[单项选择]We'd like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A. preserve
B. reserve
C. retain
D. sustain

[单项选择]We'd like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A. preserve
B. reserve
C. retain
D. sustain

[单项选择]We wanted a new table for dinner, so my father bought ______ from a furniture store yesterday.
A. itself
B. one
C. himself
D. another

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Passage Five We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen .... When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend Or did he envy my luck" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it’ s too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don’ t really listen closely we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You’ re a lucky dog." That’ s being friendly. But "lucky dog" There’ s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’ t see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’ t think you deserve your luck. "Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for is an
A. we fail to listen carefully when they talk
B. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say
C. people usually state one thing but mean another
D. we tend to doubt what our friends say

[单项选择]When something happens （） we like, we usually feel joy or happiness, which is a positive and powerful emotion and for which we all strive.
A. upon
B. to
C. that
D. what

[单项选择]When something happens ______ we like, we usually feel joy or happiness, which is a positive and powerful emotion and for which we all strive.
A. upon
B. to
C. that
D. what

[单项选择]After dinner Teddy cleared the table but forgot ______ the floor.

[单项选择]We'd like to __________ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A. preserve
B. retain
C. reserve
D. sustain

[单项选择]When we placed our order ______ you we stressed that the goods would be required for winter sales in this country.
A. to
B. with
C. on
D. against

[单项选择]The last five digits of number 51512 identifies the manufacturer.

[单项选择]—What do you think of the five doll mascots for the 2008 Olympic Games — ______ , they are lovely, but we can't figure out what they mean easily.

[单项选择]One out of five Chinese studying abroad goes to the United States.
A. 5个中国人中的一个正在美国学习。
B. 5个中国人中的有一个出国是去美国学习的。
C. 去国外学习的中国人中有1/5去了美国。
D. 1/5的中国留学生去了美国。

[单项选择]They hit only the smaller people like me, while the politicians will of course ______it with money.
A. do away with
B. take away with
C. make away with
D. get away with