[填空题]Chris Roddy

[填空题]Chris Roddy

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Mike: Hi Chris. Do you fancy going for lunch
Chris: （）
Mike: Shall we say twelve thirty
Chris: Alright, see you then.

A. Yeah, I do.
B. What would you say
C. Yeah, why not
D. When shall we say

[单项选择]Who is Chris Paine
A. A computer engineer.
B. A book seller.
C. A writer.
D. A reader.

[填空题]Tennis champion Chris Evert visualized her opponent’s style for imitation.

[单项选择]Why does Chris enjoy driving a taxi
A. Because he can do something which helps people.
B. Because he is able to decide exactly what he does.
C. Because he can travel to different parts of the city.
D. Because he can earn a lot of money.

[单项选择]Chris: Hundreds of traffic accidents annually are attributable to the poor condition of our city’s streets. The streets must therefore be repaired to save lives.
Leslie: For less than the cost of those repairs, the city could improve its mass transit system and thus dramatically reduce traffic congestion, which contributes significantly to those traffic accidents. The city cannot afford to do both, so it should improve mass transit, because reduced traffic congestion has additional advantages.
Which of the following best describes the point at issue between Chris and Leslie
A. Whether a certain problem in fact exists.
B. How a certain problem came into being.
C. Who is responsible for addressing a certain problem.
D. Whether the city has sufficient financial resources to address a certain problem.
E. (E) How the city can best address a certain problem.

[填空题]In America, settlers from Germany celebrated Christmas by cutting live evergreen trees and covering them with candles and fruit.

[单项选择]Which hotel is the woman stayingWhat does Chris order
A. fish
B. steak
C. chicken

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Many people like to decorate their houses at Christmas time. They decorate the inside of the house and the outside, too. Inside they usually decorate a Christmas tree and the fire-place, if there is one. Outside they place wreaths, ribbons, and colored lights on the door and windows. If there is a tree in front of their house, they place colored lights on it, too.
In New York, there is a very tall, beautifully decorated Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center at Christmas time. In Washington, there is also a big decorated tree in front of the White House. People come from many cities to admire the trees and the gaily decorated shop windows on the principal avenues of large cities.

What is the text about（）。
A. It’s about celebrating Christmas.
B. It’s about Christmas decoration.
C. It’s about Christmas trees.

[单项选择] December 25 is celebrated as the birthday of Christ. No one is certain why this day was chosen. It was chosen probably because, according to the calendar then in use, December 25 was the time of the year when winter days begin to grow longer in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun-worshippers had celebrated this day as the promise of spring. Over the years, a number of special customs associated with Christmas have grown up. Many of these have been introduced from Europe, while others have their origin in America. Christmas music is loved by all who hear and sing it every year. Christmas songs, bells, and merry music have been a part of Christmas for centuries. The Christmas tree is the symbol of the spirit of Christmas in many homes. Trees were not used in English homes until a German prince married Queen Victoria. The prince had the first decorated Christmas tree set up at Windsor Castle in 1841. The first Christmas trees in the New World were introduced by Hessian soldiers
A. from Germany
B. from Europe
C. from America
D. from both Europe and America