Everybody thought the battle would be _______...

Everybody thought the battle would be ________. And they were right.

A. losing         B. missing    C. lost         D. missed

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The crazy fans ______ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.

A.were waiting

B.had been waiting

C.has waited

D.would waited

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_____enough thought to who the readers of the book would be，the publisher made a wrong

decision and suffered a heavy financial loss．

A．Not giving    B．Not being given    C．Having not given    D．Not having given

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_____enough thought to who the readers of the book would be，the publisher made a wrong

decision and suffered a heavy financial loss．

A．Not giving    B．Not being given    C．Having not given    D．Not having given

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_____enough thought to who the readers of the book would be，the publisher made a wrong

decision and suffered a heavy financial loss．

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If it _____ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time.

A. shouldn’t be    B. weren’t             C. had not been     D. be not

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Ten years have passed and I’m glad to find that the local villagers are now much______ than they were before.

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How can the appearance of a product be more important than what it does? The battle between form and function rose again when James Dyson, British inventor of the Dyson vacuum（真空）cleaner that has sold in millions around the world, resigned as chairman of London's Design Museum． It is widely believed that Mr．Dyson felt that the museum put too much stress on style and fashion at the expense of serious industrial design．

Mr．Dyson accused the museum of not keeping true to itself． He may be right, but these days, museums everywhere can no longer afford to be unique centers of scholarship and learning．Among competition for sponsorship, they must use exhibitions of populist culture, nice cafes and shops or, best of all, a new building by Frank Gehry to increase visitor numbers．

On the one hand, some producers can be too old-fashioned and too concerned with the importance of product engineering and the functionality of their goods．On the other hand there are those who believe that how a product looks is more important．Design is indeed a broad term, involving both function and form．Typically, in any given product area, it changes from the former to the latter． Clothing is a good example．But surely you would have to be a very shallow person to think something's appearance was more important than what it did．

Today nearly all goods at any given price-point do much the same job．So almost the only way producers can differentiate their products from those of their competitors is to create some sort of emotional connection with the consumer, which could be through the visual appeal of the product or its packaging; or the imagery（意象）created by advertising. And what of the Dyson vacuum cleaners? Mr. Dyson may believe that people buy these machines because of the graphs showing their superior suction(喝酒), but most vacuum cleaners do a good job; the main reason people pay extra for a Dyson is because it is a vacuum cleaner with a trendy brand. With its inside workings exposed, it is a bit like a Richard Rogers building with all its pipes shown in bright colors on the outside instead of being hidden inside. Functional it may be, but it is a bit of a trick, too．

1.Mr. Dyson left the Design Museum because he thought the museum　　　　　　 ．

A. didn't increase the number of visitors

B. couldn't provide scholarships for learners

C. hadn't great appeal for serious industrial designs

D. wasn't loyal to its original purpose of learning

2.Speaking of clothing, the underlined word "latter" refers to　　　　　　 ．

A. affording protection

B. indicating one's identity

C. making someone beautiful

D. providing warmth

3.What is the author's opinion in Paragraph 4?

A. A product with convenient packaging sells well．

B. The majority of consumers prefer to buy branded goods．

C. Emotion contributes much to the development of advertising industry．

D. Most similarly priced products are of a comparable standard．

4.The author believes that people buy the Dyson vacuum cleaner because　　　　　　　 ．

A. it has a fashionable range

B. it has very good suction

C. it sells well around the world

D. it is invented by James Dyson

5.What is the author's attitude towards the form of a product?

A. Optimistic　　 B. Skeptical

C. Objective　　 D. Disapproving

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Rachel looked through troubled eyes at her sister and said, “I wouldn’t have thought Eric would be a thief.”　 Her sister Sarah replied, “Whoa, that's a _______________accusation to make against your best friend!”

Rachel remembered two days ago when she had brought out her coin collection for Eric to _______________. At the end of that day, Rachel’s mother asked her to do her a favor, so she asked her friend, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?” Eric said, “Go ahead. I’ll clean up here, _______________at the piles of coins on the floor.

When Rachel returned, it never occurred to her to _______________her coins until two days later that she realized some quarters were_______________.

Sarah said, “Why don’t you just ask him?”

“Ask him what? Hey, best friend, did you _______________ my coin collection?” Rachel thought for a moment, _______________ if that would be a good idea. The theft of her collection left her with a feeling of _______________. “How could I have misjudged my friend’s _______________?”

