A man was telling one of his friends the secret of his contented (满足的) married life. “My wife makes all the small decisions, ”he explained, “and I make all the big ones, so we never interfere (冲突)in each other' s business and never get annoyed (不愉快的) with each other. We have no complaints and no arguments. ”
“That sounds reasonable,” answered his friend. “And what sort of decisions does your wife make?”
“Well,” answered the man, “she decides what jobs I apply for, what sort of house we live in, what furniture we have, where we go for our holidays, and things like that. ”
His friend was surprised. “Oh?” he said. “And what do you consider important decisions then?”
“Well,” answered the man, “I decide who should be Prime Minister, whether we should increase our help to poor countries, what we should do about the atom bomb, and things like that. ”
1．What was the secret of the man's happy marriage?
2．What sort of decisions did the wife make?
3．What sort of decisions did the husband make?
4．Which of the two was able to carry out his or her decisions?
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1．His wife made all the small decisions, and he made all the big ones. 2．She decided what jobs her husband applied for, what sort of house they lived in, what furniture they had, where they went for their holidays, and things like that. 3．He decided who should be Prime Minister, whether they should increase their help to poor countries, what they should do about the atom bomb, and things like that. 4．The wife was. |
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One evening Mr White took his daughter to a restaurant. They sat down, and there were a lot of 1 in the restaurant. They waited, 2 no waiters came to their table.
Mr White said, "I'm 3 . I can't wait." He 4 for a minute and said, "Now I'm going to 5 something to get a waiter soon."
He went out of the restaurant and telephoned the restaurant, "My daughter is at a table in your restaurant. She is wearing a 6 ."
The waiter looked at the people. Then he said to 7 , "Yes, she's here. Do you want to talk to her?"
" 8 ," Mr White said, "but she hasn't got any 9 yet. She wants some quickly."
Then he went 10 the restaurant again. He was glad that a waiter was now at his table.
1. A. waiters B. tables C. people D. chairs
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2. A. but B. and C. or D. then
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3. A. ready B. hungry C. angry D. coming
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4. A. ate B. thought C. waited D. sat
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5. A. make B. ask for C. buy D. do
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6. A. a red hat B. shoes C. boots D. her skirt
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7. A. Mr White B. the girl C. a man D. a waiter
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8. A. Yes, I do B. Yes, I think so
C. No, I don't D. Of course
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9. A. cold drink B. coffee C. food D. milk
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10. A. out of B. into C. around D. through
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1.A.selled B.sells C.is selling D.sold
2.A.be B.was C.been D.were
3.A.came B.has come C.was coming D.will come
4.A.get B.got
C.had been got D.was getting
5.A.went B.goes C.had gone D.would gone
6.A.sleeps B.was sleeping C.slept D.has slept
7.A.had got up B.get up C.was getting D.got up
8.A.would shout B.is shouting
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32. A. England B. America C. China D. the world
33. A. friends B. classmates C. father D. family
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36. A. before B. when C. after D. while
37. A. my B. your C. our D. their
38. A. sit B. walk C. run D. dance
39. A. and B. so C. also D. but
40. A. looking B. drawing C. watching D. getting
41. A. reading B. buying C. selling D. writing
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5. A. so B. but C. and D. or
6. A. in B. with C. at D. on
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9. A. stand B. mind C. allow D. enjoy
10. A. when B. since C. though D. for
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（ ）26. A. agreed B. hated C. preferred D. failed
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