Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverbs. 1. We can’t afford to fall ______ other business in using new technology. 2. Realizing that his retirement was near ____ hand, he looked for some additional income that would provide for his children. 3. Months of secret talks with the opposition party resulted ___ the setting free of the political prisoners. 4.When the car broke down on the highway for a third time, John’s patience completely ran ____ . 5. He cannot go without wine even foe one day; he is a complete slave ____ drink. 6. What one thinks and feels is, in the eyes of social scientists, mainly due ____ tradition, habit, and education. 7. It’s a real honor to have the opportunity of meeting the well-know scientist ____ person. 8. Happiness doesn’t necessarily go _____ money. 9. In the thick forest, you can walk from the edge till you feet ache, and still you’ll see nothing ______ tall trees and other plants. 10.Every day the manager has to account to the chairman _____ how he spends the company’s money.
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- Realizing that his retirement was near ____ hand, he looked for some additional income that would provide for his children.
- Every day the manager has to account to the chairman ____ how he spends the company's money. A: for B: to C: with D: at
- Fill in the blanks with the information you have heard.1) Q: What did the man realise a few months ago?A: He realised that he had so many ________________________ that he didn’t need. He has wasted _____________________ !2) Q: What happened to the man in terms of spending money?A: He kept buying the latest version of technology every year. Consequently, he drained his _____________ and ended up having no money for __________________________. He didn’t have any spending money to _________________________ either.
- Section C 40% Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Section C.wav We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I (1)_____ with Helen?”“When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he (2)_____ my luck?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, It’s too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends – or our enemies? Sometimes what people say (3)______ their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. (4)______ someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog .” That’s being friendly. But “lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But (5)_____ in the “dog” puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you (6) ______ your luck. “Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life (7)________. But is he? Hidden in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the (8) _____________ in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the (9)______________? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend (10)____________ the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake./js/editor20150812/dialogs/attachment_new/fileTypeImages/icon_default.gif
- What do you know about Jack? A: He hates living in the city. B: He's got a job in London. C: His company has got a flextime system so he doesn't have to go to work every day. D: He hasn't seen Sandra for a long time.