It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband would not be back until (41) and I had decided to settle down in a comfortable chair in the living room and read a good book. I (42) the children to bed early and (43) a sandwich and a cup of coffee. Soon I was (44) comfortably with my book in front of me and the sandwich and cup of coffee (45) a tray beside me.I was just beginning to eat (46) the telephone rang. I dropped my book and hurried to answer it. (47) the time I got back to the living room, my coffee was cold. I ate the sandwich and began sipping(呷) (48) coffee with the book still open (49) the first page. Suddenly there was a loud knock (50) the front door. It startled me so (51) that I (52) some coffee on my skirt. The man (53) the door was looking for a (54) address and wanted me to give him directions. It took me a long time (55) him. After that, I sat down again and (56) to read a whole page without further interruption until the baby woke up. He started screaming at the top of his (57) , so I rushed upstairs. He was still (58) at 11 o’clock when my husband came home, I (59) something at him when he asked me (60) I had spent a pleasant evening. 45()
A. on
B. for
C. in
D. with
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Three factors contribute to the miraculous spread of English 【B1】 an international language: English usage in science, technology and commerce; the ability to 【B2】 vocabulary from other languages; and the acceptability of various English dialects. In science, English 【B3】German after World War Ⅱ With this technical and scientific dominance 【B4】the beginning of overall dominance by the language, 【B5】in Europe and then globally. Today, the information 【B6】 has replaced the industrial age and has 【B7】 time and distance. This is transforming world economies from industrial production to information-based goods and services. 【B8】 geography and borders, the information revolution is reflecting our world. In less than twenty years, information processing, 【B9】 limited to the printed work, has given way to computers and the Internet. Computer-aided communication is closing the gap between spoken and written English. It encourages more 【B10】 conversational language and a tolerance for diversity and individual style. English. 【B11】 many languages, uses a phonetic alphabet and fairly basic grammar. But most importantly, it has a large and extensive vocabulary, 【B12】 about 80 is foreign. It has borrowed and continues to borrow words from Spanish and French, Hebrew and Arabic, Hindi Urdu and Bengali, Malay and Chinese, 【B13】from languages from West Africa and Polynesia. This language characteristic makes it unique 【B14】 history. Finally, 【B15】 English language central authority guards the standards of the language; therefore, many 【B16】 have developed: American, British, Canadian, Indian, and Australian, 【B17】a few. There is no standard pronunciation. But within this diversity is a 【B18】 of grammar and one set of core vocabulary. 【B19】 , each country that speaks the language can introduce 【B50】 of its own culture into the usage and vocabulary.
A. to speak
B. speaking
C. to name
D. naming
It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband would not be back until (41) and I had decided to settle down in a comfortable chair in the living room and read a good book. I (42) the children to bed early and (43) a sandwich and a cup of coffee. Soon I was (44) comfortably with my book in front of me and the sandwich and cup of coffee (45) a tray beside me.I was just beginning to eat (46) the telephone rang. I dropped my book and hurried to answer it. (47) the time I got back to the living room, my coffee was cold. I ate the sandwich and began sipping(呷) (48) coffee with the book still open (49) the first page. Suddenly there was a loud knock (50) the front door. It startled me so (51) that I (52) some coffee on my skirt. The man (53) the door was looking for a (54) address and wanted me to give him directions. It took me a long time (55) him. After that, I sat down again and (56) to read a whole page without further interruption until the baby woke up. He started screaming at the top of his (57) , so I rushed upstairs. He was still (58) at 11 o’clock when my husband came home, I (59) something at him when he asked me (60) I had spent a pleasant evening. 60()
A. if
B. if only
C. in case
D. that
Massive changes in all of the world’’s deeply cherished sporting habits are underway. Whether it’’s one of London’’s parks full of people playing softball, and Russians taking up rugby, or the Superbowl rivaling the British Football Cup Final as a televised spectator event in Britain, the patterns of players and spectators are changing beyond recognition. We are witnessing a globalization of our sporting culture. That annual bicycle race, the Tour de France, much loved by the French, is a good case in point. Just a few years back it was a strictly continental affair with France, Belgium and Holland, Spain and Italy taking part in. But in recent years it has been dominated by Colombian mountain climbers, and American and Irish riders. The people who really matter welcome the shift toward globalization. Peugeot, Michelin and Panasonic are multi-national corporations that want worldwide returns for the millions they invest in teams. So it does them literally a world of good to see this unofficial world championship become just that. This is undoubtedly an economic-based revolution we are witnessing here, one made possible by communications technology, but made to happen because of marketing considerations. Sell the game and you can sell Coca Cola or Budweiser as well. The skillful way in which American football has been sold to Europe is a good example of how all sports will develop. The aim of course is not really to spread the sport for its own sake, but to increase the number of people interested in the major money-making events. The economics of the Superbowl are already astronomical. With seats at US $125, gate receipts alone were a staggering $10,000,000. The most important statistic of the day, however, was the $ 10,000,000 in TV advertising fees. Imagine how much that becomes when the eyes of the world are watching. So it came as a terrible shock, but not really as a surprise, to learn that some people are now suggesting that soccer change from being a game of two 45-minute halves, to one of four 25-minute quarters. The idea is unashamedly to capture more advertising revenue, without giving any thought for the integrity of a sport which relies for its essence on the flowing nature of the action. Moreover, as sports expand into world markets, and as our choice of sports as consumers also grows, we will demand to see them played at a higher and higher level. In boxing we have already seen numerous, dubious world title categories because people will not pay to see anything less than a "World Title" fight, and this means that the title fights have to be held in different countries around the world! Globalization of sporting culture means that ______.
A. more people are taking up sports
B. traditional sports are getting popular
C. many local sports are becoming international
D. foreigners are more interested in local sports
Three factors contribute to the miraculous spread of English 【B1】 an international language: English usage in science, technology and commerce; the ability to 【B2】 vocabulary from other languages; and the acceptability of various English dialects. In science, English 【B3】German after World War Ⅱ With this technical and scientific dominance 【B4】the beginning of overall dominance by the language, 【B5】in Europe and then globally. Today, the information 【B6】 has replaced the industrial age and has 【B7】 time and distance. This is transforming world economies from industrial production to information-based goods and services. 【B8】 geography and borders, the information revolution is reflecting our world. In less than twenty years, information processing, 【B9】 limited to the printed work, has given way to computers and the Internet. Computer-aided communication is closing the gap between spoken and written English. It encourages more 【B10】 conversational language and a tolerance for diversity and individual style. English. 【B11】 many languages, uses a phonetic alphabet and fairly basic grammar. But most importantly, it has a large and extensive vocabulary, 【B12】 about 80 is foreign. It has borrowed and continues to borrow words from Spanish and French, Hebrew and Arabic, Hindi Urdu and Bengali, Malay and Chinese, 【B13】from languages from West Africa and Polynesia. This language characteristic makes it unique 【B14】 history. Finally, 【B15】 English language central authority guards the standards of the language; therefore, many 【B16】 have developed: American, British, Canadian, Indian, and Australian, 【B17】a few. There is no standard pronunciation. But within this diversity is a 【B18】 of grammar and one set of core vocabulary. 【B19】 , each country that speaks the language can introduce 【B50】 of its own culture into the usage and vocabulary.
A. informal
B. formal
C. spoken
D. written