"Efficiency is the by-product of comfort," says Dr. Erwin Tichauer of New York University. To prove this____, Dr. Tichauer uses his capability to find_____ways to do things. _____, he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(钳子）______a better design. The usual____limited hand movement and used unnecessary force because it bent the_____. So he designed a pair of pliers to allow the wrist to remain in a comfortable position.
To improve the design of______and then make work easier, Dr. Tichauer____the old tools. He asks such questions as: why ____a stepladder have four legs____three are more stable? Why dose a screwdriver (螺丝刀) have to be made with straight handles? After testing his____, he has invented a new tool that causes less muscle injury and is more efficient.
Tichauer is not interested in getting ____ from his inventions. In fact, he says, "We _____ people to steal from us. At New York University, we do not patent(注册专利）knowledge or invention."__ __companies have adopted some of his inventions.
As a biochemist, as well as inventor, Dr Techauer____the effect of stress on areas of the body. Even easy______work may put heavy stress on small areas of body and____causes a serious disease. Thus his studies of workers in factories who use the____tool all day long are extremely____in learning about the damage on human body? Dr. Techauer knows that he can not redesign the ____ so he redesigns the tool!
1.A. argument B. impression C. statement D. expectation
2.A. unusual B. easier C. new D. correct
3.A. Especially B. What's more C. Meanwhile D. For example
4.A. followed B. showed C. needed D. proved
5.A. design B. habits C. materials D. work
6.A. body B. finger C. hand D. wrist
7.A. pliers B. a tool C. a stepladder D. screwdrivers
8.A. tests B. uses C. fixes D. destroys
9.A. could B. will C. would D. must
10.A. if B. because C. when D. once
11.A. inventions B. theories C. tools D. questions
12.A. recognized B. famous C. excited D. rich
13.A. encourage B. prevent C. warn D. forgive
14.A. Modern B. Research C. Commercial D. Industrial
15.A. teaches B. studies C. produces D. discovers
16.A. physical B. daily C. office D. research
17.A. in time B. in addition C. immediately D. commonly
18.A. wrong B. old C. same D. heavy
19.A. suitable B. valuable C. logical D. practical
20.A. work B. study C. labor D. body
She will never forget here stay there__________ she found her son who had gone missing two years before.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
--- So what is the procedure of the application?
--- All the applicants __________ before a final decision is made by the authority.
A. interview B. are interviewing
C. are interviewed D. are being interviewed
He pretended not to care but that remark _________ his real opinion on the matter.
A. put away B. put out C. gave away D. gave out
__________, they couldn’t make their head teacher change her mind.
A. Whatever hard they try B. No matter how they tried hard
C. As they tried hard D. Hard as they tried
The speaker, Professor Davie, __________ for his impressive achievements in physics, was warmly received by all the students in our school.
A. being known B. known C. having known D. to know
