Bad things often turn out to have good results for the writer Liu Yong.
“At the _______of 13, my home burnt down in a big fire. I learn to be strong, and enjoyed nature _______living outside,” Liu said.
“Later, when I was a Senior 2 student, I stayed at home for a long time _______a disease, but I drew and wrote a lot,” Liu said. “Every disaster can have good _______and it depends on how you deal with it.”
Liu _______his trouble into benefit(益处) . He uses bright ideas to writer small stories and tells young readers how complex the world is. His _______like By the light of Fireflies are very popular in China for their wisdom.
His book The Charm of Speaking gives readers _______on important speaking skills, _______how to say hello on the phone or how to control their speaking speed.
“Some readers say I look too smart to have _______,” he said, “but I have many problems. I keep thinking them over.”
Liu once bought a camera in Hong Kong, ________he was fooled. “Then I wrote about how to avoid being fooled. Is it because I’m smart? No, ________, I wouldn’t have had this experience at all!”
Liu is ________many different things such as TV hosting, writing poems and painting. He’s ________a professor at an American university.
“I often get ________from thinking over one small point. Then I connect it to a larger point,” he said. “ Everything is connected in one way or________. That’s how you can see the whole world in a tiny flower or a drop of water.”
1.A. end B. beginning C. age D. last
2.A. by B. with C. for D. during
3.A. as for B. because of C. instead of D. thanks to
4.A. results B. jobs C. feels D. ideas
5.A. makes B. gets C. studies D. thinks
6.A. CDs B. books C. films D. talks
7.A. informations B. suggestion C. advices D. advice
8.A. such as B. so that C. so much D. as much
9.A. feels B. worries C. joys D. thought
10.A. and B. so C. then D. but
11.A. If so B. If not C. Even if D. Even so
12.A. good at B. bad for C. good for D. bad at
13.A. too B. either C. also D. as
14.A. trouble B. matter C. enjoyment D. knowledge
15.A. another B. the other C. other D. others
——If you have any trouble, be sure to call me.
——______________.
A.I will think it over
B.I have no trouble
C.I am glad to hear that
D.I will. Thank you
—What a terrible fire!
—Yes. We must try to prevent the fire ________ the animals in the forest.
A.to save B.save C.of saving D.from saving
This pair of binoculars _______ the same size _______Amy’s.
A.look, as B.are, as C.looks, as D.is, like
I found _____ difficult but useful to _____ English.
A.it was; learn myself B.it; teach myself C.it’s; learn my D.that; teach me
—__________ .
— They have long thin necks, but they don’t have long legs.
A.What do cranes like? B.What do swans like?
C.What do cranes look like? D.What do swans look like?