late 1920s. Expressionism was【C10】______ killed by the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933.
The operation could______her life by two or three years.(2014-68)
Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete "We've seen the film _____"?(2010)
He pretended to understand the full ______ of his teacher's remark.
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I think you can take a （n） ______ language course to improve your English. （2003年考试真题）
(1)Observe a child: any one will do. You will see that not a day passes in which he does not find something or other to make him happy, though he may be in tears the next moment. Then look at a man: any one of us will do. You will notice that weeks and months can pass in which every day is greeted with nothing more than resignation, and endured with polite indifference. Indeed, most men are as miserable as sinners, though they are too bored to sin—perhaps their sin is their indifference. But it is true that they so seldom smile that when they do we do not recognise their face, so distorted is it from the fixed mask we take for granted. And even then a man cannot smile like a child, for a child smiles with his eyes, whereas a man smiles with his lips alone. It is not a smile, but a grin: something to do with humour, but little to do with happiness. And then, as anyone can see, there is a point(but who can define that point?)when a man becomes an old man, and then he will smile again. (2)It would seem that happiness is something to do with simplicity, and that it is the ability to extract pleasure from the simplest things—such as a peach stone, for instance. (3)It is obvious that it is nothing to do with success. For Sir Henry Stewart was certainly successful. It is twenty years ago since he came down to our village from London, and bought a couple of old cottages, which he had knocked into one. He used his house as a weekend refuge. He was a barrister. And the village followed his brilliant career with something almost amounting to paternal pride. (4)I remember some ten years ago when he was made a King's Counsel, Amos and I, seeing him get off the London train, went to congratulate him. We grinned with pleasure: he merely looked as miserable as though he'd received a penal sentence. It was the same when he was knighted: he never smiled a bit, he didn't even bother to celebrate with a round of drinks at the "Blue Fox". He took his success as a child does his medicine. And not one of his achievements brought even a ghost of a smile to his tired eyes. (5)I asked him one day, soon after he'd retired to potter about his garden, what it was like to achieve all one's ambitions. He looked down at his roses and went on watering them. Then he said, "The only value in achieving one's ambitions is that you then realize that they are not worth achieving." Quickly he moved the conversation on to a more practical level, and within a moment we were back to a safe discussion on the weather. That was two years ago. (6)I recall this incident, for yesterday, I was passing his house, and had drawn up my cart just outside his garden wall. I had pulled in from the road for no other reason than to let a bus pass me. As I set there filling my pipe, I suddenly heard a shout of sheer joy come from the other side of the wall. (7)I peered over. There stood Sir Henry doing nothing less than a tribal war dance, of sheer unashamed ecstasy. Even when he observed my bewildered face staring over the wall he did not seem put out or embarrassed, but shouted for me to climb over. (8)"Come and see, Jan. Look! I have done it at last! I have done it at last! " (9)There he was, holding a small box of earth in his hand. I observed three tiny shoots out of it. (10)"And there were only three! " he said, his eyes laughing to heaven. (11)"Three what?" I asked. (12)"Peach stones", he replied. "I've always wanted to make peach stones grow, even since I was a child, when I used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. And I used to plant them, and then forgot where I planted them. But now at last I have done it, and, what's more, I had only three stones, and there you are, one, two, three shoots," he counted. (13)And Sir Henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement—his achievement of simplicity.
Looking at what he has done for those disabled children, one ______ forgive his sin.
Which of the following is INCORRECT?
The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ______ government spending.[2005]
Cheating in exams happens at times in colleges, which is really harmful for both the student and the society. How can we stop this phenomenon? Write a composition in NO LESS THAN 200 words on the following topic: How to Stop the Cheating in Exams? You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization, language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
If only I ______ play the guitar as well as you!
You will now be asked a question about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 seconds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.Do you like talking with your elders (uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc.)? Why or why not?