bow，govern，steam，congratulate，prohibit，ensure，adjust，greet
1.Kissing in Italy is only used to __________ very close friends or family.
2.The aerial can be __________ to the range of those signals by lengthening or shortening it.
3.In order to __________ success we must have a complete and thorough plan.
4.There is a law __________ people from smoking in the subway.
5.Jim __________ himself out of the competition when he learned who his opponent was.
6.He received as many as a hundred letters of __________ on that single day.
7.People live in the kingdom of language, which __________ their way of thinking and behaviour.
8.Some __________ potatoes or baked potatoes at night will not increase your weight.
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do without，take off，be familiar with，after all，have nothing in common
permit sb. to do，adjust to，grow accustomed to
1.Having __________ authority, many Americans now find China’s boom worrying.
2.Some of the students are still __________ being back at school after a long time of summer holiday.
3.She had a clear list of what her daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were not __________.
4.It is strange that they should be such good friends, especially as they __________.
5.I’m new and I __________ not __________ the rules in this school.
6.When I came back, he asked me to __________ my wet shoes and sit by the fire.
7.—I like bread with butter.
—But there is none left at home. I’m afraid that you have to __________ it.
8.__________, no one knows me better than myself.
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1.The company takes environmental issues into account wherever possible.
The company ______________ environmental issues wherever possible.
2.This is a project designed to provide young people with work.
This is a project designed to __________ work __________ young people.
3.I will not go to his birthday party even if I am invited to.
I will not go to his birthday party even if ______________.
4.If he had followed me closely, he would be here with you now.
______________ me closely, he would be here with you now.
5.It is supposed that vitamin C can prevent colds.
Vitamin C ______________ prevent colds.
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When the invited foreign guest entered the classroom, all of the students rose to him warmly.
A. greet B. meet
C. visit D. notice
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—When you come to ________ the scene, isn’t it strange to see so many banks in so small a town?
—Well, it’s convenient for people.
A. think of B. think out
C. think over D. think up
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—What about the actor’s Chinese?
—Very good except that he speaks in a German ________.
A. accent B. tone
C. pronunciation D. voice
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________ a clear attitude ________ the island argument is probably the most important thing we’ll do.
A. Showing; concerned B. Show; concerning
C. To show; concerned D. Showing; concerning
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The statue, a landmark building, was named Deng Xiaoping, the general designer of reform and development.
A. in honour of B. instead of
C. in favour of D. by means of
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—You are not allowed to keep the magazine too long.
—Don’t worry. I just want to ________ it for some pictures.
A. refer to B. prefer to
C. look up in D. look into
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If I where he lived, I a note to him.
A. knew; would send B. had known; would have sent
C. know; would send D. knew; would have sent
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I didn????t see your sister at the meeting. If she , she would have met my brother.
A. has come B. did come
C. came D. had come
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If they earlier than expected, they here now.
A. had started; would be B. started; might be
C. had started; would have been D. will start; might have been
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I didn’t know his telephone number. ________ it, I ________ then.
A. Had I known; would ring him up B. Should I know; would have rung him up
C. If I knew; would ring him up D. Had I known; would have rung him up
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1.我和他取得联系没有什么困难。(get in touch with)
2.当你出席婚礼时你得适应当地的风俗。(adjust to)
3.警察一直在寻找杀人犯身份的线索。(hunt for)
4.这对夫妇设晚宴庆祝他们的银婚纪念日。(in celebration of)
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An investigative study of Black Friday, led by West Chester University Professor Gina Castle Bell, observed themes of consumerism but also observed the themes of a happy holiday. The researchers found through Black Friday people celebrate, plan, bond, and build traditions together.
For me my Black Friday always begins and ends on a living room floor littered with newspaper ads. There, late on Thanksgiving night, my family collectively holds a strategy session. Later, we race to early bird specials, wait with strangers in lines sharing stories of past Black Fridays, take a long relaxing lunch full of family banter(戏谑), get Christmas decorations, stop into a Cheesecake Factory bar to see the dramatic end of a football game, get a caffeine-high from Starbucks Christmas drinks, and end the shopping at a torn apart Old Navy(美国服装品牌), digging to find late available basics like socks. Finally, exhausted but contented, we collapse back on that living room floor, still littered with ads, where we drink hot cocoa, watch a Christmas movie, and plan to hang the new decorations.
This is not to say that Black Friday is always lovely. Instead, it’s often miserable. But the misery is sort of what makes Black Friday such a great tradition. Many Black Friday shoppers know that the deals on Black Friday are not especially great and are available online. But they did not show up for the deals, they showed for the “misery”.
For them the crowds, the rush, and the difficulty all enhance(提升) Black Friday—similar to the way crowds enhance movie opening nights, the rush enhances music festivals, and difficulty enhances the experience of camping for other types of people. Those crazy elements transform the events into what consumer researchers call a “collectible experience”. Collectible experiences are not always pleasant but they are memorable and meaningful to those games for them.
There seems to be a mad rush in the media to analyze Black Friday. Yet, every analysis misses the point that Black Friday, which though on the surface seems like just evil consumerism, is actually, for some, quite a meaningful, ritualistic(例行的) experience.
Maybe this happy holiday is not for you. Maybe you think it is silly or even disgusting that Americans choose to bond through, over all other options, shopping. But what you cannot deny is that Black Friday has become something bigger than deals. It has become a part of a collective and personal culture, where many shoppers are not trying to avoid the trouble and craziness of the day; instead, they are trying to strategically and happily dive into it. And, right now, on living room floors all across America, families are planning how to get the most out of their yearly ritual.
1.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that .
A. many shops open ahead of schedule to compete with others for more customers
B. many shops offer free drinks to customers when they watch football games
C. the author purchases cheap socks and the room floor collapses under their weight
D. the author stops shopping at an old and shabby store late on Thanksgiving night
2.Which of the following does NOT belong to a “collectible experience”?
A. Waiting with strangers in lines. B. Racing to early bird specials.
C. Digging to find commodities. D. Transforming crazy elements.
3.By saying “Black Friday has become something bigger than deals”, the author means Black Friday .
A. would be enjoyed more if it was less commercial
B. is a great chance to feel comfortable and relaxed
C. is a miserable, meaningful and traditional experience
D. undergoes a comprehensive evaluation from the media
4.What could be the best title of the passage?
A. A Loving Defense of Black Friday
B. An Introduction to Black Friday
C. Widespread Criticism of Black Friday
D. Fantastic Experience of Black Friday
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