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He noticed that Joan was studying him closely, but her expression gave away nothing of what she was thinking.
A . revealed
B . disposed
C . reminded
D . distributed
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After two months, he had（）news of what she was doing in Tokyo.
A . few
B . little
C . several
D . a
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If the Shipowner can only show that some part of the damage to the goods was due to a cause within the exception，he must also show how much of the damage is comprised in that part，otherwise he is liable（）.
A . for the part
B . for the whole
C . for the parts of damage not due to causes within the exception
D . for the parts of damage due to causes within the exceptio
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He knew he was making a mistake at the beginning.
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He talks _____ he knew everything about it.
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He wished that he had asked her to dance, and that he knew her name. （ ）
A、他真希望自己请她跳舞,又知道她的芳名,那该有多好。
B、他真希望自己当时请她跳了舞,现在又知道她的芳名,那该有多好。
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He was made everything he knew.
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She hoped he would understand that her life was not empty, because her love would_______.
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When the speaker says that he simultaneously knew "too much, and not enough", he means that he was ______.
A．more perceptive than others who were involved at this time
B．too close to the events to see them objectively
C．unable to see any significance in current events
D．confused by the number of important events that were taking place
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Upon learning that he Would leave her, she was（）
A．very happy.
B．extremely joyful.
C．quite relieved.
D．in great pain.
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In the 1970s and 1980s she starred in several popular films and she was also a very successful singer.
A．在 20 世纪 70 年代至 80 年代期间，她主演了许多广受欢迎的影片，同时她还是位非常成功的歌手。
B．在 20 世纪 70 年代至 80 年代期间，她主演了几部电影。
C．在 20 世纪 70 年代至 80 年代期间，她成为了成功的歌手。
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35 Upon learning that he would leave her, she was
A very happy.
B extremely joyful.
C quite relieved.
D in great pain.
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______ France Viuard an excellent political speaker but she was also among the first members of the populist party.
A.Not only
B.If only
C.Only if
D.Not only was
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He seemed quite____ about the risks she was taking.（concern)
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When Pilar Jiménez got married in 1961, she knew her marriage would last. 'Back then, no one separated,' says the 71-year-old lady.'Marriage was for life.' Indeed, her husband and she lived happily until he passed away two years ago. But if her marriage wa typical of its time, so are those of her 10 children: five of them are now divorced.
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"A writer's job is to tell the truth," said Hemingway in 1942. No other writer of our time had so fiercely asserted, so pugnaciously defended or so consistently exemplified the writer's obligation to speak truly His standard of truth-telling remained, moreover, so high and so rigorous that he was ordinarily unwilling to admit secondary evidence, whether literary evidence or evidence picked up from other sources than his own experience. "I only know what I have seen," was a statement which came often to his lips and pen. What he had personally done, or what he knew unforgettably by having gone through one version of it, was what he was interested in telling about. This is not to say that he refused to invent freely. But he always made it a sacrosanct point to invent in terms of what he actually knew from having been there.
The primary intent of his writing, from first to last, was to seize and project for the reader what he often called "the way it .was." This is a characteristically simple phrase for a concept of extraordinary complexity, and Hemingway's conception of its meaning subtly changed several times in the course of his career--always in the direction of greater complexity. At the core of the concept, however, one can invariably discern the operation of three aesthetic instruments; the sense of place the sense of fact and the sense of scene.
The first of these, obviously a strong passion with Hemingway is the sense of place. "Unless you have geography, background," he once told George Anteil, "You have nothing." You have, that is to say, a dramatic vacuum. Few writers have been more place-conscious. Few have s carefully charted out she geographical ground work of their novels while managing to keep background so conspicuously unobtrusive. Few, accordingly, have been able to record more economically and graphically the way it is when you walk through the streets of Paris in search of breakfast at corner café… Or when, at around six o' clock of a Spanish dawn, you watch the bulls running from the corrals at the Puerta Rochapea through the streets of Pamplona towards the bullring.
