I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. (1) , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was (2) and ill. My father was (3) a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness (4) all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is (5) . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started (6) about life, and I told them about one of my (7) . I said that we must very often give things up (8) we grow: our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always (9) that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father (10) up. He said, "But, Peter, I gave up (11) ! What did I gain" I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. (12) , he answered his own question. "I (13) the love of my family. " I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness. I was also (14) by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated at someone, I (15) remember his words and become (16) . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be (17) to give up my small irritations. In this (18) , I learned the power of acceptance from my father. Sometimes I (19) what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one (20)
A. as
B. since
C. before
D. till
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For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recently (1) come to (2) something to look through. Stores (3) their goods in large glass windows. Glass bottles and jars (4) food and drink allow us (5) the contents. Glass (6) spectacles (眼镜), microscopes, telescopes, and (7) very useful and necessary objects. (8) are used by people who cannot see (9) or by people who want to protect their eyes (10) bright light. Microscopes make tiny things larger (11) we can examine them. Telescopes (12) objects that are far away appear (13) closer to us. (14) in recent years plastics have replaced glass (15) conditions where glass might be (16) broken there are new uses (17) for glass that were never imagined in the (18) . Perhaps the greatest (19) . of glass is that its constituent (形成的) parts are inexpensive and can be found (20) over the world.
A. goodness
B. advance
C. advantage
D. progress
England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west (1) is only about three hundred miles (2) . But for a small country it has a (3) range of climates. People who have (4) visited England, or who have visited only (5) of it, often (6) of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. (7) the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the (8) of England and Midlands. In the south, however, the (9) is much pleasant. One (10) is that when people retire from a job in the south they often prefer to (11) to the milder south. Perhaps the warmest (12) of the country is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon and Comwall. The (13) Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the (14) quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo and many semi-tropical plants grow (15) in the southwest of England. Flowers and vegetables ripen (16) a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area obtain (17) for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there (18) several feet of snow in other parts of England (19) there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be (20) the southwest is one of England’s most popular holiday areas.
A. many places
B. several
C. few
D. one part
In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. (1) in psychology think that there are also two (2) of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. (3) there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be (4) . People think that red, (5) , is exciting. People who like to be with (6) like red. The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, (7) warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually (8) . People who like to spend time (9) often (10) cool colors. Red may he exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass (11) in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He thinks that a warm color, such as red (12) orange, is a good color for a (an) (13) or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass (14) . Cool colors are better for offices or factories if people who are working there want time to pass quickly. Researchers do not know (15) people think some colors are warm and others cool. (16) , almost everyone (17) that red, orange and yellow are warm and that green, blue and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colors (18) people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is low in winter, the sunshine seems quite blue. Because the sun is (19) during summer, the hot sunshine (20) yellow.
And
But
C. However
D. Thus
What do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation In one (1) there are as many different kinds of English as there are speakers of it. (2) two speakers speak in exactly the same (3) . We can always hear differences (4) them, and the pronunciation of English (5) a great deal in different geographical (6) . How do we decide what sort of English to use as a (7) This is not a question that can be (8) in the same way for all foreign learners of English. (9) you live in a part of the world (10) India or West Africa, where there is a long (11) of speaking English for general communication purpose, you should (12) to acquire a good variety of the pronunciation of this area. It would be (13) in these circumstances to use as a model BBC English or (14) of the sort. On the other hand, if you live in a country (15) there is no traditional use of English, you must take (16) your model some form of (17) English pronunciation. It does not (18) very much which form you choose. The most (19) way is to take as your model the sort of English you can (20) most often.
A. as
B. in
C. like
D. near