what do whoopi goldberg, bruce willis and brad pitt have in common?
in the passage if you ask me, the writer claimed that real life is not like what people normally praise it.
she declined the offer to do an ma at the london school of economics due to a bad financial condition.
after she got the first salary in the saliury, she bought herself a bunch of flowers.
tony invested in the writer by giving her a 20,000-pound loan, asking a ten percent annual interest for the collateral of the money.
using her own story, the writers elaborated that the optimal returns in the business world is given by investing in people.
in the us, a “_______ (2 words)” approach normally shows the positive aspects of the job hunter.
more than a quarter of british resume writers are guilty of overdoing their resume. that is, they tell ______ (1 word).
on mainland europe, the standard format form cv can find clear and easy-to-understand, but it has not yet been ________ (2 words).
according to the writer, the “_____ (1 word, in capital letters)” philosophy is the most useful guideline.
the following resume is written in a ________ (1 word) order. 2008 summer job in tourist information office, bournemouth 2007 summer job as lifesaver patrolling busy beach in bournemouth 2006-2008 occasional weekend bar work in duke of monmouth pub, southampton 2005-2006 volunteer in india on a clean water project
what is the main writing purpose of the passage danger! books may change your life?
why are we like alice in wonderland when we read a book?
which one is not the struggle that miller, the author of they are alive and they spoke to me, has with books?
according to miller, what should you do when you find a book you want to read?
why does miller especially admire about blaise cendrars?
the author’s tone in the passage is _____.
what kinds of books helps thomas merton find out the true meaning of life?
what are the reading’s benefits that the author reemphasizes in the end of his writing?
the novel thing fall apart, setting in nigeria at the end of the 19th century, is a postcolonial novel and a portrayal of culture clash.
the clash occurs when african traditions meet the forces for change in the form of christianity, as differences in their values and beliefs create misunderstandings and conflicts.
the leading character okonkwo is a brave warrior, and his pride of his tribe and himself ended in a tragedy.
the novel is written in a nigerian language to “bear the weight” of okonkwo’s african experience.
what is the meaing of "deteriorate"?
which of the following statement about king louis xiv is wrong?
please choose the word with different meaning.
please choose the word with different meaning.
blue denim jeans remained popular in the us as work clothes until the 1950s, but then became associated with ______.
what are features of formal writing?
when stock market goes up, women are likely to wear short skirt, i.e. lower hemline; stock market goes down, long skirt, higher hemline. this is what we call hemline index.
why women should want to expose more or less of their legs during periods of economic boom and bust remains a mystery.
the lipstick effect is the theory that when facing an economic crisis consumers will be more willing to buy lipstick.
when gina cowen is looking for glass on a beach, she finds time passes slowly.
for most of the jewellery cowen makes, she exhibits it in galleries.
sea glass will eventually run out --- one day, it will be rarer than diamond.
sea glass is more ecological than diamonds and gold because it can be used for a variety of purposes.
gina cowen devoted herself to sea glass career because of her experience on a beach near cape town.
french fashion history and french national history are closely intertwined.
louis xiv is the one who helped put france and paris on the international fashion map
the passage starts with "i have a confession". what rhetorical device is used here?
if something is an asset for you, it is ______.
if you weather a bad period, you ______.
buddy is an informal word for _______.
a cash cushion will _______.
which of the following country is not in the urozone?
which sort of clients do credit card companies want?
what are synonyms of the phrase "go from bad to worse"?
which is (are) the synonym(s) of mutual?
kelly failed to continue her studies in university because of credit card.
the three phrases: prone to, liable to and subject to can indicate likelihood.
euro coins only have symbols of the country which issued the coins.
euro banknotes illustrate gateways and windows and bridges, designed to show major architectural periods.
the european parliament is elected every three years by eu citizens.
renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries.
what is the unmarked clothing style for men?
what does a marked female ending to a word usually convey?
emmy awards are for ______.
which of the following words is marked?
which of the following does not belong to traditional stereotypes of women?
what are the author’s main purposes of writing this passage entitled sex differences in english gossip rules?
men gossip just as much as women.
men talk more about politics than women.
men talk more about football than women.
women talk more about themselves than men.
men don’t admit they gossip.
women don’t admit they gossip.
if a woman wears no make-up, she is unmarked.
in western tradition, women will take her huand’s family name after marriage.
