Ryle explained the_______ for his sudden return to London.
A.cause
B.excuse
C.reason
D.truth
A.cause
B.excuse
C.reason
D.truth
Not until______ the whole thing to him ______that he was wrong.
A. had I explained, he realized
B. had I explained, that he realized
C. I had explained, that he realized
D. I had explained, did he realize
“John explained the theory” is a ___________ process according to Halliday.
A、material
B、mental
C、verbal
D、behavioral
A.did he know
B.he know
C.did not he know
D.did not know he
A.I am having in no doubt left
B.I have not in doubt left
C.I was left in no doubt
D. leaving me in no doubt left
A、abvantage
B、obsercation
C、background
D、privacy
Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?
A.A procedure is explained and its significance is emphasized.
B.A problem is pointed out and solutions are given.
C.Two contrasting views of a problem are presented.
D.Recent pharmacological advancements are outlined in order of importance.
The power of words, then lies in their association with the things they bring up before our minds. Words became filled with meanings for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increase.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them exactly, or they will make our speech silly and impolite.
The origin of language is ______.
A.clearly explained in this passage
B.a matter that can not be or has not been explained or understood
C.a question that was difficult to answer
D.a problem already solved
All things 【C17】______ , I would prefer to plan my holiday independently, 【C18】______ my view, it's order to "do it yourself!", And the advantages of planning your holiday yourself are 【C19】______ . If it is well-planned, an in dependent holiday san usually be good 【C20】______ for money.
【C1】
A.occurrence
B.situation
C.state
D.case
When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma's generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best.
But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware-and-stainless in formality, with dresses assumig an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.
Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is 'eliminating 1,000 jobs--one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.
Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company "has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend" toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television.
Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it' s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a "real" dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment new ex comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?
Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (" Chew with your mouth dosed." "Keep your elbows off the table.") must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.
The trend toward casual dining has resulted in ().
A.bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers
B.shrinking of the pottery industry
C.restructuring of large enterprises
D.economic recession in Great Britain