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When she was told that her cat was killed by the neighbor’s dog, the old lady _____ tears.
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His __________ to return her phone call told her that something was wrong.
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After our pleasant conversation, I told him that I would see him _____.
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Mrs. Flowers told Marguerite that speaking was sometimes a more expressive or effective way of communicating with others.
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The ______on his face told me that he was angry.
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When I told him that I wrote _________, he thought for a long time that it was _________ the handwriting which I meant, for he could write a _________ good hand himself.
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I told him that I would _____ him to act for me while I was away from office.
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5.I remember ( )really happy when I was told they had found a house that could meet our need.
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We have been told that under no circumstances ________ the telephone in the office on the first day when I was offered a job there.
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The man said he would hit me_____I told him where the money was.
A.until
B.unless
C.soon after
D.as
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I told the designers that we needed to have the website
A. to redesign
B. redesigning
C. redesigned
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Frank:David,I was told that you guys had a wonderful time at the cinema.I shouldhave gone to see the film with you last night. David:__________.
A.It is your own business
B.What a pity!
C.That sounds pity thing
D.Good luck with you l
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--- I called you the other day, but I was told that the number didn ’ t exist. Why --- ____________.
A.It’s a good number
B.So what
C.Oh, I ’ ve changed my number
D.How interesting
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If he had told me earlier, I______like that.
A.would not have done
B.would not do
C.would do
D.will not do
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Young people are often told by their teacher that in the face of difficulties____________ (要独立思考)
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I was told______e-mail the hotel for reservations.
A.either to call or to
B.that I should call or to
C.to either call or to
D.I ought either to call or
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I teach economics at UCLA. Last Monday in class, I【36】asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that it had not been so good. Then he proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. His question【37】me of something I'd read somewhere before: "Every morning when you get up, you have a【38】about how you want to approach life that day," I said. "I choose to be cheerful." Then I told them a story.
One day I was【39】to the college I taught in at Henderson, 17 miles away from where I lived. When a quarter mile was left down the road to the college, my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn't【40】So I walked to the college. My secretary asked me what had happened. "This is my lucky day," I replied, smiling. "Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?" She was【41】. "What do you mean?" "I live 17 miles from here." I replied. "My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn't.【42】it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway,within walking distance of the college. I'm still able to teach my class and get help from the tow truck. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn't have been in a more convenient way." The secretary's eyes opened【43】and then she smiled.
I scanned the sixty faces before me.【44】it was a big crowd, no one made any noise. Somehow, my story had【45】them. In fact, it had all started with a student's observation that I was cheerful.
(36)
A.nervously
B.carefully
C.cheerfully
D.eagerly
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My father was a gruff man. I couldn't remember the last time he had tenderly stroked my cheek, tousled my hair or used a term of endearment when calling my name. His diabetes had given him a short temper and he screamed a lot. I was envious when I saw other fathers plant gentle kisses on their daughters' foreheads or impulsively give them a big bear hug. I knew that he loved me and that his love was deep. He just didn't know how to express it.
It was hard to say "I love you' to someone who didn't say it back. After so many disappointing times when I would flinch from his sharp rebuff I began to withdraw my own warm displays of affection. I stopped reaching out or hugging or kissing him. At first this act of self-restraint was conscious. Later it would become automatic, and finally it was ingrained. The love between us ran strong but silent.
One rare evening out, when my mother had successfully coaxed my usually asocial father to join us for a night in the town, we were sitting in an elegant restaurant that boasted a small but lively band. When it struck up a familiar waltz tune, I glanced at my father. He suddenly appeared small and shrunken to me not powerful and intimidating as I had always perceived him.
All the old hurts welled up inside but I decided to dare one last time.
"Dad, You know I've never ever danced with you. Even when I was a little girl, I begged you, but you never wanted to! How about right now? " I waited for the usual brusque reply that would once again slice my heart into ribbons. But instead he considered me thoughtfully and then a surprising twinkle appeared in his eye." I have been remiss in my duties as a father then." he uncharacteristically joked. "Let's hit the floor and I'll show you just what kind of moves an old geezer like me still can make!"
My father took me in his arms. Since earliest childhood I hadn't been enfolded in his embrace. I felt overcome by emotion.
As we danced, I looked up at my father intently but he avoided my gaze. His eyes swept the dance floor, the other diners and the members of the band. His scrutiny took in everyone and everything but me. I felt that he must already be regretting his decision to join me for a dance; he seemed uncomfortable being physically close to me.
