Ann: Do you still have a headache, Bill?Bill: Yes, I do.And now I have a fever and cough c
A.Take your time
B.Take it easy
C.Don"t worry
D.Never mind
A.the;a
B./;an
C.the;an
D.a;the
A. to play
B. play
C. do you play
D. playing
A.to dive
B.dived
C.diving
D.dive
Are you still here? You were here half an hour ago. Who()for?
A. were you waiting
B. are you waiting
C. do you wait
—Do you think we’ll still catch the train? — Well, we won’t we walk faster.
A.as
B.unless
C.until
D.no matter how
A、anything
B、something
C、everything
D、nothing
Are you superstitious? No, of course not. Do you believe in magic (魔法), and luck charms (护身符), and elves or gremlins (小精灵) ? Certainly not, but if I should greet you with the usual How's business?" You'll answer "Oh, just so-so" although your business is profiting greatly. When you are successful in some venture you might say you were just lucky. And yet, you know it was probably due to your a bility and hard work. Why? Sometimes you knock on wood because wood was once a tree and there is a primitive belief that protective gods inhabit trees and knocking on wood attracts their attention so they may be credited with your successes.
If I should sneeze, only the strongest of you could refrain(克制而不) from saying "God bless you". Why bless this unsanitary (不讲究卫生的) habit? Our ancestors believed that a sneeze opened the body to invasion by devils, and invoking (召唤) the name of God made the devils get out in a hurry. You may not realize it, but you express this same "devil invasion" when you say, "Whatever can have gotten into that child?" or "I wonder what possessed me to do that?"
Although they may no longer be believed, evidences of superstitions that have had their origins in the primitive fear of the unknown still exist in modern language and gestures.
The author ______.
A.believe that most people are superstitious
B.believe that very few people are superstitious
C.believes that there are still some evidences of superstitions in what we say and what we do
D.is superstitious
1. A new difficulty has().
2. We weren't()it to rain.
3. If the wind is(), you will be down the river in no time.
4. I()I had a more confident personality.
5. There are lots of()in the lake.
6. He took fourteen hours for the journey which he had()making in six.
7. We should()the fine weather. Let's go for a picnic.
8. Young people often()to excel over others in work.
9. George()his Doctor's degree last year.
10. We had a lovely evening at().
11. In the nineteenth century a new()of communication was developed- the railway.
12. Ben,()the problem would be solved soon.
13. Now that you're growing up, you must learn to().
14. Ann prefers a job with enough().
15. I'll go to the()to have my hair cut.
16. Parents bear()for their children.
17. Do you know the difference between() plans?
18. He()great difficulty in getting a visa to leave the country.
19. We()you'll be very happy.
20. I bought him a drink()for his help.
"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."
"I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."
I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?'
"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not."
"So when it goes down, you go down with it."
"That's good, sir. '
"How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know.
"I have no idea. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer."
After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said. "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?"
"I wouldn't know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only 'IT'knows. 'It'can't tell me.
By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
The best title for the article is______.
A.When the Computer Is Down
B.How to buy a ticket
C.The Computer of the Airport
D.Asking the Computer