[填空题]Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ______ (习惯了学生迟到) his lecture.

[简答题]Although punctual himself，the professor was quite used___________________(习惯了学生上课迟到)．

[单项选择]The professor found himself constantly ______ the question: "How could anyone do these things "
A. poring
B. pondering
C. presiding
D. presuming

[填空题]Although Professor Green’s lectures usually ran over the fifty-minute period, but none of his students ever objected as they found his lectures both informative and interesting. A. over B. fifty- minute C. but none D. ever

[填空题]although

[单项选择] Professor Meredith Thring, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Queen Mary College, London showed off his latest invention to the Press yesterday. It is a mechanical coal miner which, he claims, could solve Britain’’s energy problems within ten years. Not that he thinks the National Coal Board will be at all interested. " I have taken my previous ideas of mechanical mining to previous Chairmen of the Board but each time nothing has happened," he said. "The Board are not thinking enough about the future. My latest idea would put the cost of coal down and produce twice as much with the same labour force. " Professor Thring finished making his mechanical coal miner only on Sunday night. He showed the wooden model yesterday at Queen Mary College. It is rather like a giant ant, with a headlight, two TV camera "eyes" , and arms the same size and strength as human arms. This particular coal miner, however, would only be eighteen inches tall, which would enable it to mine much
A. has already been seen by the Coal Board
B. is his first invention
C. looks like a TV camera
D. is not yet in production

[单项选择]Why is it important to be punctual
A. Guests can help the host serve other guests.
B. The earlier guests arrive, the more food guests can eat.
C. Arriving late is an inconvenience for your host.
D. Punctuality is considered as a quality of one’s personality.

[多项选择]The Importance of Being Punctual
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

[简答题]Bingley was punctual to his appointment; and he and Mr. Bennet spent the morning together, as had been agreed on. The latter was much more agreeable than his companion expected. There was nothing of presumption or folly in Bingley that could provoke his ridicule, or disgust him into silence; and he was more communicative, and less eccentric, than the other bad ever seen him. Elizabeth, who had a letter to write, went into the breakfast room for that purpose soon after tea.
But on returning to the drawing room, when her letter was finished, she saw, to her infinite surprise, there was reason to fear that her mother had been too ingenious for her. On opening the door, she perceived her sister and Bingley standing together over the hearth, as if engaged in earnest conversation; and had this led to no suspicion, the faces of both, as they hastily turned round and moved away from each other, would have told it all. Their situation was awkward enough; but hers she thought was stil