______ the point that we should be punctual the next day, our director left the meeting room ahead of time.
A. Stressing B. Having stressed C. To stress D. Being stressed
I would prefer _______ a low-income job that I am interested in rather than _________ my interest.
A. to do; abandon B. doing; abandon
C. to do; to abandon D. doing; to abandon
When his wife returned from abroad, Kevin ____ his paintings at the art museum in his hometown.
A. was exhibiting B. exhibited
C. would exhibit D. had been exhibiting
To keep healthy, you should eat any of the food that is offered on the table _______ it is not well cooked.
A. if B. until C. that D. unless
A poet and artist with high fame ______ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature
and painting tomorrow afternoon.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
Without pain and struggle, life is never complete and successful, just as without amounts of suffering and struggle in cocoon(茧)，a butter can never fly.
注意：1．无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语。 2．除诗歌外，文体不限。
3．内容必须结合生活中的一个事例。 4．词数为120左右。
