...pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which
they need to practise with their page turner.But like all performances, there are moments when
things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but
the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages...
...he BBC's "royal charter" stands for_______.B. the privileges granted by the Queen.C. a contract with the Queen.答案居然选了 C，我查了牛津字典，charter 除了表示“宪章”，就是表示“特许状，许可证”的意思，为啥答案变成了一种contract（合...
...tive, and his later
pictures give at least a suggestion of what he sought. They offer the
imagination something new and strange. It is as though in this far country his
spirit, that had wandered disembodied, seeking a tenement, at last was able to
clothe itself in flesh. To use the hackneyed phrase,...
...ad been offered5. The police
searched the area for several days. ________, they found the piece of evidence
theywere looking for.A. Generally B.
Originally C. Eventually D. Unfortunately6. It’s a good idea
to choose a(n) ________ destination in case your fi...
...uent talker. He seemed to express himself with difficulty, as though words were not the medium with which his mind worked; and you had to guess the intentions of his soul by hackneyed phrases, slang, and vague, unfinished gestures. But though he said nothing of any consequence, there was something i...
...of words that express different ___42___ of gratitude (感谢).My thoughts were soon ___43___. We had a woman
patient who was ___44___ from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon,
while ___45___to get into bed she collapsed (倒下) from what was ___46___
discovered to be a heart attack. The co...
...Chinese are beginning to feel that way .They see young Chinese ignoringing Chinese cultrue and,instead,buying Japanese cartoon books,watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating wes...
...S DAY SURPRISE 母亲节惊喜 The twins were filled with excitement asthey
thought of the surprise theywere planning for Mother’s Day. How pleased and
proud Mother would be when they brought her breakfast in bed. They planned to
make French toast and chicken porridge. They had watched their ...
...d him downstairs what had happened to the little
lady in the tea-shop. Had they quarrelled already, or was his infatuation
passed? It seemed hardly likely if, as appeared, he had been taking steps for a
year to make his desperate plunge. We walked to the Avenue de Clichy, and sat
down at one of the ...
... works.The researchers
examined various levels of noise on participants asthey completed tests of
creative thinking. Theywere randomly divided into four groups and exposed to
various noise levels in the background, from total silence to 50 decibels (分贝), 70 decibels,
and 85 decibels. The diffe...
...ords and sentences.Such sentences do not always occur in thinking,and when they do they are merged with vague imagery and the hint of unconsciousor or subliminal（潜意识） activities going on just out of rage.unspoken words是什么意思？they指代什么？they do they are merged中的do是...
...it an email urging it to cut back. What’s the worst that
could happen if they don’t respond? I thought.One day, I saw a
commercial for a health-care company. People in the ad were using plastic
straws. I googled the contact info of the company and emailed its president. I
told him how plastic ca...
...s reported that Americans eat too much protein every day, twice as much asthey actually need. 我可以假设把twice as much放一边，先不理解吗？Americans eat too much protein，asthey actually need.Americans eat too much protein asthey need.这样可以当成定语从句，觉得这...
... the heart sur-geon who successfully replaces diseased
valves. My
thoughts were soon put to the test. We had a woman on the ward who was
recovering from knee replacement operation. One aftemoon, while attempting to
get into she collapsed from what was eventually discovered to be a myocardial
infarct...
... American dream, what it takes to achieve their goals, and
whether or not they felt a significant amount of control over their ability to
be successful. 红色部分的it指代的是什么？指代前句的the American dream吗？如果是的话，那这句what it takes to achieve their goals...