The old man took a walk every day ____ when it rained.
A.except
B.besides
C.beside
D.as
A.except
B.besides
C.beside
D.as
The thief took the money from the old man by__________.
A.enforce
B.force
C.accident
D.strength
Mr. Phanourakis knew no language except his own but, with the self-confidence of a mountain villager, he made his way easily about the ship. When the bell announced the serving of lunch on his first day on board he found the number of his table from the list outside the dining-room and went straight to his table while many of the other passengers crowded helplessly round the chief steward waiting to be told where their tables were.
It was a small table for two. Mr. Phanourakis sat down. After a few minutes his table--companion arrived. "Bon appetit, m’sieur," he murmured politely, as he took the other chair.
Mr. Phanourakis looked at him quickly and then smiled. "Phanourakis," he said, carefully spacing out the Greek syllables.
During the afternoon, one of the ship's officers, who spoke a little Greek, asked Mr. Phanourakis whether he had found any acquaintances on board.
The old man shook his head. "The only person I've met is my table-companion," he said. "I think he's French. His name is Bonappetit."
"That is not a name," said the officer gently. "It is a French expression that means 'good appetite'."
The old man's sons wanted him to go to America ______.
A.to live the rest of his life with them
B.and stay with them for a few years
C.to help them run their restaurant
D.to see how rich they had become
In the ______ century, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would ______.
A.nineteenth; lose all his salt
B.sixteenth; be thrown into prison
C.nineteenth; lose an ear
D.sixteenth; lose an ear
In the century ______, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would ______.
A.nineteenth, lose all his salt
B.sixteenth, be thrown into prison
C.nineteen, lose an ear
D.sixteenth, lose an ear
She helped the old man ______ the car.
A. into
B. on
C. in
D. to
The scientists are interested in studying tree rings because they can tell______.
A.whether in that area the climate was healthy or not
B.whether a particular tree was healthy or not
C.whether people, took good care of the trees or not
D.how old the trees were
It seemed that ______.
A.the old man could eat only a little food
B.the old man could eat a lot
C.the old man ate little because of his old age
D.the old man ate little because of seasickness
The old man has two daughters , _____are doctors.
A.both of them
B.. both of whom
C.both who
D.they both
A.homely
B.kindly
How did the writer get to know that the old man in the hotel had been a mountaineer?
A.He learned about it from the landlord.
B.Because the old man was always alone with his wine and memories.
C.He learned by the way the old man looked and behaved.
D.It was only his guess.
______ what to do, he went to the old man for help.
A.Not knowing
B.Not know
C.Not to know
D.Not known