Once upon a time, a London news reporter wanted to do some research about wine shops. She wanted to see (121) shops offered the best advice and (122) . She thought that the shop assistants in the best wine shops (123) judge their customers by clothes. So she decided to (124) this in her research. The woman put on a long raincoat. She (125) up the buttons in such a way (126) one at the bottom was not clone up. Then she went to six (127) wine shops. She said that she wanted to buy two (128) of wine for a special dinner and (129) what food she was planning to cook. She also said that she did not mind how much money she (130) . In fact, the meal she was planning to cook was not an important meal. So good, (131) wine would in fact be suitable. At one shop, the assistant almost laughed at her. He (132) that, because she was a woman, she did not understand about wine. In another shop, the assistant (133) . her very well and advised her to buy some ordinary, (134) very pleasant wine. The (135) in the sixth shop was the most interesting. The assistant did not (136) her seriously, and advised her to buy two bottles of very (137) wine. What was worse, this wine was not at all suitable for drinking (138) a meal. Finally, he did not give her the right change, but kept (139) five pounds. A week later, her complete report was (140) in the newspaper, including the names of the shops that she had visited.
A. treatment
B. price
C. service
D. goods
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When a person is curious about something, it means he is (41) in it and wishes to know more about it. We can say he has curiosity about that thing. There is nothing wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad (42) on what people are curious about. Curiosity (43) can be silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are (44) of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing. They are anxious to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are (45) home or taking outside, or why they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is silly because they are not at all important. It is none of their (46) to know what their neighbours do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also (47) . For most probably, it may (48) to small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect to (49) , and thus (50) their feelings. On the other hand, there is a (51) curiosity—the curiosity of wise men, who (52) at all the great things and try to find out all they (53) about them. Columbus could (54) have found America if he had not been (55) . James Watt would not have made the steam engine (56) his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made (57) a result of curiosity, (58) the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have (59) or nothing (60) the happiness of the public.
A. so
B. however
C. but
D. or
When dawn came, they realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain (81) asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe (斧) and (82) . great care, (83) make a hole in the deck, he began to knock the ice away. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept (84) for ten minutes while the others looked on anxiously (85) this time he was (86) cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing. Each member of the crew took it (87) turn to cut the ice away as long as he could (88) it. First, they had to knock off enough ice to get on their (89) . Standing on that rolling deck meant (90) , because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued. Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin (船舱). He called (91) one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would (92) enough heat to warm the cabin above (93) . Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough (94) it could be bumped out, they were (95) . It took (96) before the boat began to float better. But for this time they succeeded (97) rid of most of the ice. Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again (98) their work. In the face of this danger, Cap, Slater (99) the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would (100) until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another day.
A. on
B. to
C. at
D. up
When George Lewis, an (61) thief, went into a department store in Poole, he wasn’t (62) too many problems. There were several other (63) in the shop and he waited until he thought (64) was looking and then began (65) things into his bag. (66) as he was walking out of the shop, five pairs of hands suddenly caught him (67) . The store detective asked him (68) the shop and then told him to open his (69) . It (70) three shirts, two pairs of trousers and a leather jacket. The store manger asked (71) his receipt (收据) was and he said he didn’t have (72) . "I couldn’t (73) a changing room free, (74) I was taking the clothes (75) to try them on," he said. Five minutes later he admitted that he (76) the clothes. The police (77) and arrested him. The (78) of the store later said that the thief had not (79) a very good day to steal, "we were holding a (80) course — there were twenty of them!\
A. including
B. contained
C. has
D. hold
When George Lewis, an (61) thief, went into a department store in Poole, he wasn’t (62) too many problems. There were several other (63) in the shop and he waited until he thought (64) was looking and then began (65) things into his bag. (66) as he was walking out of the shop, five pairs of hands suddenly caught him (67) . The store detective asked him (68) the shop and then told him to open his (69) . It (70) three shirts, two pairs of trousers and a leather jacket. The store manger asked (71) his receipt (收据) was and he said he didn’t have (72) . "I couldn’t (73) a changing room free, (74) I was taking the clothes (75) to try them on," he said. Five minutes later he admitted that he (76) the clothes. The police (77) and arrested him. The (78) of the store later said that the thief had not (79) a very good day to steal, "we were holding a (80) course — there were twenty of them!\
A. customers
B. customs
C. thieves
D. detectives