单选题Aaron: The necklace is so well suited to you. It looks very nice. Ida: ______I have been working for five months to buy it.
单选题Tim: I hear you’ve been to the book fair. How was it?
Susan: _____________.
单选题People say that money cannot buy happiness. This was true for Howard Hughes. (76)
He was one of the richest and most powerful men of his time.
He had everything: good looks, success, power, and a lot of money. But he didn"t have love or friendship because he couldn"t buy them. All his life he used his money to control everything and everyone around him. In the end, he lost control of everything, even himself.
Howard Hughes was born in 1905 in Houston, Texas. His father started the Hughes Tool Company. He was a workaholic (工作狂) and made a tot of money. He bought everything he wanted. He even gave money to schools so Howard could get into them. From his father, Howard learned to be a successful but merciless businessman. Hughes"s mother, Allene also had a big influence on his life. Howard was her only child. She protected him and gave him everything. Unfortunately, Allene had mental problems. (77)
She was afraid of germs and diseases.
She was
obsessed
with Howard"s health, and he became obsessed with it too.
Allene died when Howard was 16 years old. Two years later his father died. Hughes inherited the Hughes Tool Company. Then he married Ella Rice. He and Ella moved to Los Angeles, California. It was there that Howard Hughes began to become a legend (传奇人物). Hughes began to invest his money in movies. He became an important producer soon after he moved to California. He worked hard, hut he also played hard. He became obsessed with power and control. When he couldn"t get something legally, he gave money to politicians and businessmen so they would help him. He owned a lot of businesses, including airplane companies, a movie studio (制片厂), Las Vegas hotels, gold and silver mines, and radio and television stations. Once he bought a television studio so he could watch movies all night. He also bought a hotel because he wanted to stay in his favorite room for one weekend.
单选题The young man admitted (to make) errors (in judgment) (on) more than one (occasion).
单选题Speaker A: You are washing your car even on vacation. It makes me feel guilty.Speaker B:________
单选题The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that
单选题What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation? In one (1) there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. (2) two speakers speak in exactly the same (3) . We can always hear differences (4) them, and the pronunciation of English (5) a great deal in different geographical (6) . How do we decide what sort of English to use as a (7) ? This is not a question that can be (8) in the same way for all foreign learners of English. (9) you live in a part of the world (10) India or West Africa, where there is a long (11) of speaking English for general communication purpose, you should (12) to acquire a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be (13) in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or (14) of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country (15) there is no traditional use of English, you must take (16) your model some form of (17) English pronunciation. It does not (18) very much which form you choose. The most (19) way is to take as your model the sort of English you can (20) most often.
单选题I'll______him off this time but next time he'll be punished.
单选题—— Do you like pop music or country music?
—— ________. I only like sports.
单选题W: I"m terribly sorry I"m late. I had rather a difficult time finding your office.
M: ______
单选题We
have come
to the conclusion
when
this summer
will be
much
hotter than
before.
单选题We can infer from the text that when children are learning new skills, parents should ______ .
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单选题How does the writer feel about taking picture books from a little girl?
单选题By the end of last week 611 people from 49 countries ______ to attend the meeting, with nearly half coming from the United States, Germany and Britain.
单选题One of the basic rules of having a dog is that you ______ give it exercise every day.
单选题He happened to be at home, __________ was rarer, disengaged.
单选题While we were on holiday, our neighbor took ______ our house.
单选题Speaker A: I'd love to come to your barbecue on Saturday but my cousin is arriving from California that day. Speaker B: That's no problem. The more the merrier. I'm glad
单选题This is such a wonderful film ______ we have never seen.