The Smiths are planning to sell the house,____________(和家具在一起).
The Smiths are planning to sell the house,____________(和家具在一起).
The Smiths are planning to sell the house,____________(和家具在一起).
The Smiths are going to ______ in Shanghai on Sunday.
A.be
B.are
C.is
A、the southern
B、the south
C、southern
D、south
A.The speakers want to rent the Smiths’ old house.
B.The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.
C.The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.
D.The Smiths’ new house is not far from their old one.
A.The; join in
B.The; join
C.A; join in
D.A; join
A.The speakers want to rent the Smiths old house.
B.The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.
C.The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.
D.The Smiths new house is not far from their old one.
听力原文:W: I want to ask the Smiths to the party. Do you know their address?
M: No, but I'd like them to come. I think their friend Bill can give you their address.
Q: What is the woman going to do?
(2)
A.Ask the Smiths to tell her where they live.
B.Have a party for the Smiths.
C.Obtain clothing for the Smiths.
D.Mail an invitation to the Smiths.
For centuries the gypsies have lived as a unfettered people who traveled S1. ______
through half the countries of the world, abiding to their own laws. Scorning S2. ______
discomfort, enduring persecution, accumulating only meager possession, S3. ______
they sacrificed all for their freedom. To be settled people they seemed both
fascinating or fearful, S4. ______
while to the gypsies the settling people were equally fearful. S5. ______
Gypsies acquired in ancient times their traditional occupations like S6. ______
smiths and horse traders. They plied their crafts from village to village,
presenting entertainments to attract townsmen. So they became musicians,
magicians, animal trainer, and acrobats.
A folk saying held that when a gypsy woman predicted misfortune it always
came fact because she stole something from the victim. The gypsies S7. ______
were known also for the big trick which they deceived the credulous. A typical S8. ______
trick was to convince a peasant to bury his money, promising that it S9. ______
would be multiplied by magic powers; when the peasant returned to dig
them up, the money and the gypsies were both gone. The term "gypsy" S10. ______
soon became synonymous with all the robbers and brigands who infested the countryside.
【S1】
“I have two kids in college, and I want to say “come home,” but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Diana.
The Smith family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the school, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program.They will each graduate with a $20,000 debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.
With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to see more families like the Smiths.More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans.College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.
At the same time, tuition (学费)continues to rise.A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%.Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.
“If we go on this way for another 25 years, we won’t have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M.Callan, president of the center.“The middle class families have been financing it through debt.They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.”
Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them.The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.
16.According to Paragraph 1, why did the Smith family’s plan fail?()
A.The twins wasted too much money
B.The father was out of work
C.Their sayings ran out
D.The family fell apart
17.How did the Smiths manage to solve their problem?()
A.They asked their kids to come home
B.They borrowed $20,000 from the school
C.They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs
D.They got help from the school and the federal government
18.Financial aid administrators believe that _____.
A.more families will face the same problem as the Smiths
B.the government will receive more letters of complaint
C.college tuition fees will double soon
D.America’s unemployment will fall
19.What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?()
A.They blamed the government for the tuition increase
B.Their income remained steady in the last decade
C.They will try their best to send kids to college
D.Their debts will be paid off within 25 years
20.According to the last paragraph, the government will _____.
A.provide most students with scholarships
B.dismiss some financial aid administrators
C.stop the companies from making student loans
D.go on providing financial support for college students
The recent announcement that general practitioners(GPs)may send patients with depression away with the suggestion that they【C1】______a "mood-enhancing" book will have entranced some【C2】______left others bristling. When we set up our bibliotherapy service through The School of Life in 2008, our【C3】______was obvious: to show people that books, and【C4】______novels, not only have the【C5】______to lift spirits, but to【C6】______fundamental psychological shifts, healing and enriching the heart, the intellect and the soul in extraordinary ways. But you could【C7】______that someone with depression would【C8】______to make their way to the library,【C9】______put a spring in their stride, simply by the offer of some mood enhancing reads. One of the things we have found as biblio -therapists is that clients with depression【C10】______a therapeutic book require a very【C11】______prescription. Some may want a book that offers some escape—【C12】______case the odd English humour of Dodie Smiths / Capture the Castle may【C13】______. But others may【C14】______with impatience to anything【C15】______seems too unlike real life. The majority of our clients do not come to us for【C16】______reasons; most come because they love reading, and in this day of publishing overload they want to be sure they use their reading time well. There are few greater pleasures in life than discovering a novel that【C17】______back a world you recognise—and yet takes you into a deeper experience of that world. And research has shown that reading can be highly effective in【C18】______stress. We find Henry James a【C19】______way to order your mind when everything becomes too much— the literary【C20】______of Beethoven or Bach.
【C1】
A.buy
B.comment
C.read
D.write