The phrase "be brought forward" in Para. 1 most probably means ______.A.be expectedB.be co
The phrase "be brought forward" in Para. 1 most probably means ______.
A.be expected
B.be completed
C.be advanced
D.be introduced
The phrase "be brought forward" in Para. 1 most probably means ______.
A.be expected
B.be completed
C.be advanced
D.be introduced
The phrase "wary of" in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by
A.tired of.
B.afraid of.
C.worried about.
D.cautious about.
As used in the last sentence, the phrase "in short" means ______.
A.in the long run
B.in detail
C.in fact
D.in a word
The phrase “go under” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
A.have low fees
B.get into difficulties
C.do a bad job educationally
D.have low teaching standards
The phrase "a leg up" in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A.an instinct
B.an advantage
C.a fight
D.a chance
In the last paragraph, the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to ______.
A.personal experience
B.wild weeds among good plants
C.the information from the parents
D.the vast store of traditional practices
A.Committed to.
B.Involved in.
C.Attentive to.
D.Engrossed in.
In the third paragraph the phrase "huge chum" is mentioned to imply that ______.
A.there are many people coming into Britain for a job
B.people who come to Britain would be assimilated by the lifestyle. and customs in Britain
C.Britain is open its labor market to all nations in the world, resulting in the surging of laborers from various countries, whether registering or not
D.there are so many opportunities of taking a job in Britain
A.being unable to think properly for lack of insight
B.being totally out of touch with business at home
C.missing opportunities for promotion when abroad
D.leaving all care and worry behind
M: Well, when learning a foreign language, I would surround myself in the language, the target language, that I wanted to learn.
W: Surround oneself in the language? I think it is difficult to do that. Can you explain how you do it?
M: Uh, for example, I would watch a movie in that language, uh, which would help me keep motivated to learn vocabulary and phrases.
W: That sounds interesting.
M: Yeah, you'll have a lot of fun by doing so.
W: I see. A little hit of practice every day is very important to language learning.
M: Yes. Regular practice is also better than practicing a lot in one day. Learning a language well needs patience and perseverance.
W: Then what else did you do to learn a foreign language?
M: Well, I would keep a situational notebook.
W: What is that used for?
M: Ur, for example, in a restaurant, you use a certain phrase over and over again, and so if you can remember just one particular phrase in each setting, then you can immediately speak that language and have more confidence and you get more out of learning the language, I think.
W: Really? I'll try that. Thank you for your advice.
M: You're welcome.
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A.He's offering some suggestions about learning foreign languages.
B.He's asking the woman for help to improve his English.
C.He's discussing with the woman how to listen to a language regularly.
D.He's talking about the importance of taking notes in foreign languages learning.
Today things have changed a lot. T-shirts has become colorful and fashionable. It can be seen almost everywhere and on everyone. Women and children wear T-shirts as well as teenagers, university students and men from all walks of life. T-shirts are worn on the playground, on the beach or in town. They can also be worn for work. Because the T-shirts are relatively inexpensive, smart, comfortable and convenient to wear, they have become one of the newest ideas in fashion over the world.
Although T-shirts are now available in a wide variety of bright materials and styles, the most popular kind is the traditional cotton T-shirts with a slogan or a picture printed on the front. A T-shirt may bear a single word, a popular phrase, pictures of sportsmen, or an advertisement. As T-shirts are becoming more and more popular, new designs are coming up all the time.
When do people usually wear T-shirts?
A.When they take part in sports.
B.When they watch a film.
C.When they go shopping.
D.When they read a book.
To squeeze the most out of each shining hour we have shortened the opera, quickened the pace of the movie and put culture in pocket-sized packages. We make the busy bee look like a lazy creature, the ant like a sluggard. We live sixty-mile-minute and the great efficiency smiles.
We wish we could return to that pleasant day when we considered time a friend instead of an enemy; when we did things willingly and because we wanted to, rather than because our timetable called for it, But that of course would not be efficiency; and we Americans must be efficient.
The phrase that best expresses the main idea of this passage is ______. ()
A.the modern pace
B.our interest in shortened operas
C.how to make the best use of leisure time
D.planning our time scientifically