The next day Rachel went to Eric' s house. Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn’t be ________________. In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind, ________________ Eric had obviously stolen from her. Rachel finally could not stand it any more and stood up. Suddenly, Eric ________________, “I can’t stand it anymore!” Rachel was astonished at hearing her own ________________ burst forth from her friend! Instead of sounding ________________, Eric sounded excited. He pulled something from underneath the chair.

“Go to open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can't wait. ” Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the ________________. Laid out in front of her were all of the quarters from her coin collection.

Each quarter was in its own ________________ in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.

Rachel felt ________________rush over her neck and ears. She said ________________, "Thank you! This means. . . a great deal to me. ” She was grateful that Eric had cut her ________________before she said something she would ________________ Eric was exactly the type of person she wanted as a friend!

1.A. initial　　 B. tentative　　 C. authentic　　 D. serious

2.A. classify　　 B. excavate　　 C. distribute　　 D. see

3.A. remarking　　 B. gesturing　　 C. playing　　 D. glaring

4.A. seek　　 B. select　　 C. check　　 D. collect

5.A. destroyed　　 B. messed　　 C. missing　　 D. decreasing

6.A. replace　　 B. steal　　 C. pick　　 D. remove

7.A. deciding　　 B. knowing　　 C. asking　　 D. minding

8.A. stupidity　　 B. abandon　　 C. sympathy　　 D. betrayal

9.A. favour　　 B. character　　 C. appearance　　 D. method

10.A. still　　 B. confident　　 C. generous　　 D. silent

11.A. when　　 B. so　　 C. after　　 D. if

12.A. expressed　　 B. condemned　　 C. yelled　　 D. argued

13.A. purpose　　 B. choices　　 C. desire　　 D. thoughts

14.A. shocked　　 B. curious　　 C. guilty　　 D. cruel

15.A. jar　　 B. box　　 C. can　　 D. bag

16.A. spot　　 B. form　　 C. condition　　 D. style

17.A. air　　 B. heat　　 C. wind　　 D. sweat

18.A. awesomely　　 B. abruptly　　 C. weakly　　 D. acutely

19.A. off　　 B. down　　 C. out　　 D. up

20.A. illustrate　　 B. compromise　　 C. tolerate　　 D. regret

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When Luke went to university he thought he would be on a new journey in life and getting his own place. In the UK, it’s common to fly the nest at a fairly young age. Many choose a flat-share; others make plans to get on the property ladder.

But the current economic situation forced Luke back to his mum’s house at the age of 27. And he’s not alone: a quarter of young adults in the UK now live with their parents. The Office for National Statistics said more than 3.3 million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 were living with their parents in 2013.

Lack of jobs and the high cost of renting accommodation made Luke change his plans. He’s upset. "There’s something very difficult about being an adult living in an environment where you’re still a child," he says. "It limits me socially; sometimes I feel it limits me professionally."

Indeed, many young people have no choice but to stay at "the hotel of Mum and Dad".

Krissy had to return home after a year away and now lives in rather terrible conditions, sharing the family’s three-bedroom house with her sisters. She says they end up getting on each other’s nerves when it’s time to use the bathroom in the morning.

Of course, living with your parents is not unusual in some countries. Economic conditions, culture, or family traditions mean many young people stay at home until they get married. Even then, it can be too expensive to rent or buy a house and the married couples continue to live at one of their parents’ homes.

But some parents seem to enjoy having their kids back at home. Janice’s daughters are part of what’s being called "the boomerang generation". She says, "I get to share their lives with them, and I’ve got to know them all as adults. We have the sort of conversations that good friends do."

So for some it’s a win-win situation — spending time with your families, and saving money.

1.How is the passage developed?

A. By listing figures

B. By making comparisons

C. By analyzing causes

D. By giving examples

2.We can learn from the passage that.

A. living with parents is common in some countries

B. all the parents enjoy living with their children

C. the author approves of children’s living with parents

D. Janice belongs to a group called "the boomerang generation"

3.What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph?

A. They get on very well with each other.

B. They shout at each other angrily.

C. They finally make each other annoyed.

D. They are unwilling to share with each other.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To persuade children into living on their own after getting married.

B. To show the present situation of young people living with their parents.

C. To compare the advantages and disadvantages of living with parents.

D. To present the problems young adults may face after going to university.

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