• 2021-04-14
    Choose the answer that correctly interprets the sentence from the text.
    1. Prior to the late 1880s, most of us were so busy trying to make a living that we didn't care what the Joneses were doing, nor did we know, for that matter. (Para. 4)
    A) Before the late 1880s, most of us were busy trying to make a living. We didn't care what the Joneses were doing, and we didn't know either.
    B) Before the late 1880s, most of us were so busy trying to make a living that we didn't care what the Joneses were doing, nor did we know what mattered to them.


    2. And much of that assessment was, and still is, based on a perceived lack of things we're told we should want or have. (Para. 4)
    A) And much of the assessment was, and still is, based on a lack of understanding of the things we're told we should want or have.
    B) And much of that evaluation was, and still is, based on a feeling that we are short of things we ought to have because of the messages from the mass media.


    3. Because ultimately, you decide if you're going to buy into this idea that you're not good enough.(Para. 7)
    A) Because in the end, you decide by yourself if you're going to buy more stuff to stop thinking you're not good enough.
    B) Because in the end, you determine whether you're going to accept the notion that you're not good enough.


    4. If you can't put a cap on it, you're chasing the wind. (Para. 9)
    A) If you can't put a limit on what you desire, you are undertaking a meaningless task that will lead you nowhere.
    B) If you can't constrain (限制) your desires, you're following the crowd.


    5. Think of the moments you look back on as your fondest memories. Would you trade those for a pile of cash? (Para. 9)
    A) Think of the moments you remember as your most loving memories. Would you buy them with all the money you have?
    B) Think of the moments you look back on as your warmest memories. Would you exchange them for a pile of cash?
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      Yeah, I think it does. I think as you get older, you become, probably, a bit more intolerant of certain, sort of, 1) behavior and, as, when you’re younger you’re probably not as 2) it. I think the order people, er, definitely 3) manners, good behavior and good 4) . I suppose so. I suppose we learn how to be more 5) of it. Um, we can be, probably, more short-tempered of it because we’ve probably had it all of our lives and we want it to, sort of, 6) , but I think we learn how to, sort of, either 7) from it or ignore it, that sort of things. It becomes more important as you get older. You have to 8) more people, therefore, be more polite.

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      You never told us why you were late for the party, () A: weren't you B: didn't you C: had you D: did you

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      You never told us why you were late for the party, ______ A: did you B: had you C: didn't you D: hadn't you

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      Thank you for coming for the interview last Wednesday. We have considered your 1) _____________ carefully, and we are afraid that we cannot offer you the position. Your secretarial skills are 2) ___________ the standards, but you don’t have a good command of English which is required for the position. 3) ____________ , you seem to lack confidence in 4) ______________________ people, which would make it difficult for you to work as a secretary. And we suggest that a 5) __________ might be more suitable for you.

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      告知客人预定已满时,如何委婉表达? A: I’d like to tell you we’re fully booked. B: I have to tell you we’re fully booked. C: I’m so sorry to tell you we’re fully booked. D: I’m not afraid to tell you we’re fully booked.