"When I woke it was the sound of the rocket exploding that announced the release of the bulls from the corrals at the edge of town. Down below the narrow street was empty. All the balconies were crowded with people. Suddenly a crowd came down the street. They were all running, packed close together. They passed along and up street toward the bullring and behind them came more men running faster, and then some stragglers who ere really running. Behind them was a little bare space, and then the bulls, galloping, tossing their heads up and down. It all went out of sight around the corner. One man fell, rolled to the gutter, and lay quiet. But the bulls went right on and did not notice him. They were all running together."
This landscape is as morning-fresh as a design in India ink on clean white paper. First is the bare white street, seem from above, quiet and empty. Then one sees the first packed clot of runners. Behind these are the thinner ranks of those who move faster because they are closer to bulls. Then the almost comic stragglers, who are "really running." Brilliantly behind these shines the "little bare space," a desperate margin for error. Then the clot of running bulls-closing the design, except of course for the man in the gutter making himself, like the designer's initials, as inconspicuous as possible.
According to the author, Hemingway's primary purpose in telling a story was ______.
A．to construct a well-told story that the reader would thoroughly enjoy.
B．To construct a story that would reflect truths that were not particular to a specific historical period
C．To begin from reality but to allow his imagination to roam from "the way it was" to "the way it might have been"
D．To report faithfully reality as Hemingway had experienced it.
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Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been the director of a school and a camp before she retired, but she needed to keep busy. She was even willing to work without pay. That was the reason she found a volunteer job with an agency. The agency that she chose to work for was a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she talked with other retired people like herself. By talking, she recognized two things. Old people had abilities that were not being used. Old people also had problems——mostly problems with communication.
Mrs. Douglas found a new purpose for herself. Through the years, from time to time she had written stories about people for national magazines. Now there was a new subject: old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called "Sixty Plus," which focused on getting old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being misunderstood.
Anna Douglas uses her thinking ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reasons why problems begin. She understands old people and young people, too. For example, one of her readers said that his grandchildren left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas suggested some ways for him to increase understanding with his grand-children. She told him to listen to young people's music and to watch the most popular television shows.
"It's important to know something about your grandchildren's world," says Mrs. Douglas. "That means questioning and listening——and listening is not what oldsters do best," she continues, "Say good things to them and about them. Never criticize your grandchildren or any other youngsters, teenagers, or young adults. Never tell them that they are wrong. Don't give them your opinion. They have been taught that they should have respect for old people. The old should have respect for the young as well."
Anna Douglas understands the problems of old people ________.
A．because she likes their music
B．because she has grandchildren
C．because she watches their television programs
D．because she is old herself
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My father was a gruff man. I couldn't remember the last time he had tenderly stroked my cheek, tousled my hair or used a term of endearment when calling my name. His diabetes had given him a short temper and he screamed a lot. I was envious when I saw other fathers plant gentle kisses on their daughters' foreheads or impulsively give them a big bear hug. I knew that he loved me and that his love was deep. He just didn't know how to express it.
It was hard to say "I love you' to someone who didn't say it back. After so many disappointing times when I would flinch from his sharp rebuff I began to withdraw my own warm displays of affection. I stopped reaching out or hugging or kissing him. At first this act of self-restraint was conscious. Later it would become automatic, and finally it was ingrained. The love between us ran strong but silent.
One rare evening out, when my mother had successfully coaxed my usually asocial father to join us for a night in the town, we were sitting in an elegant restaurant that boasted a small but lively band. When it struck up a familiar waltz tune, I glanced at my father. He suddenly appeared small and shrunken to me not powerful and intimidating as I had always perceived him.
All the old hurts welled up inside but I decided to dare one last time.
"Dad, You know I've never ever danced with you. Even when I was a little girl, I begged you, but you never wanted to! How about right now？ " I waited for the usual brusque reply that would once again slice my heart into ribbons. But instead he considered me thoughtfully and then a surprising twinkle appeared in his eye." I have been remiss in my duties as a father then." he uncharacteristically joked. "Let's hit the floor and I'll show you just what kind of moves an old geezer like me still can make!"
