When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad on what people are curious about.
Curiosity is silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is because they are not at all important. It is none of their to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it to small talk which often brings , shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings.
On the other , there is a noble curiosity—the curiosity of the wise, who at all the great things and try to find out all they about them. Columbus could have found America if he had not been . James Watt would not have made the steam engine his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid(水壶盖). All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made a result of curiosity. the curiosity is never about unimportant things, which have or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.
1.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
2.A. works B. puts C. takes D. depends
3.A. always B. sometimes C. seldom D. neither
4.A. full B. fond C. proud D. lack
5.A. angry B. worried C. pleased D. anxious
6.A. how B. when C. why D. where
7.A. silly B. necessary C. possible D. funny
8.A. work B. homework C. duty D. business
9.A. both B. anything C. something D. everything
10.A. refers B. leads C. causes D. results
11.A. pride B. harm C. nervousness D. selfishness
12.A. face B. side C. way D. hand
13.A. expect B. like C. wonder D. doubt
14.A. need B. dare C. must D. can
15.A. never B. ever C. probably D. finally
16.A. famous B. careful C. curious D. hard
17.A. for B. without C. in D. from
18.A. before B. as C. after D. during
19.A. So B. And C. But D. Or
20.A. much B. little C. some D. few
It's everyone's desire that every effort ___ to realize the China Dream.
A. was made B. be made
C. will be made D. would be made
At first the officer ______ to make a statement, but later she agreed.
A. reduced B. postponed
C. declined D. voted
All Mrs Smith's efforts to tidy the room were _____ because her grandson soon made a mess of it again.
A. at all costs B. at random
C. in vain D. in return
___ is left over may be put into the refrigerator, ____ it will keep for two or three weeks.
A. Whoever; when B. Whenever; which
C. Whatever; where D. Whichever; while
Modern science has given clear evidence ____ smoking can lead to many diseases.
A. what B. which C. that D. where
