[单项选择]（　）entering the house, he immediately found something strange.
A. At
B. In
C. On
D. For

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What does the man mean A. He wants to buy something with the woman. B. He doesn’t hear the woman clearly. C. He wants just to stay home.

[单项选择]Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt ______ lonely.


A. nothing but
B. anything but
C. all but
D. everything but

[单项选择]He doesn't dare to leave the house in case he should be recognized．
A. 在被人认出来的情况下，他不敢离开这所房子。
B. 他不敢离开这所房子，怕万一被人认出来。
C. 他不想离开这所房子，为了不被人认出来
D. 被人认出来之后，他不想离开这所房子。

[单项选择]How big is the house he moved in
A. As big as the old one.
B. Twice as big as mine.
C. As big as mine.
D. Twice bigger than mine.

[单项选择]When he returned home, he found the window open and something（）
A. to steal
B. stealing
C. stole
D. stolen

[单项选择]When he arrived, he found （　） the aged and the sick at home.
A. none but
B. none other than
C. nothing but
D. no other than

[单项选择]When he came to himself, he found himself （　） in bed.
A. lie
B. lay
C. laid
D. lying

[填空题]When he broke open the door, he found his son (lie) ______ on the floor unconscious.

[单项选择]When he arrived, he found ______ the aged and the sick at home.
A. none but
B. none other than
C. nothing but
D. no other than

[单项选择]When he arrived, he found______the aged and the sick at home.
A. none but
B. none other than
C. nothing but
D. no other than

[单项选择]When he tried to make a ______ , he found that the hotel was completely filled because of a convention.


A. reservation
B. claim
C. mess
D. revision

[单项选择]He found （）everybody know what had happened
A. it necessary letting
B. it necessary to let
C. necessary letting
D. necessary to let

[单项选择]He was ______ the crime since he was found to be there when the crime took place.
A. executed for
B. charged with
C. asked about
D. declared by

[单项选择]When the boy came back years later, he found the empty old house there.

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Text 1
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattrative ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise o
A. turns out to be an obstacle to men
B. affects men and women alike
C. has as little effect on men as on women
D. is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women