My father took me in his arms. Since earliest childhood I hadn't been enfolded in his embrace. I felt overcome by emotion.
As we danced, I looked up at my father intently but he avoided my gaze. His eyes swept the dance floor, the other diners and the members of the band. His scrutiny took in everyone and everything but me. I felt that he must already be regretting his decision to join me for a dance; he seemed uncomfortable being physically close to me.
"Dad," I finally whispered tears in my eyes. "Why is it so hard for you to look at me？" At last his eyes dropped to my face and he studied me intently. "Because I love you so much", he whispered back. "Because I love you. " I was struck dumb by his response. It wasn't what I had anticipated. But it was of course exactly what I needed to hear. His own eyes were misty and he was blinking.
I had always known that he loved me, I just hadn't understood that his vast emotion had frightened him and made him mute. His taciturn manner hid the deep emotions flowing inside. "I love you too, Dad" I whispered back softly. He stumbled over the next few words" I ... I'm sorry that I'm not demonstrative." Then he said "I've realized that I don't show what I feel. My parents never hugged or kissed me and I guess I learned how not to from them. It's... it's.., hard for me. I'm probably too old to change my ways now but just know how much I love you." "Okay" I smiled.
When the dance ended, I brought Dad back to Mom waiting at the table and excused myself to the ladies' room. I was gone just a few minutes but during my absence everything changed.
There were screams and shouts and scrapings of chairs as I made my way back across the room. I wondered what the commotion was all about. As I approached the table I saw it was all about Dad. He was slumped in his chair ashen gray. A doctor in the restaurant rushed over to handle the emergency and an ambulance was called but it was really all too late. He was gone. Instantly they said.
What had suddenly made me after so many years of steeling myself against his constant rejection ask hi
A．He was a bad-tempered man because of the disease he had suffered.
B．He was an asocial man with little idea of using body language.
C．He was an affectionate father who seldom joked.
D．He was a loving father without much warm demonstration of love.
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In the letter, she didn't tell me whether he was still______.
A．alive
B．lived
C．lively
D．live
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Who had not walked since he/she was born？
A．Martha
B．Belinda
C．Peter
D．Tiny Tim
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Wang Yani was born in 1975 in Gongcheng., China Even when she was a baby, she loved to draw lines everywhere see her father decided to help her.He gave her paint brushes and paper.She practiced hard and improved very quick so Her lines became flowers, trees and animals.Some of her pictures were shown in an art exhibition in Shanghai at the age of 4.
By age six, Yani had made over 4,000 paintings.She loved to draw animals, especially monkeys and cats.Although her father was good at drawing, he didn't give her any art lessons.He even stopped painting his own pictures.Instead.he often took the little girl to parks and zoos to get ideas for her work.In this way, Yani developed her own style. of painting with bright colors.All her pictures were different from others.At the age of 8, one of her monkey paintings was made into, Chinese stamp.Later, she started to draw pictures of country scenery and people.
And when she was just 14, she became the youngest person person to have personal shows in Washington D.C.an many other cities around the world.
6.Wang Yani pictures were first shown in Gongcheng.()
A.T
B.F
7.She was especially good at drawing monkeys and A cats before she was eight.()
A.T
B.F
8.Her father took her to zoos and parks because he wanted the girl to get idea.()
A.Te
B.F
9.Yani had her personal shows in Washington D.C.A at the age of 14.()
A.T
B.F
10.Yani's father often gave her art lessons.()
A.T
B.F
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Mary was quite considerate of her husband______ she used to make coffee for him when he wrote in the dead night.
A．in that
B．if
C．each time
D．once
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The criminal was told he could be ________ from punishment if he said what he knew about the murder.
A．immune
B．impossible
C．improbable
D．imminent
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He also was unable to lift himself up off of the furniture in our house.（翻译)
