Jane put forward the proposal that the program ______ until Mr. Power came back from abroad.
A.postponed
B.had been postponed
C.be postponed
D.would be postponed
A.postponed
B.had been postponed
C.be postponed
D.would be postponed
A.set up
B.give off
C.put forward
D.turn out
"What's wrong with this girl?" He said, "Why doesn't she hurry up?" He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in first. He was in a hurry to get a good seat.
Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, "Why are you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can't you give me a hand with my luggage?"
The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.
(5)、The author mentioned Maria's age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _____ .
A.she was young but behaved properly
B.she would not have left home alone
C.everyone around her was wrong
D.it was not good that nobody offered to help her
They could see there was something wrong with both watches. They observed them for several hours before speaking to each other. They both silently found the German watch was losing 60 minutes and the Japanese are doubled that.
The scientists with the Japanese watch then slowly raised his head and said, “Both watch are out of work, but my watch is right more often than yours, so it’s better.” The scientist with the German watch went home without saying a word.
(1) The two scientists were quarrelling at the beginning of the story, because_______.
A.the Japanese watch was better
B.the German watch was better
C.each of them thought his own watch was better than the other’s
D.both the watches were wrong
(2) They did an experiment because they_______.
A.wanted to know whose watch was better
B.liked their lab
C.wanted to repair their watches
D.had a basin of water in their lab
(3) After they did the experiment, they found_______.
A.both their watches were good
B.neither of their watches could tell the correct time
C.there was something wrong with the German watch
D.there was something wrong with the Japanese watch
(4) After putting the Japanese watch in water for 20 minutes, two scientists found_______.
A.it was a good watch
B.it went forward
C.it went faster than the German one
D.it went backwards 120 minutes
(5) How about the German watch at last?
A.It went more correctly than before.
B.It stopped working.
C.It went as well as the Japanese one.
D.It was better that the Japanese one.
A.for
B.so
C.while
D.so that
B.found for
C.found off
D.found against
B.Oh, wonderful indeed.
C.By plane and by bus.
D.The guide showed me the way.
A.carefully; better than
B.more careful; well as
C.more carefully; as well as
D.more carefully; as better as
A.understand
B.permit
C.stand
D.allow
A.found for
B.found out
C.found off
D.found against
A. delivered
B.transferred
C.infected
D.spread