[填空题]At the time when their parents were young, a lot of modern necessary equipment owned by young people now was regarded as ______.

[填空题]At the time when their parents were young, a lot of modern necessary equipment owned by young people now was regarded as ______.

[单项选择]There was a time when women were considered smart if they played dumb to a get a man, and women who went to college were more interested in getting a "Mrs. degree" than a bachelor’s. Even today, it’s not unusual for a woman to get whispered and unsolicited counsel from her grandmother that an advanced degree could hurt her in the marriage market. Despite the fact that more women than men now attend college, the idea that smart women finish last in love seems to hang on and on.
"There were so many misperceptions out there about education and marriage that I decided to sort out the facts," said economist Betsey Stevenson, an assistant professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. So along with Wharton colleague Adam Isen, Stevenson crunched national marriage data from 1950 to 2008 and found that the marriage penalty women once paid for being well educated has largely disappeared. "Marriage rates in the U.S. for college-educated women have risen enormously since
A. smart women usually seek grandmothers’ advice on marriage.
B. women are more eager to get a bachelor’s degree than get married.
C. women who play dumb in marriage are thought to be smart.
D. smart women are in unfavorable situation to get marrie

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There was a time when books were accessible only to monks and priests.

[单项选择]Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer and gentler with each other I certainly do and I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away from that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first, or never saying "thank you", when others hold the door open for hem. We get lazy, and in our laziness we think that something like simple "thank you" does not really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact is that no matter how nicely we dress or how beautifully we decorate our homes, we can not be truly elegant unless we have good manners, because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. If fact, I think of good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Haven’t you noticed that happens, but it does. Take the long-lost art saying "thank you", like wearing a little make-up or making sure you hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add t
A. They were nicer and gentler.
B. They paid more attention to their appearance.
C. They were willing to spend more money on clothes.
D. They were more aware of changes in fashion.

[单项选择]His parents died when he was young so he was （　） by his aunt.
A. bred
B. fed up
C. brought up
D. grown up

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When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.
One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar (1) a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up, (2) I had never worked at the bar before. I (3) that instead of making money, I would end up owing it.
"You can do it, " said my mother, " (4) , you won’t get much business until lunch. "
"But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good (5) money. Please, Mom, don’t (6) me. "
"Then I’ll help you", she said.
I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s (7) was a bad one, but I (8) .
When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was (9) . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks. (10) , I was really slow at taking the order
A. smoothly
B. fairly
C. simply
D. conveniently