"Dad," I finally whispered tears in my eyes. "Why is it so hard for you to look at me?" At last his eyes dropped to my face and he studied me intently. "Because I love you so much", he whispered back. "Because I love you. " I was struck dumb by his response. It wasn't what I had anticipated. But it was of course exactly what I needed to hear. His own eyes were misty and he was blinking.
I had always known that he loved me, I just hadn't understood that his vast emotion had frightened him and made him mute. His taciturn manner hid the deep emotions flowing inside. "I love you too, Dad" I whispered back softly. He stumbled over the next few words" I ... I'm sorry that I'm not demonstrative." Then he said "I've realized that I don't show what I feel. My parents never hugged or kissed me and I guess I learned how not to from them. It's... it's.., hard for me. I'm probably too old to change my ways now but just know how much I love you." "Okay" I smiled.
When the dance ended, I brought Dad back to Mom waiting at the table and excused myself to the ladies' room. I was gone just a few minutes but during my absence everything changed.
There were screams and shouts and scrapings of chairs as I made my way back across the room. I wondered what the commotion was all about. As I approached the table I saw it was all about Dad. He was slumped in his chair ashen gray. A doctor in the restaurant rushed over to handle the emergency and an ambulance was called but it was really all too late. He was gone. Instantly they said.
What had suddenly made me after so many years of steeling myself against his constant rejection ask hi
A.He was a bad-tempered man because of the disease he had suffered.
B.He was an asocial man with little idea of using body language.
C.He was an affectionate father who seldom joked.
D.He was a loving father without much warm demonstration of love.
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听力原文:W: Mary told me that she was going to quit her job. I'll certainly be sorry to see her go.
M: Oh, she always says that! I wouldn't buy her a going-away present if I were you.
Q: What does the man think about Mary?
(18)
A.She will go away.
B.She will be sorry.
C.She won't quit her job.
D.She won't buy him a present.
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When I told my family that I was thinking of takin...
When I told my family that I was thinking of taking a cooking job, the roars of laughter were rather discouraging. No one believed that I could cook at all, as I had never had achance to practise at home, Our cook had ruled in the kitchen for thirty years and had an annoying tendency to regard the saucepans, stove and all the kitchen fittings as her own property. I once crept down there when I thought she was asleep in her room to try out an omelette (妙蛋). Noiselessly I removed a frying pan from its hook and the eggs from their cupboard. It was the pop of the gas that woke her, I think, for I was just breaking the first egg when a pair of slippered feet moved round the door and a shout of horror caused me to break the egg on the floor. This disaster, together with the fact that I was using her one very special beloved and cared for frying-pan, upset her so much that she locked herself in the store room with all the food and we had to make our Sunday dinner of bananas. If the family weren&39;t going to be helpful I would look for a job all by myself and not tell them about it until I&39;d got one. I had seen an agency in a local paper, so as soon as there was no one about to say "Where are you going?" I rushed out of the house in search of it. I sat on the edge of a chair and could see my nose shining out of the corner of my eye.I thought perhaps it was a good thing; it might look more earnest. The woman at the desk examined me through her glasses. Having asked me a few questions, she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience. "But," she said, "I&39; ve got someone who needs a cook badly. " She wrote down a number, and my spirits went up as I took the slip of paper she held out to me, saying:“Ring up this lady. She wants a cook. You wouldhave to start tomorrow by cooking dinner for ten people. Could you manage that?" “Oh yes," said I, never having cooked for more than four in my life.
Of the following, which would best characterize the response of the author’s family to her plan of taking a cooking job?
A.Pleased
B.Doubtful
C.Uncomfortable
D.Positive
One reason for the author’s: lack of practice in cooking was that___.A.no one in her family would like her to practise cooking
B.everything in the kitchen was property belonging to the cook
C.the cook would never allow her to do any cooking
D.she was not yet born when the cook came to the house
The cook felt uncomfortable when____.A.She heard a shout of horror
B.she heard the sound of a pair of slippered feet moving round the door
C.she saw the author creep down to the kitchen
D.she saw the author break an egg on the floor
When there was no one about, the author rushed out of the house because_____.A.she was afraid of seeing the cook again
B.she couldn’t answer the question her family would ask
C.that was the only chance for her to leave the house
D.didn’t want to reveal what she was going to do
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2、The witness was told that under no circumstances should he lie to the court.
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The couple told the decorator that they wanted their bedroom gaily painte
A. brightly
B. light-heartedly
C. cheerfully
D. lightly
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Jimmy told me that the () plan was put forward by Dr. Chen at the meeting.
A、rejected
B、reject
C、rejecting
D、being rejected
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Marys aunt told her that it was ______ that she was brought up after her mothers death.
A.a retired old professor
B.from a retired old professor
C.with a retired old professor
D.by a retired old professor