He is preparing for a lecture on stock ______.A、estateB、exchangeC、plagueD、situation
He is preparing for a lecture on stock ______.
A、estate
B、exchange
C、plague
D、situation
He is preparing for a lecture on stock ______.
A、estate
B、exchange
C、plague
D、situation
A. to preparing
B. having prepared
C. preparing
D. being prepared
Henry can't attend the meeting at present because he is preparing the speech at the party __ at Marie's house tomorrow.
A . to be held
B .hold
C. to hold
D. being held
A、To be
B、To have been
C、Being
D、In order to be
______for the worst in advance and you wont he disappointed.
A.Prepare
B.When preparing
C.Having prepared
D.If you prepare
A、didn't sleep
B、hugged the Buddha’s leg
C、burned the midnight oil
D、burned the night oil
26. It is certain that Uncle Ric is in hospital ().
A. again after having fully recovered from an operation
B. to get some treatment for a serious disease
C. to get an operation for some minor disease
D. to do some check-up after receiving an operation
27. It is who wants to study history.
A. Trevor's wife
B. Trevor' s younger son
C. James' s elder brother
D. Robin
28. In the second paragraph , the sentence "…he is sitting some examination…"'means that Malcolm is ().
A. sitting at his desk preparing lessons for some examinations
B. sitting at home busy reading for some examinations
C. sitting in an examination place
D. going to take some examinations
29. From the letter , we know that James wants to become a professional player ,()
A. yet the whole family don't like the idea
B. but Robin , his mother , does not like the idea
C. his father thinks it' s too bad that he gets bored with school
D. Malcolm feels sorry for his idea , wishing he knows better
30. This is a ().
A. business letter
B. private letter
C.memo
D. telephone message
Yes,the boss was.Sam entered the office at 9:35.The place was as quiet as a locker room;everyone was hard at work.Sam’s supervisor came up to him.Suddenly,Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand.“How do you do!” he said.“I’m Sam Maynard.I’m applying for a job,which,I understand,became available just 35 minutes ago.Does the early bird get the worm?”
The room exploded in laughter.The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win,a laugh.
Humor is a most effective,yet frequently neglected,means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.It can be used for patching up differences,apologizing,saying “no”,criticizing,getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face.For some jobs,it’s the only tool that can succeed.It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel.For example,many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.
1、Why was Sam late for his job?
A、Because he was ill.
B、Because he got up late.
C、Because he was caught in a traffic jam.
D、He was busy applying for a new job.
2、The main idea of this passage is().
A、Sam Maynard saved his job with humor
B、humor is important in our lives
C、early bird gets the worm
D、humor can solve racial discriminations
3、The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means().
A、tried to hold back
B、tried to set
C、charged
D、gave out
4、Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?
A、Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.
B、It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for his work.
C、Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.
D、All people lose life's battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.
A.A. is being prepared
B.B. is being preparing
C.C. is preparing
The theme park is preparing for the invasion of tourists in the coming summer vacation period. (gear up)