Passage Three
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I can think of no better career for a young novelist than to for some years a sub-editor on a rather conservative newspaper. The man who was of chief importance to me in those days was the chief sub-editor, George Anderson. I hated him in my first week, but I grew almost to love him before three years had passed. A small elderly Scotsman with a flushed face and laconic humour, he drove a new sub-editor hard with his sarcasm. Sometimes I almost fancied myself back at school again, and I was always glad when five-thirty came, for immediately the clock marked the hour when the pubs opened, he would take his bowler hat from the coat-rack and disappear for thirty minutes to his favourite bar. His place would be taken by the gentle and courteous Colonel Maude. Maude was careful to see that the new recruit was given no story w A. stand over them while they worked and make unpleasant remarks B. go out for a drink and let them solve their own problems C. provoke them into disliking him D. use bitter humour to draw their attention to their mistakes [单项选择]The musical comedy Oklahoma! did much to expand the potential of the musical stage, and it encouraged others to attempt ......
(a)original themes
(b)to original themes
(c)that were original themes
(d)how original themes
[单项选择]No one can______how much longer the bad weather will go on.
A. talk B. speak C. say [单项选择]
Eyes Can Speak
Much meaning can be carried clearly, with our eyes, so it is often (1) that eyes can speak.Do you have such kind of (2) In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he (3) that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is (4) wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel (5) toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract(吸引) her attention, to make her understand that he (6) her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, (7) make sure that the listener does pay attention (8) what he or she is speaking. Lovers will enjoy 我来回答: 提交
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