I don’t want to join in the ____________argument about where to go camping at the weekend-----the weather forecast predicts there will be a rainstorm then.
A. sensitive B. sensible
C. senseless D. nonsense
She brought three children up all by herself, at great personal_________.
A. price B. sacrifice
C. expense D. contribution
I lost your phone number. Otherwise, I ___________you long before.
A. would have contacted B. contacted
C. will contact D. am contacting
It’s high time that you _____________ on your work at hand!
A. concentrate B. would concentrate
C. concentrated D. had concentrated
Have you ever had the feeling that no one understands you? Well, here1.(come) “pepper”, which could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot2. (read) human feelings. Using its emotion functions, Pepper can make jokes, dance and3. (surprise) it can even sing to people when
The robot is like a lovely girl. It is four feet tall with a tablet computer in its chest. It will be showed to attract people on Friday. Pepper can tell different facial4. (express), human voices and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is used at home or stores,5. we enjoy pleasure and entertainment. At home, not only6.it tell jokes, it can also help people in trouble. If a natural accident happens, it can encourage them, make them laugh and feel7. (relax).
Pepper will be on sale8.the price of $2,000 in August. At present, several Peppers are on show at stores for people to visit. Before9. (sell) Peppers, the creators want them to store more knowledge in order to get much10. (well) along with human beings.
I started my travel business 6 years ago. I didn’t have a ________ budget, so I simply told everyone I was familiar with my business. ________, I had got very few clients.
Late one evening I received a call from a woman ________ about a cruise she had booked. I didn’t ________ her voice so I asked her where she lived. She replied, “Montana.” I told her that I didn’t have any clients in Montana and that she must have been ________. “Sir, I have your ________ written down right here on my piece of paper,________ I must have booked it with you. Could you recheck it, please?” she ________ responded. ________, she had my website but I wasn’t her travel agent.
I __________ her name, phone number and sailing information and told her I would call the cruise line and see __________ I could find out. She greatly __________ my offer to help. The next day I called to tell her that I found out that one agency did have her __________ and gave her its number. The woman was very __________ with the solution. We also talked for a few minutes about her __________ and I gave her some tips while on board. She thanked me again and I told her it would be my __________ to help her any time in the future. After a few days, I completely __________ about the encounter.
Several months later, much to my __________, I got a call from the lady’s sister from Montana, who wanted to get married on a cruise ship. That’s just the beginning of the story. My little __________ to the lady in Montana brought 30 brand new clients! Time will only tell how many new clients will come my way, __________ one simple offer.
1.A. marketing B. travelling C. housing D. training
2.A. Unusually B. Unbelievably C. Unfortunately D. Unreasonably
3.A. commenting B. complaining C. debating D. asking
4.A. understand B. remember C. tolerate D. recognize
5.A. mistaken B. misunderstood C. forgotten D. amused
6.A. number B. name C. website D. address
7.A. for B. but C. so D. though
8.A. excitedly B. politely C. curiously D. coldly
9.A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Indeed
10.A. checked out B. put down C. sorted out D. turned down
11.A. what B. how C. when D. where
12.A. rejected B. accepted C. appreciated D. weighed
13.A. application B. booking C. password D. signature
14.A. embarrassed B. annoyed C. confused D. satisfied
15.A. family B. cruise C. career D. agency
16.A. pleasure B. credit C. shame D. reward
17.A. thought B. worried C. cared D. forgot
18.A. sadness B. astonishment C. relief D. disappointment
19.A. rudeness B. generosity C. kindness D. sympathy
20.A. in terms of B. on account of C. in honor of D. on behalf of
