of having his invention displayed in that wonderful place was too exciting for words. He suddenly felt much better and could already feel lots of new ideas coming out,waiting to spring into life! ( )41. A. cold B. perfect C. strange D. changeable ( )42. A. raised B. placed C. dr...
Alongside five others, he was picked by the magazine as one of heroes among the novel coronavirus outbreak. Ever since COVID-19 broke out, many restaurants shut down or switched to takeout-only services. Millions of people have been staying at home to avoid getting infected. “People choose...
The National Book Award winnerThe Friend, by Sigrid Nunez. I needed to finish it, so I read the last half straight through. I was absorbed in Nunez’s New York City, worrying about the heroin’s career and her future. I finished the book with tears in my eyes and stood up feeling,...
6. He was not really feeling sad. He was just putting on. 7. Some new problems cropped up at the last minute. 8. As most members were absent, the meeting had to be called off. 9. Can you figure out a way to solve this problem? 10. When he was criticized, he flared up. 11....
The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. I don’t like the way (that) you talk to me. We want to know the way (in which) you learn new words. that, in which 在句中通常是省略的,但是如果出现了也不是错的 ...
Wen-Li worked the side of my body that moved freely first, then moved to the locked-up scapula behind my left lung, her way of bypassing my brain to show my body what was still working well and possible. Finally, the knot released and I took a full breath. “Sometimes it is good...
This was a different type of story for Matheson who is widely known as a master of tales of terror and the supernatural. His novel “Hell House” was turned into the 1973 film “The Legend of Hell House” about researchers who investigate a house purportedly haunted by the victims of the...
The manor of Pontesordo was very old. The country people said that the great warlock Virgil, whose dwelling-place was at Mantua, had once shut himself up for a year in the topmost chamber of the keep, engaged in unholy researches; and another legend related that Alda, wife of an early ...
He sighed. “I’ve been coming up with some rhymes and I got some beats but I need authenticity.” “Authenticity?” The kid looked at me like I was an idiot. “Yeah. I can’t rap about living the life if I don’t live the life. You know?” ...
One day, as I was ___ down a familiar street in town, I suddenly noticed a new fence, which was being set up ___ a house. There used to be a lovely garden in front of the house, but now the garden is replaced by a new road and a part of pretty ___. I pulled down to t...