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by the night train _6_ taking a taxiA.because ofB.instead ofC.byD.with
by the night train _6_ taking a taxi
A.because of
B.instead of
C.by
D.with
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by the night train _6_ taking a taxi
A.because of
B.instead of
C.by
D.with
As things turned out, the night watchman's dream was correct. That day the plane exploded (爆炸) just after leaving the ground. The owner gave the night watchman 5,000 dollars and a letter. He said, "I'm very sorry to do so. But I have to do so. Read the letter when you get home."
The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter in a hurry. After taking a look, he turned pale. There was only one sentence in it. And he knew that he had been fired.
The owner was going to trip ______.
A.by air
B.by water
C.by train
D.with his family
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, be again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke fast. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, "I have failed again". On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, "That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed".
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech, but little by little as people redid the speech they began to understand better. (76) They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
Today, every American school child learns Lincoln' s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.
In 1868, Abraham Lincoln was ______.
A.very critical
B.unpopular
C.very popular
D.very courteous
Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long _7_ to one of the branches, so that they could swing on it.
Mr. Jones saw the professor _8_ when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road. When he saw that there was _9_ in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat nearly on the grass and _10_ the rope. He pulled it _11_ to see whether it was strong enough to take his weight, then ran as fast as he could and swung into the _12_ on the end of the rope, his grey hair blowing all around _13_. _14_ he swung, sometimes taking a few more _15_ steps on the grass when the rope began to swing _16_ slowly for him.
_17_ the professor stopped, straightened his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat, _18_ his umbrella, newspaper and bag, and continued _19_ his way to the university, looking as _20_ and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be.
_1_ he went to the window and looked out
A.because
B.as
C.so
D.for
Mr. Jones woke early one morning, before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning, _31_ he
went to the window and looked out. He was _32_ to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor, who _33_ in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones‘ house, coming the
direction of the town. He had grey hair thick glasses, and was _34 an umbrella, a
morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have _35_ by the night train _36_ taking
a taxi.
Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long _37_ to one of the branches,
so that they could swing on it.
Mr. Jones saw the professor _38_ when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road.
When he saw that there was _39_ in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his
umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat nearly on the grass and _40_ the rope. He pulled it _41_ to see
whether it was strong enough to take his weight, then ran as fast as he could and swung into
the _42_ on the end of the rope, his grey hair blowing all around _43_. _44_ he swung, sometimes
taking a few more _45_ steps on the grass when the rope began to swing _46_ slowly for him.
_47_ the professor stopped, straightened his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat, _48_
his umbrella, newspaper and bag, and continued _49_ his way to the university, looking as _50_
and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be.
_________
A. because
B. as
C. so
D. for
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper.Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent.With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one's own.
Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives.Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country.If one likes gardens, one can spend one's free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden.Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants.Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London.An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight's two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.
1、Which of the following statements is NOT true?_________
A.People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city
B.People who work in London prefer to live in the country
C.Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London
D.Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city
2、With the same money ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A.getting a small flat with a garden
B.having a small flat with a garden
C.renting a small flat without a garden
D.buying a small flat without a garden
3、When the garden is in blossom, it means that one ________ has been rewarded.
A.living in the country
B.having spent time working in the garden
C.having a garden of his own
D.having been digging, planting and watering
4、People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to liveoutside London.
A.their life was meaningless
B.their life was invaluable
C.they didn't deserve a happy life
D.they were not worthy of their happy life
5、The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________.
A.deal with
B.do away with
C.escape from
D.prevent from
The train ______ of the station right on time.
A.pulled
B.pulled down
C.pulled on
D.pulled out