They climbed to the top of the hill ______ they could get a bird's-eye view of the city.A.
They climbed to the top of the hill ______ they could get a bird's-eye view of the city.
A.for fear that
B.in order that
C.in case
D.as a result
They climbed to the top of the hill ______ they could get a bird's-eye view of the city.
A.for fear that
B.in order that
C.in case
D.as a result
They climbed to the top of the hill ______ they could get a bird’s eye view of the city.
A.for fear that
B.in case
C.in order that
D.as a result
He climbed up into the tree and picked all of the fruit ______ reach.
A.near
B.inside
C.within
D.beyond
Dawson's example shows that a business starts ______. ()
A.with a moment of sudden realization of inspiration
B.with the knowledge of what is needed
C.after you have climbed some muntains
D.when you have climbed some mountains
A.who
B.whose
C.that
D.with whose
First he pulled the box up to the top of the building, and fastened the end of the rope so that the box could not come down. Then he climbed up the ladder and filled the box with bricks. Next he climbed down the ladder and untied the rope. Unfortunately the box of bricks was heavier than the man, and as a result he was pulled up by the: rope. Half-way up, the box of bricks hit him as it was coming down.
When he reached the top, his head hit the pulley. The box of bricks hit the ground and broke. As a result the bricks fell out. The box was then lighter than the man and consequently he began to come down and the box began to go up.
Half-way up, the box hit the man. The man still held on to the rope and the box therefore Continued to go up. The man then reached the ground. Then he let go the rope to rub his head. The box, of course, then fell down and hit the man on the head again. As a result, an ambulance came and took him to hospital
Why did the man fasten the end of the rope before he climbed up the ladder?
A.He was afraid that someone would steal his box.
B.Because he wanted to climb up along the rope.
C.He fastened the end of the rope in order to keep the box unmoved.
D.Because he wanted to prevent the box from coming down.
The biggest increase will occur at private colleges. Public colleges, heavily subsidized by rax funds, will also【24】their tuition, but the increase will be a few percentage points【25】than their privately sponsored neighbors.
As a follow-up, the United Press international did their own study【26】Massachussetts Institute of Technology. At M. I. T. advisors recommended that students have $ 8,900【27】for one year's expenses, including $ 5,300 for tuition, $ 2,685 for room and【28】, $ 630 for personal expenses, and $ 285 for books and supplies. Ten years ago the tuition was only $ 2,150. To【29】that another way, the cost has climbed 150 percent in the last【30】.
(61)
A.published
B.declared
C.written
D.quoted
Here is the story about how the American civil rights movement started in the 1950s. Tired(1)she was, Mrs. Parks walked past the first few—mostly empty—rows of seats(2)"Whites Only". Black people were allowed to sit in these seats(3)no white person was standing.(4)the fact that Rosa Parks hated segregation laws, she had never done anything against the law. She(5)for civil rights for more than 10 years, but always legally. However, that day she did something that was(6).
She found and sat in a(n)(7)seat in the back of the bus. The bus continued along its(8)The driver noticed that all the seats in the "Whites Only" section were already(9). And more white people had just climbed(10). He ordered the people in Mrs. Parks'(11)to move to the back,(12)there were no open seats and people had to stand. No one moved at first, but when the driver(13)at the black passengers a second time, they did what they were told. They all moved to the back —(14)Rosa Parks. She(15)in the prohibited seat.(16), trouble occured. Ms. Parks was thrown in jail for(17)the law.
This(18)inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott (联合抵制) of 1955-1956. It also(19)the 20th-century civil rights movement. Mrs. Parks quickly became the(20)of that day. She has been remembered as a brave fighter in the civil rights movement.
Edgar began to see many things from that narrow compartment with its windows to the【71】world. He【72】out of the window with new eyes. And it seemed to him that he saw everything in its proper light for the first time.
Houses fled by as【73】blown away by the wind, and this made him think about the people who lived in them. Were they【74】or poor, happy or miserable? Did they【75】as he did, to know everything?
(36)
A.up
B.due
C.owing
D.on
Americans, valuing competition, have devised an economic system to go with-free enterprise. Americans feel very strongly that a highly competitive economy will bring out the best in its people and ultimately, that the society which fosters competition will progress most rapidly. If you look for it, you will see evidence in all areas--in all fields as diverse as medicine, the arts, education, and sports--that free enterprise is the approach most often preferred in America.
16. What does the author mean by saying “The ‘self-made man or woman’ is still very much the ideal in present-day America”?
A. Americans no longer respect those who are born rich as they used to.
B. Americans still respect those who have climbed up the social ladder through hard work.
C. Americans think that an ideal man or woman should be born poor.
D. Americans think that only the self-made man or woman is worthy of respect.
17. What does the author think of the American social system?
A. It is a system that does not favor those who are born rich.
B. It is a system that makes social climbing very difficult, if not impossible.
C. It makes it comparatively easy for the poor to move up the social ladder.
D. It is the best system possible in the world
18. Americans teaching in Third World countries found that ___.
A. competition is a unique American (or Western ) value
B. competition must be fostered in the classroom for success in business
C. cooperation is more important than competition in bringing about progress
D. competition is one of the universal human characteristics
19. We can infer from the passage that free enterprise is ____.
A. an economic system allowing free competition among businesses
B. a belief that competition brings out the best in any individual
C. an attitude that values competition rather than cooperation
D. a theory that advocates competition as the source of all progress
20. Americans would most likely frown at you if you ____.
A. complain that you were born poor and had had no opportunities
B. tell then you were born poor and had to work with your hands
C. go around telling people that your father is a self-made man
D. tell them that their social system is not necessarily the best
There was no end to the fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. "Listen!" said he in a surprised voice. "Listen! Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!"
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
His wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. "I love it" whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.
Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practiced the piano because______.
A.he loved music
B.he liked his sister
C.he didn't want to make a noise
D.he didn't feel well