Although he was______in his efforts to persuade us of the justness of his cause, his past history,______with failures, prevented us from being any more than skeptical at his words.
A: tireless… marred
B: sage… coupled
C: resourceful . . . immaculate
D: unassuming … tinged
E: unyielding … touched
A: tireless… marred
B: sage… coupled
C: resourceful . . . immaculate
D: unassuming … tinged
E: unyielding … touched
举一反三
- 他和他妹妹学习都不刻苦。 A: He is no less hard-working than his sister B: He is no more hard-working than his sister. C: He is not more hard-working than his sister. D: He is not less hard-working than his sister.
- ...his prioritizing work-related time away from home rather than coming home to be with his daughter. (Para.6) A: ... his attaching more importance to work-related time away from home than to being at home to be with his daughter. B: ... his going to work first and then going back home to be with his daughter.
- His book was marred by the many remarks, which made us forget his main theme. A: inappropriate B: humorous C: digressive D: opinionated
- The gesture had more _____ than any words his father could have spoken.
- He considered his freedom more ________ than his own life.