"...People who die wondering, what if?" (Line 3, Para. 3 ) refers to" those ______ ".
A.who think too much of the dark side of life
B.who regret giving up their career halfway
C.who think a lot without making a decision
D.who are full of imagination even upon death
One possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking is that ______ .
A.all nature has come back to life and becomes active
B.it is followed by summer
C.all kinds of flowers are in full bloom
D.it is warm and pleasant
A. it's full
B. Good question
C. I bet that was fun
D. Good idea
E. I used to
F. fewer cars
G. Look
H. Hey
A: Why is there never a bus when you want one?
B: (56) . There aren't enough buses on this route.
A: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.
B: (57) . You should say that we need more subway lines, too.
A. Yeah. There should be more public transportation in general.
B: And (58) ! There's too much traffic.
A: (59) , is that our bus coming?
B: Yes, it is. But look, (60)
A: Oh, no! Let's go and get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letter I'm going to write.
Sylvester is keeping track of the distortions, and he already has quite a long list. He says that all housewives seem to live in lovely homes, dress beautifully, and love their household chores. They smile and boast about floor waxes and proudly display their dirty laundry, dusty tabletops, and filthy ovens. In addition, he has never seen men doing housework. Sylvester thinks that this view of family life is filled with distortions.I am keeping track of the people who appear in the advertisements. I have found handsome men courting the All-American Girl, and they are always recommending brand X toothpaste or brand Y cologne. I see teenagers and children surrounded by their friends, having wonderful times at parties and at school, and they are usually enjoying large harmonious family gatherings. I think that these advertisements are also filled with fantasy.Sylvester and I have concluded that much of American life is pictured unrealistically in commercials. Teenagers do not always have fun at parties, and very few people love doing chores. People do have problems, but few of these are ever shown in commercials. Instead, we watch Cinderella (灰姑娘) discover a miracle floor wax, finish the kitchen chores, and waltz off to the ball. Our heads are filled with these fantasies, and they also suggest that, for any problem, brand Z will provide the instant cure. Sylvester and I will have very few facts and a lot of fantasy to write about in our research reports.
1.Judging from the context, Sylvester and the author are most probably ____.
A、classmates
B、teacher and student
C、father and son
D、research workers
2.Sylvester has found that in advertisements housewives ____.
A、are sad and tired
B、enjoy doing their housework
C、have their husbands help them
D、never touch dirty things
3.The author thinks that life of teenagers shown in commercials is ____.
A、interesting
B、wonderful
C、unrealistic
D、true to life
4.Sylvester and the author have come to the conclusion that commercials ____.
A、truly reflect American life
B、lack in fantasy
C、seldom give expression to people's real problems
D、give great fun to children
5.The most suitable title for the passage would be ____.
A、A Class Research Project
B、American Life As Shown by TV
C、Beautiful Commercials
D、Distortions in TV Advertisements
According to the passage,it is now quite usual for women to__________ .
A.stay at home after leaving school
B.marry men younger than themselves
C.start work until retirement at 60
D.marry while still at school
(46)
A.been
B.worked
C.stayed
D.lived
What makes life difficult is the process of facing and solving problems and it is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or, loneliness or regret or anger of fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct." It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.
1.The main idea of paragraph three is that ().
A、most people feel life is easy
B、the writer feels life is easy
C、the writer likes to complain about his problems
D、Problem solving is part of life
2.The saying from Benjamin Franklin "Those things that hurt, instruct" suggest that ().
A、we do not learn from experience
B、we do not learn when we are pain
C、pain teaches us important lessons
D、pain cannot be avoid
3.According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to ().
A、encourage them to learn
B、teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem
C、help them learn to deal with pain
D、teach them how to respect from problems
4.From the passage, it can be inferred that ().
A、everybody has problems
B、we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life
C、life is difficult because our problems bring us pain
D、people like to complain about their problems
5.The writer probably used one short sentence in the first paragraph to ().
A、save space
B、persuade readers
C、make readers laugh
D、get readers'' attention
This important change in women' s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.
We are told that in a family about 1900 ______.
A.few children died before they were five
B.seven or eight children lived to be more than five
C.the youngest child would be fifteen
D.four or five children died when they were five
statements for the year ended 31 May 2006 and has asked for advice on how to deal with the following items:
(i) Tyre requires customers to pay a deposit of 20% of the purchase price when placing an order for a vehicle. If the
customer cancels the order, the deposit is not refundable and Tyre retains it. If the order cannot be fulfilled by
Tyre, the company repays the full amount of the deposit to the customer. The balance of the purchase price
becomes payable on the delivery of the vehicle when the title to the goods passes. Tyre proposes to recognise
the revenue from the deposits immediately and the balance of the purchase price when the goods are delivered
to the customer. The cost of sales for the vehicle is recognised when the balance of the purchase price is paid.
Additionally, Tyre had sold a fleet of cars to Hub and gave Hub a discount of 30% of the retail price on the
transaction. The discount given is normal for this type of transaction. Tyre has given Hub a buyback option which
entitles Hub to require Tyre to repurchase the vehicles after three years for 40% of the purchase price. The normal
economic life of the vehicles is five years and the buyback option is expected to be exercised. (8 marks)
Required:
Advise the directors of Tyre on how to treat the above items in the financial statements for the year ended
31 May 2006.
(The mark allocation is shown against each of the above items)
There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. "Listen!" said he in a surprised voice. "Listen!" "Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!"
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
His wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. "I love it." whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.
Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practised the piano because ______.
A.he loved music
B.he liked his sister
C.he didn't want to make a noise
D.he didn't feel well