[单项选择]I was completely at a loss for words, because I felt sorrier than angry at what had happened.（　）
A. at a loss
B. sorrier
C. than
D. at

[单项选择]Because folk art is neither completely rejected nor accepted as an art form by art historians, their final evaluations of it necessarily remain ______.
A. arbitrary
B. estimable
C. unspoken
D. equivocal

[单项选择]But for those two words of encouragement, I would have never won this prize.
A. 要不是这两个字的鼓励，我永远也不可能赢得这个奖项。
B. 要不是因为鼓励这两个字，我永远也不可能赢得这个奖项。
C. 但是为了鼓励这两个字，我应该早就获得这个奖项了。
D. 要不是因为这两个鼓励的字，我永远也不可能赢得这个奖项。

[单项选择]

Passage 2
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown, in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feeling, action, and things, so that they could communicate with each other. And later, they agreed upon certain signs, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written, we call words. The power of words lies in their associations with the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience. The longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past. The more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming use of word
A. a legend handed down from the past
B. a matter that is hidden
C. a question that is difficult to answer
D. a puzzle not yet solved

[单项选择]From her words I realized that she was really looking forward ______ us.


A. to see
B. seeing
C. to seeing

[单项选择]He swallows his words so much that I can never ______ what he is saying.
A. make out
B. put up
C. deal with
D. take up

[填空题]

Dear Sirs,
I am writing to confirm the loss of my credit card(信用卡). I telephoned your office earlier today.
The details of my card are as follows. It is an Apex Silver card in the name of Paul Anderson. The credit card number is 5431 7602 2597 8413. I have had an Apex card since 1994. This card is valid(有效的) from August 2003 to August 2005.
I lost the card yesterday at about 8:30 in the evening. The only case I used the card yesterday was to buy three dictionaries at the Dillons Bookstore in Oxford Street. By accident, I left the care at the shop. When I realized what I had done, I telephoned the shop, but the shop assistants there could not find the card.
Could you please cancel my card immediately and make the necessary arrangements to issue a replacement card to me I can be contacted at the telephone number of 347-4587-9056.
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Anderson

Why does the man write th

[简答题]potential loss

[名词解释]Attachment loss