Having waited in the waiting room for two hours, he became ______.A.patientB.impatientC.pa
Having waited in the waiting room for two hours, he became ______.
A.patient
B.impatient
C.patience
D.impatience
Having waited in the waiting room for two hours, he became ______.
A.patient
B.impatient
C.patience
D.impatience
(1) In a11, Odysseus’homecoming journey took him seven years.
A、T
B、F
(2) The under1ined wordobstaclesin Paragraph 1 could mean suggestions.
A、T
B、F
(3) Telemachus helped Odysseus to get rid of the men who were chasing after his wife.
A、T
B、F
(4) Penelope fe1t excited when she saw her husband for the first time after he had returnedhome.
A、T
B、F
(5) Odysseus proved to Penelope that he was truly her husband by menti oning some secretsabout their bed.
A、T
B、F
It all began a year ago when Albert Hall returned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws (爪子) and received another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend “Bingo”. He never found out the dog's real name, nor who his owner was. However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he liked chocolate more than bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large bar a day. If at any time Albert couldn't give it, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo's mercy and had to “buy him” to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his week's wage to keep Bingo supplied with chocolate that in the end he had to move somewhere else.
1)、Albert had been living in the same district for all his life.
A.T
B.F
2)、Albert decided to move because he was afraid of animals, especially dogs.
A.T
B.F
3)、Bingo waited for Albert every afternoon at the gate because he liked Albert.
A.T
B.F
4)、We can tell from the story that Albert could afford to buy a large bar of chocolate for Bingo every day.
A.T
B.F
5)、Albert had to “buy him” means Albert had to give him chocolate.
A.T
B.F
Every Chinese-language textbook starts out with the standard phrases (短语) for greeting people;but as an American, I always found myself unable to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at the door. Just a good-bye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the terrible books. So I would smile and nod,bowing(鞠躬)like a Japanese and searching madly for words that would smooth over the visitor’ s leaving and make them feel they would be welcome to come again. In my unease,I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husbandy s kindness.
Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrases that eased relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully.
Partings for the Chinese include a lot of necessary habitual practice. Although I’ m not expected to observe or even know all the rules, as a foreigner, I’ ve had to learn the expressions of politeness and protest (抗议,反对)at a leaving-taking.
The Chinese feel they must see a guest off to the farthest possible point-down the flight of stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the nearest bus stop. I’ ve sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a guest off,since he’ s gone to the bus stop and waited for the next bus to arrive.
That’ s very well,but when I’ m the guest being seen off, my protests are always useless. My hostess or host,or both,insists on seeing me down the stairs and well on my way,with my repeating the “Don’t bother (give the trouble) to see me off” at every landing. If I try to go fast to discourage them from following, they are simply out to the discomfort of having to run after me. Better to accept the inevitable(不可避免的). Besides,that’ s going against Chinese custom, because haste (doing things quickly) is to be avoided. What do you say when you part from someone? “Go slowly. ” Not farewell or Godspeed (祝福),but “Go slowly”. To the Chinese it means “Take care” or “Watch your step”,or some such caution,but translated literally(照字面地)it means “Go slowly”.
It is stated clearly that the writer____.
A.is interested in the Chinese-language textbooks
B.is proud of being able to greet people at the door
C.is unsatisfied with the Chinese-language textbooks
D.is afraid of the standard phrases from the textbooks
It can be inferred that the writer ____.A.speaks Chinese
B.lives in the USA
C.dislikes her husband’ s ways of seeing guests off
D.refuses to follow the Chinese custom of seeing guests off
According to the passage all of the following are necessary in the Chinese partings except_____.A.seeing the guests off to the farthest point
B.protesting again and again
C.running after the guests
D.saying “Go slowly”
The Chinese use “ Go slowly” in their partings so as to____.A.slow down the guests
B.ask the guests to take care
C.wish the guests a happy journey
D.warn the guests of danger on their way home
It was recommended that they ______for the doctor.
A. has waited
B. waited
C. should wait
D. should have waited
The nurse watched over the patient and waited ______ him day and night.
A.about
B.for
C.on
D.up
A. waited
B. was waiting
C. had waited
D. have waited
Today, Americans are still fond of trying their hand at becoming small business people, even though only one out of two survives the first two years. Many of these people start their businesses for the wrong reasons: to get away from the paper work of their present jobs or to exchange the responsibility of their present jobs for freer life styles. But more, not less, paper work and responsibility come with ownership of a small business. John Shuttleworth, owner of the recently successful life-ecology news magazine Mother Earth, reports having had to work sixty hours straight in order to bring out the first issue.
John Shuttleworth waited years after conceiving the idea for Mother Earth before he attempted to put out the first issue. During that time, he collected as much information as he could about his proposed venture. He borrowed books about business from the library; he talked to people already established in the field; and he began planning in detail the amount of money and the kinds and numbers of supplies he would need. When he finally opened with a capital of $1,500, he set up his office in the kitchen of his home and his printing press in the garage. Due to his devotion to business his managerial skill, and his talent, Mother Earth now has a circulation of 300,000:
Not all small business succeed as well as Mother Earth has. Fifty percent of the 450,000 that start in the United States every year fail. Still, ninety-five percent businesses in the States can be described as small. Combined, these businesses account for forty percent of America's gross national product.
According to this passage, many people start their own businesses for the wrong reasons. The reasons are wrong because they do not realize that ______.
A.their own businesses will provide large income but less responsibility
B.their own businesses will not relieve them from paper work and responsibility
C.their own businesses will require longer working hours but less paper work
D.their own businesses could easily fail
A.waited, happened
B.have waited, has happened
C.had waited, was happened
D.had been waiting, had happened
We ______ for her because she never came.
A. needn't wait
B. shouldn't have waited
C. mustn't wait
D. mustn't have waited
A.was waiting
B.had waited
C.am waiting
D.have waited