“dr.” is an unmarked title for women.
in the summer of 1940, britain ______.
churchill suggested that britain ______.
winston’s father thought he was _____.
the writer suggests that churchill's early ambition was _____.
winston fought as an ordinary soldier because _____.
what is not an auxuliary science of history?
what is the most important factor for a basic fact to become a historical fact?
what is a priori argument?
which of the following statement has the same meaning as "the facts speak only when the historian calls on them"?
traditional and living history museums are the two types of museums.
people can experience life of someone in the iron age 2,000 years ago.
visitors gain a real insight into the skills of the ancient people by living in the roundhouses in cinderbury.
cinderbury is special because the whole city is a living museum.
in the writer's opinion, living history museums are much more interesting than traditional museums.
while i had other serious injuries, my legs were my ________ concern.
the novel praises the ________ spirit of the hero against the old society.
the new job is not a promotion as such but it brings good ________ for the future.
it is a(n) ________ feeling to unload the burden that has been weighing us down for years.
the report shows that there have been ________ improvements in some areas in the past ten years.
studying postmoderni caused frank thomas to change.
frank says that his generation of students are luckier than previous generation.
postmoderni seems to suggest that people should not work together.
the way people use the word “radicali” has changed.
this generation’s involvement with the internet is less significant than their parents’ political involvement.
why did mothers record the incidents of empathy?
which of these statements about children aged about one is true?
what is jenny’s reaction when a neighbor’s baby cries?
what happens at the age of two and a half?
what do we learn from the last paragraph?
two independent investigators have reached ________ the same conclusions.
jim’s two most pleasing ________ are generosity and energy.
i ate a(n) ________ prepared sandwich and shot out the door.
his speech ________ a heated discussion.
the child ________ at his teacher as he received the award.
empathy and sympathy are not the same thing.
children need to have a teddy bear or security blanket at all times
between the age of two and three children lose some of their empathic reactions.
children can be encouraged by parents to be more empathic.
it is important to tell children when they are being naughty.
the film catch me if you can _____.
the writer uses the film to _____.
the writer says most victims of identity theft _____.
the writer gives some practical hints for _____.
the writer suggests that identity theft _____.
online retailers such as amazon and itunes are so successful that they have become _______ names.
it was the first time that such a ______ had to be taken at a british nuclear power station.
immigrants choose to settle in the u.s., dreaming that they will make a fortune ______ there.
it’s now ______ for people to use internet at home.
he ______ the letter angrily and threw it into the wastebasket.
what do many people remember when they recall september 11, 2001?
what is the main topic of the passage?
what does the writer remember about president kennedy?
why did a mouse hold up a plane from hanoi to tokyo?
what advantage does tv have over newspapers?
sales of newspapers may be falling, but the power of the press has not been ________.
the policemen had a high speed car ______ through the streets before the gang was caught.
there always ______ these words in my ears: duty, honor, country.
what was your first ______ as a journalist of xinhua news?
many people get caught in a ______ circle of dieting and weight gain.
years ago, people would start their day reading the newspaperover before going to work.
almost four-fifths of americans and 52.6 per cent of youth read newspapers today .
many british newspapers have reduced the newspaper to tabloid size to capture younger readers.
all large circulation newspapers have established their own strong websites to attract readers.
nearly five billion trees are cut down annually for paper making worldwide, representing 45 per cent of all harvested trees.
the quotation from anne is used to introduce________.
what did the franks do to avoid the persecution of the nazis
in may 1940 ________.
