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填空题Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always 1 such people, but I also explain that there"s a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of 2 and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You"ve got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer." The reality is that writing is a 3 , private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never 4 . When I left a 20-year career in the US. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer(自由撰稿人), I had no 5 at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn"t even matter that it was 6 and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a 7 writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn"t gotten a break and began to 8 myself. It was so hard to sell a story that 9 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 on putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with 10 and fear of failure. This is the Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream learns to live there. A. barely B. genuine C. rewarded D. doubt E. lonely F. poverty G. persuade H. prospects I. uncertainty J. impossibly K. encourage L. awarded M. alone N. wealth O. cold

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填空题I don"t think it"s worth ______ (take) a taxi over such a short distance.

填空题John not only learnt Chinese but also ______ (know) the difference between his culture and ours.

填空题A 1 physician (内科医生), who was lying on his deathbed, was surrounded by several fellow physicians, who were weeping at his loss. When the 2 man observed it, he comforted them, by saying, "Don"t weep, gentlemen, because I must die. It is not such a great loss to the world as you think, for I shall leave three great physicians behind me." Every one of them 3 that he was one of the three. So they pressed him very much, to tell them, who the well-known men were. "They are: Water, 4 and Temperance," he replied. One may easily imagine how surprised and disappointed they were, when they received this 5 answer.

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填空题A—atmosphere B—storm C—frost D—hail E—thunder F—haze G—lightning H—hurricane I—whirlwind J—fog K—dew L—humidity M—freeze N—snowfall O—drought P——typhoon

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填空题I saw the man ______ (lie) here ten minutes ago.

填空题That was ______ (apparent) a careless mistake caused by the operator.

填空题Weather ______ (permit), the spaceship will be launched tomorrow evening.

填空题Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouse like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his great surprise, the unusual animal carried its young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal, which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally said "Kang-a-roo", but their requests were met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook"s question really meant, "I don"t know what you are pointing at." Funny enough, the name "Kang-a-roo", stuck and it is still in use today.

填空题The matter became so serious that I had no choice but ______ (call) the police.

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填空题There are five stages to write a research paper. The first stage may involve discussing the assignment (任务), with the teachers or classmates so that the writer can understand how to research. The next is to do this research by collecting information from the library, or class notes and textbooks. For the third stage, the resulting information must then be grouped as general material and specific support, allowing the writer to prepare a detailed outline for the paper. Once the outline has been set up, the writer can move to the next, and possibly the longest stage: the actual writing paper includes an introduction, body and conclusion. The final stage involves a careful check to avoid errors in logic, style and grammar. In order to understand how to research, the writer may first 1 with the teachers or with classmates. Then the writer can 2 from the library, or class notes and textbooks for the purpose of doing this research. For the third stage, he or she must 3 the resulting information as general material and specific support in order that he or she can prepare a detailed outline for the paper. The longest stage is to 4 paper including an introduction, body and conclusion. During the final stage, the writer should 5 in order to avoid mistakes in logic, style and grammar.

填空题Many a man ______ (think) it ridiculous.

填空题Dear Nancy, Now I"m sending you a copy of the final program schedule of the conference, together with a map of the location of St. Martin"s College. Please also note that there has been an exchange between meetings. Those meetings for Friday morning will be replaced by those for Saturday afternoon. I hope this will not cause you any problem. If you are going to present a paper, please let me have an abstract (摘要) of it as soon as possible. The deadline for the abstract is Monday, 23 July. The entire conference fee (3 days) is $120. You may send the fee to the conference organizer according to the above address or just pay on arrival. Looking forward to meeting you soon. Yours sincerely, Dr. Smith Professor of Collins University & Organizer of the Conference Information about a conference Place of the Conference: 1 Change in the schedule: Meetings for Friday morning will be held on 2 The time for receiving an abstract: no later than 3 Conference fee: 4 Receiver of the conference fee: 5

填空题It seems yon always forget—your reading glasses when you are rushing to work, your coat when you are going to the cleaners, your credit card when you are shopping... Such absent-mindedness may be 1 to you; now British and German scientists are developing memory glasses that record everything the 2 sees. The glasses can play back memories later to help the wearer remember things they have forgotten such as where they left their keys. And the glasses also 3 the user to "label" items so that information can be used later on. The wearer could walk around an office or a factory identifying certain 4 by pointing at them. Objects indicated are then given a 5 label on a screen inside the glasses that the user then fills in. It could be used in 6 plants by mechanics looking to identify machine parts or by electricians wiring a 7 device. A spokesman for the project said: "A car mechanic for 8 could find at a glance where a part on a certain ear model is so that it can be identified and repaired. For the motorist the system could 9 accident black spots or dangers on the road." In other cases the glasses could be worn by people going on a guided tour, 10 points of interest or by people looking at panoramas where all the sites could be identified. A. allow B. instance C. blank D. industrial E. frustrating F. items G. indicating H. highlight I. user J. complicated K. white L. annoying M. successful N. articles O. simple