Mr. Webster thought that the explosion ______.A.was a bombB.wasn't a bombC.was like a bomb
Mr. Webster thought that the explosion ______.
A.was a bomb
B.wasn't a bomb
C.was like a bomb
D.was almost a bomb
Mr. Webster thought that the explosion ______.
A.was a bomb
B.wasn't a bomb
C.was like a bomb
D.was almost a bomb
Mr. Jones thought that he must have _5_
A.left
B.gone
C.taken
D.arrived
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
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
When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought.
"With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course." she said proudly.
"Oh? What's that, then?" he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table.
Mrs. Smith went shopping ______.
A.after a while
B.on her birthday
C.the day after her birthday
D.ten days later
When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?
A.1817.
B.1807.
C.1828
D.1824
The last paragraph implies that ________.
A. Mr. Scrushy told a lie
B. Ms. Lewis will get the money Mr. Scrushy owes her
C. the Lewis Group may be a go-between
D. Mr. Scrushy will be involved in the trial again
The policeman was there ______.
A.to look for Mr. Hill's uncle
B.to see Mr. Hill about some trouble at the hand
C.to visit Mr. Hill, his uncle
D.to meet his mother
Why did the writer mention Mr. Darling Dear in this passage?
A.Because Mr. Dear lived in Wisconsin.
B.When Mr. Dear got married, he felt very happy, then he changed his name.
C.Because the name sounds strange.
D.Because Mr. Darling Dear was a citizen in Wisconsin.
______ still young, Mr. George has had amazing achievement in cosmology.
A.When
B.As
C.Although
D.Since