how was the situation in “the secret annexe”?
what did anne do in “the secret annexe”?
bob, that car nearly hit us! what ________!
michael and john are ________ in their conversation in the corner.
these tragic incidents have had a(n) ________ effect.
investment remains tiny ________ because of the exorbitant cost of land.
orr must be insane since he keeps flying combat tasks after many near-death experiences. the doctor can let him continue flying.
this is catch 22, a hidden problem that you can never solve.
it was an easy situation that you can solve because you need to do one thing in order to do a second thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you have done the first.
it was a rude joke, but doc daneeka didn’t laugh until yossarian came to ask again not to fly after performing a task, which was impossible.
dc daneeka laughed loudly in a respectful way, and was soon completely involved in his own work.
which of the following is not the feeling of the writer before the race?
which phrase shows that the writer would put all her efforts into the race?
which phrase shows that the writer was worried that she might have lost?
what effect does the writer create by asking herself questions in para. 11?
the gardens were _________ by rows of lamps.
this publicity will give our sales a real________ .
she looked quite ________before the contest.
she was _______by her long walk.
the horse_________ and took the lead in the race.
the race took place in the daytime.
the writer must exceed her known limits to win the champion.
the writer didn’t have a clear strategy for the race.
once the race was over, the writer was sure she had won the champion.
the olympic title the writer won was for the women’s 800m race.
who does the writer usually live with?
how would you describe soren?
how would you describe the writer?
how would you describe hogahn?
how do you think the writer feels about having hogahn live with her?
these are some of the __________of animal intelligence.
we want to _____________how animals use tools.
the bright plumage of many male birds has _______ to attract females.
scientists _________ the animals’ environment in order to study them.
the evidence was_________. we were convinced it was true.
soren thinks hogahn will make a good guard dog.
hogahn barked at people who came to soren’s mother’s house.
soren’s mother thinks of the puppy as a child.
soren’s mother threw other sticks for hogahn.
the puppy clawed at soren’s mother and pulled her under the water.
the american psychologist says that ________.
churchill says that people in public life ________.
churchill suggests that hobbies ________.
churchill recommends that in their spare time ________.
churchill describes as “unfortunate” people who ________.
in the 19th century, british people had more time off than in previous times but ______.
leisure inactivities usually involve ______.
even getting interested in a tv programme is unwise because ______.
the risks of being a couch potato are ______.
when anything goes wrong, the blame usually _________ the youngest brother.
they failed to come to an understanding and the subject was ________ till the next meeting
he definitely meant to be rude – it was quite ________.
in a chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play _______roles in raising children.
though they think it takes _________ three days to fulfil the mission, i believe it takes not less than six days.
in the past, british students used to spend a lot of their time___________.
many of today’s graduates don’t have the right________ .
some managers think social skills should be taught_________ .
as part of the project they have to ________ .
some students take a year off their studies to____________ .
lisa worked on a volunteer program.
lisa helped set up a medical camp.
lisa helped to construct toilets.
lisa got up late most days.
lisa had to pay for the experience.
which of the events doesn’t illustrate the law of gravity?
which of the facts illustrates the theory of relativity?
what did einstein’s theory of relativity explain?
why do scientists know black holes exist?
what is the main idea of the passage?
mark did ________ well in the physics test, even though he missed most of the classes.
the deeper under the sea you go, the more pressure is ________ by the weight of the water.
he just wants to get on with his research without ________ from anyone.
it’s unlikely there will ever be any ________ to the argument about whether there is life on other planets.
a black hole does not allow light to escape from it, and ________ it is invisible.
most scientists used to believe that time travel was possible.
quantum physics suggest time travel may be possible only for very all objects.
einstein’s theories allow us to understand more about gravity and predict what will happen to it in certain circumstances.
quantum theory and einstein’s theory lead to the idea of parallel universes.
the two objections to time travel mentioned earlier do not apply in their case.