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The idea for the new project came to Jack ______ to his study recently.A. while devoti
The idea for the new project came to Jack ______ to his study recently.
A. while devoting
B. while devoting himself
C. while he was devoted
D. while devoted
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The idea for the new project came to Jack ______ to his study recently.
A. while devoting
B. while devoting himself
C. while he was devoted
D. while devoted
An inquiring mind can catch ______ to a new idea quickly.
A.on
B.up
C.at
D.out
Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A.Changes in the French way of life.
B.Criticism of the new life style.
C.The Americanization of France.
D.Features of the new way of life.
What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A.There will open a new hamburger store later this month
B.The Indulgence Burger will own the title of "most expensive burger"
C.The new open burger store hopes to win the title of "most expensive burger"
D.The Indulgence Burger at Beer&Buns expects the the title of "most dear burger"
The main idea of the passage is probably that______.
A.no need to learn foreign languages now
B.Keith is going to give the person at the information desk a surprise
C.learning is made easy with Keith' s new machine
D.communication with foreigners can be made easy with Keith' s new machine
Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A.Glass is very useful because it has many unusual qualities.
B.Light signals have changed the use of glass in industry.
C.Glass fibers have reduced the cost of telephone communication.
D.The use of glass fibers to carry telephone messages is an interesting new development.
According to the passage, what does Keith want to do with his invention?
A.He wants to put his products into the market.
B.He wants to run an electronics company.
C.He wants to sell his idea of the machine to an electronics company.
D.He wants to go to Germany with his new machine.
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes,and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples -people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don't like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
(1)、Which of the following has become one of America's fastest growing businesses? ________
A:Selling home furnishings.
B:Renting furnished apartments.
C:Selling used furniture.
D:Renting home furnishings.
(2)、Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? ________
A:Because the furniture they get in this way is new.
B:Because it saves them a lot of money.
C:Because it saves them much trouble and money.
D:Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.
(3)、What can you infer from the passage? ________
A:The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B:Renting furniture is not popular in the couple's home town.
C:Only those who don't have enough money to rent furniture.
D:People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.
(4)、Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? ________
A:Rent or Buy?
B:A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.
C:Furnished Apartments.
D:A New Idea.
(5)、Young people liked renting home furniture in that ________
A:They have less money.
B:They don't want to buy old furniture.
C:The new furniture is of good quality.
D:They don't have much money and don't want to buy the cheap furniture.
Then you place them in order of importance.The most important should be on top of the list.Once you are clear on your standards, you may get some idea of how your future boss operates by the way the interview is conducted.For example, did it start and finish on time? How formal or informal was the room?
When the interview gets to the "Do you have any questions?" stage, you might like to ask some questions.With well-prepared questions, you can develop a very good idea of your future boss's management style.
36、Many people leave an organization because ______.
A.the boss doesn't like the employees
B.they don't like the boss
C.the organization is not good
D.the organization is not important
37、If you place your questions in order of importance, you ______.
A.put the least important first
B.put the longest question first
C.put the most important last
D.put the most important first
38、You can judge your future boss by the following EXCEPT ______.
A.whether the interview started on time
B.whether the interview room was formal
C.whether the boss played funny jokes
D.whether the interview finished on time
39、From this passage we get to know ______.
A.the interviewee can ask any question to the interviewer
B.the interviewer asks many difficult questions to the interviewee
C.the interviewer asks questions first
D.the interviewee asks questions first
40、The best title for this passage might be ______.
A.How to Get Along with Your New Boss
B.How to Ask Your New Boss Questions
C.How to Select Your New Boss
D.How to Prepare for Interview
After the World war II (27) in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's (28) had to be changed, (29) the Soviet Union (苏联)became the enemy of America. They wanted to reach Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began (30) something new to its broadcast that was (31) "Music USA" , Another new idea came (32) in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know (33) English to completely understand its normal English broadcast. So VOA (34) a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken (35) ,of course, it is Special English.
21.
A. business
B. culture
C. support
D. information.
Think before you read. Before you read the text, ask yourself the questions that why you are reading it and what you want to get from it. These will help you choose what words you need to know and what words you can skip or scan.
Think while you are reading. Can you get the meaning of the text without looking up new words in a dictionary? A text will often give examples that may help you understand some words. For example: Many large Russian cities, such as Chelyabinsk and Irkutsk, have taken steps to protect their culture. The words "Chelyabinsk' and "Irkutsk' may be new to us, but the sentences before and after it tell us what they are.
Think after you read. What is the main idea of the text? Is the text too easy or too hard for you?
If you practice reading and thinking in this way, you will become a better reader and you will learn better and faster.
This passage is probably taken from______.
A.a newspaper for general readers
B.a magazine for language teachers
C.a book for language learners
D.an advertisement for a new book