My father believed that there were mysterious forces (神秘的力量) at work in the world. One day, he was lecturing me on those mysterious forces (36) suddenly the door opened, and a women entered, (37) two geese. She smiled (38) and looked frightened.Joseph, I have a very (39) problem. These dead geese, they keep shrieking (尖声叫) in such a sad voice... " (40) hearing this, my father turned pale. " (41) dead geese don’t shriek," my mother cut in."You’ll hear for yourself," replied the woman, It is impossible to (42) what I heard. My hands grew (43) and I wanted to run from the room.Father was no less (44) than I was. He jumped away from the table."Joseph, what shall I do" the woman cried." (45) I’m a poor woman. Two geese! They (46) me a fortune!"Father did not know what to answer. (47) face was growing sharper and more (48) . "I want to hear it again," she said. And so for the second and the third time, the shrieks were (49) . Nobody said anything. The woman asked, "Well, I didn’t (50) it, did I"Suddenly my mother laughed. "Did you (51) the windpipes (气管)" my mother asked."The windpipes No ...""Let me (52) ," said Mother. She took hold of one of the geese, and pulled out the windpipe. She did the same with the other one. I was surprised by my mother’s (53) . "Now, try it again. " I was (54) to hear the geese shriek, but they were dead silent."There is always (55) why dead geese shriek," said my mother. "Now go home and cook them for the meal. They won’t make a sound in your pot. \ 49().
A. made
B. heard
C. arrived
D. followed
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A. a secretary
B. a shop assistant
C. a teaching assistant
D. a kindergarten teacher
Scientists say they now have proof to support the old-fashioned advice that it’s best to sleep on a problem. They say sleep strengthens the memory and helps the brain organize the masses of information we receive each day.Lead researcher Bob Stickgold at the Harvard Medical School said, "Sleep helps us draw rules from our experiences. It’s like knowing the difference between dogs and cats, even if it’s hard to explain. "The US research team studied how well students remembered connections between words and symbols (象征), reports New Scientist. They compared how the students performed if they had had a sleep between seeing the words and having the test, and if they had not slept. They found that people were better able to remember lists of related words after a night’s sleep than after the same time spent awake during the day. They also found it easier to remember themes (主题) that the words had in common. But they forgot around one in four more themes if they had been awake. Prof. John Groeger, of Surrey University’s Sleep Research Centre, said, "People have been trying for years to find out what the purpose of sleep is, as we know that only certain parts of it have a restorative (有助恢复的) value. ""We form and store huge numbers of experiences in the head every day, and sleep seems to be the way the brain deals with it all.\ What may be the importance of the research().
A. It shows sleep may help us manage information.
B. It helps find out the common themes of words.
C. It tells us that more sleep can improve health.
D. It proves the value of the old-fashioned advice.
Tom: Dad, what will we have for dinnerDad: I don’t know. Maybe fried fish, chicken soup and...Tom: Oh, no. We’ve had such things since Mom’s gone.Dad: I’m sorry. But that is the only thing I can cook. What do you want to have thenTom: I’d like to go to McDonald’s this time.Dad: OK then. You’ll drive, will youTom: No, I’m a bit tired today. You do that, please.Dad: OK, OK. I always do things like that ... Ah, here we are.Tom: Dad, what do you want to have I’d like a hamburger.Dad: Hamburger, salad, coke and apple pie. Is that all right for you, TomTom: Right, and fetch me an ice-cream, too. I’ll go and find the seats.Dad: And I’ll get some vegetable for myself, and a coffee... Oh, I’ m afraid we’ll have to do some packing. Why wouldn’t Tom do the driving().
A. He was still under 16.
B. He was a bit tired.
C. He was not a skillful driver yet.
My father believed that there were mysterious forces (神秘的力量) at work in the world. One day, he was lecturing me on those mysterious forces (36) suddenly the door opened, and a women entered, (37) two geese. She smiled (38) and looked frightened.Joseph, I have a very (39) problem. These dead geese, they keep shrieking (尖声叫) in such a sad voice... " (40) hearing this, my father turned pale. " (41) dead geese don’t shriek," my mother cut in."You’ll hear for yourself," replied the woman, It is impossible to (42) what I heard. My hands grew (43) and I wanted to run from the room.Father was no less (44) than I was. He jumped away from the table."Joseph, what shall I do" the woman cried." (45) I’m a poor woman. Two geese! They (46) me a fortune!"Father did not know what to answer. (47) face was growing sharper and more (48) . "I want to hear it again," she said. And so for the second and the third time, the shrieks were (49) . Nobody said anything. The woman asked, "Well, I didn’t (50) it, did I"Suddenly my mother laughed. "Did you (51) the windpipes (气管)" my mother asked."The windpipes No ...""Let me (52) ," said Mother. She took hold of one of the geese, and pulled out the windpipe. She did the same with the other one. I was surprised by my mother’s (53) . "Now, try it again. " I was (54) to hear the geese shriek, but they were dead silent."There is always (55) why dead geese shriek," said my mother. "Now go home and cook them for the meal. They won’t make a sound in your pot. \ 53().
A. action
B. courage
C. strength
D. speed