1.The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to ____ ____ (适应)the change.
2.Taking a holiday then is ____ ____ ____ ____(不可能的); you’ll have to arrange it for some other time.
3.You have done so much work that you ____ ____ ____(一定能)grasp the technology.
4.As I opened the door, I found little Ben was ____ ____ (归类)the bricks into different colors alone.
5.This is a charity that raises money for women and children ____ ____ (在闲难中).
1.Ellen was a______ with Duncan for forgetting to phone her in time.
2.A good degree is a minimum ______(要求)for many jobs.
3.Patricia looked as beautiful and ______ (优雅的)as I saw her ten years ago.
4.Though he was small, Tom managed to d______ the table into the kitchen.
5.What experience do you have that is ______(有关的)to this position?
We're offering free tickets to go and see a film called A Year in Greenland. The film, which 1. (tell) you all about the plants and animals in that wonderful country, has won 2. prize at the national film festival- it's well worth 3.(see).
The film can only be seen at the new cinema that has just been completed inside the Science Museum in the city centre. It's showing this Sunday with 4. (perform) every hour from midday onwards, with the last showing at 5 o’clock, two hours before the museum closes. So there are six times to choose 5. .
So why not take the whole family to the cinema this Sunday. Children will want to head straight down to the basement 6. the computers are kept. I promise you they’ll come away with all sorts of 7.(excite) pictures they’ve created.
Entrance to the museum is free on Sundays, but it would 8. (normal) cost ﹩3.25 to go and see the film. 9. (get)your free tickets, you should e-mail this program by midday on Friday. We've only got a limited number of tickets, so the 10. (early) you e-mail us, the more likely you are to get one.
Every New Year’s Eve in the past, we had breakfast at Aunt Dot' s house. My most vivid __ of the meal was the centerpiece (中心装饰品)that Aunt Dot always __ on her kitchen table — seven sets of salt and pepper shakers. It wasn’ t until years later that I finally asked Aunt Dot about the unusual centerpiece.
She was then 87 but she __ invited us to the last breakfast of the year. I had __ early that morning to help with the meal __ . Though weak, Aunt Dot was __ stirring (揽伴) pancake batter (糊状物)as she __ my question. “You know I arrange those salt and pepper shakers on the table every single year.”
“I know,” I said, __ plates on the table. “But __ do you always do that on New Year’s Eve morning?”
“It helps to remind me that __ the holidays are over, there’s another whole year of them coming,” Aunt Dot said thoughtfully.
I nodded __, “I guess that makes sense.”
“Let me tell you something more,” she said. “I’ve learned over my many tears that nothing really __ ; every ending in life is really just another new __ .”She pointed at me with the batter-covered spoon. “__ that, my dear.”
"I will," I told her.
In the spring of that year, after a short illness, Aunt Dot passed away. To my __ , I got the holiday salt and pepper shakers which I thought would be given to her own children. I __ Aunt Dot wanted to make sure I remembered her philosophy (生活信条).
I continued Aunt Dot' s breakfast __ at my own apartment with the salt and pepper shakers centerpiece __ .The pancakes are never as delicious as Aunt Dot’s, __ the center of the table is covered with those old salt and pepper shakers, __ us all that every ending is really just another beginning.
1.A. dream B. memory C. mind D. worry
2.A. changed B. listed C. arranged D. cooked
3.A. still B. even C. ever D. just
4.A. come through B. come up C. come over D. come across
5.A. orders B. purchases C. shares D. preparations
6.A. enthusiastically B. nervously C. sadly D. bravely
7.A. went through B. figured out C. replied to D. made out
8.A. removing B. appreciating C. washing D. setting
9.A. when B. why C. what D. where
10.A. now that B. in case C. as though D. even if
11.A. in vain B. in doubt C. in agreement D. in demand
12.A. ignores B. stops C. requires D. lives
13.A. beginning B. surviving C. challenging D. escaping
14.A. Remember B. Forgive C. Forget D. Experience
15.A. disappointment B. surprise C. sadness D. relief
16.A. find B. decide C. guess D. notice
17.A. principle B. method C. law D. tradition
18.A. under control B. broken C. changed D. in place
19.A. but B. so C. and D. for
20.A. announcing B. reminding C. persuading D. suggesting
How to Fix a Relationship
If you're having a problem with your relationship, you're not alone.1.However, you can make it work out if you decide to work together to fix it.
Recognize the problems. Any number of problems could do harm to your relationship. You should look for signs and symptoms of the problems you're facing. Listening attentively is the key, which can help you understand what he or she is feeling. 2.Actually think about what the person is saying, and maybe try to understand what is behind the words, as well. You also have a right to discuss what you’re feeling and thinking. The key is to keep a calm head. 3.Once you’ve figured out what your problems are together, have a conversation to find ways to solve them. How can you solve the problems in a way that both of you can live with? 4. Start with the place you both agree on. Maybe you can both agree on the problem at least, or maybe you can agree on the first step to the solution. For instance, maybe you agree that you are feeling disconnected. Maybe you can take it one step further and agree that you need to spend more time together.
Make a plan together. Once you’ve agreed to solutions, it’s time to put them into concrete terms. For instance, if you both agree you need to spend more time together, then maybe the agreement will be that you should make a date at least once a week.
Find ways to compromise. The key to any relationship is learning to compromise. 5. Compromising is about finding common ground, and both of you giving in a little on the issue.
A. Spend time connecting.
B. Talk about solutions together.
C. Don’t just let the words pass over you.
D. In other words, you need to look for common ground.
E. Most people have trouble with relationships at one point or another.
F. You can’t just expect to win every argument, as relationships need to give and take.
G. Whatever you need to do, take a few minutes to calm down before continuing the discussion.
While Jennifer was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a monitor(监控器)a few hundred miles away was watching her every move.
Using a web camera equipped in Jennifer’s Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her eyes moved from the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the room. Her Internet access was locked — remotely — to prevent Internet searches, and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the past? Or was she slowing down?
In the battle against cheating, this is the cutting edge and a key to encouraging honesty in the booming field of online education. The technology gives trust to the entire system, to the institution and to online education in general. Only with solid measures against cheating, experts say, can Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are valid — that students haven’t just searched the Internet to get the right answers.
Although online classes have existed for more than a decade, the concern over cheating has become sharper in the last year with the growth of “open online courses”. Private colleges, public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field, spending millions of dollars to attract potential students, while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.
Aside from the web cameras, a number of other high-tech methods are becoming increasingly popular. Among them are programs that check students’ identities using personal information, such as the telephone number they once used.
1.Why was Jennifer watched in an online exam?
A. To correct her typing mistakes.
B. To find her secrets in the room.
C. To prevent her from slowing down.
D. To keep her from dishonest behaviors.
2.The underlined expression “cutting edge” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. advanced technique
B. sharpening tool
C. effective rule
D. dividing line
3.For Internet universities, exams and diplomas will be valid if _____.
A. they can attract potential students
B. they can defeat academic cheating
C. they offer students online help
D. they offer many online courses
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A. The Advantages of Online Exams
B. The High-tech Methods in Online Courses
C. The Fight against Cheating in Online Education
D. The War against the Booming of Online Education
