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A.The couple who lived with David.
B.The neighbors of David.
C.The friends of David.
D.The family of David.
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A.The couple who lived with David.
B.The neighbors of David.
C.The friends of David.
D.The family of David.
The Strauss couple wished their fund could be provided for __________.
A.the greatest contributor to prose literature
B.the talented but less known artists
C.the excellent and financially needy writers
D.the amateur artists who had paying jobs
Which of the following statements is true, according to the conversation?
A.The cost of living in Germany is approximately the same as in Britain.
B.They agree that Munich would be the best city to live in.
C.The Frankfurt job will help the man's career most.
M: Oh, you mean the wife is going to give birth to her husband?
W: Right. The child will be born in two months and the couple won't feel sad about having no children! How great!
M: But isn't that strange? How could the father face another self! You see, they'll look exactly the same! And if they had decided to clone the wife, she'd be giving birth to herself!
W: Well, isn't it charming to live your own life again? I think human cloning is beneficial in many ways, such as providing remedies for new incurable diseases, prolonging one's life, and so on.
M: That's very good, but what'll be the relationship between the parents and their cloned copy? What responsibilities should people take for their own clone? And what if the child falls in love with his own mother one day? As I see it, human cloning is unethical and must be prohibited!
W: Well, maybe human cloning still has a long way to go, or, maybe, the couple would be better of adopting a child.
Who has the couple cloned?
A.The wife.
B.The husband.
C.The baby.
D.A sheep.
The Business of Wedding
Every couple who goes to the altar (圣坛) believes that they will make that trip only once in their lives, They want the day to be perfect, and they are asking for much more than good weather.They want the most beautiful clothes, the freshest flowers.Moreover, the family who will foot the bill is not in any mood to economize.
A quick look at any bride magazine will reveal that plenty of attractive goods and services compete for a share of the wedding budget.Besides the obvious choices of rings, dresses, flowers, and photographs, there are the less apparent expenses: a lavish cake, a rehearsal dinner, a reception, music for both the Ceremony and the reception, tips, and even napkins and matchbooks (书夹式火柴纸板) printed with the couple's names and the wedding date.
As the arrangements are generally complicated, there are plenty of services that can be hired to help with the planning and execution of the every aspect of the wedding: planning the photographs, selecting the wedding rings, choosing the flowers, picking the honeymoon spot, and so on.One magazine lists over 350 such pamphlets published of course by businesses who have something to offer.Considering that weddings do more than 12 billion dollars worth of business annually in the US alone, such activity isn't surprising.
What is surprising is that no one company dominates the industry.It seems that when people plan for a day as special to them as a wedding, they resist standardization.They turn instead to the small local suppliers known to them or to their friends.Family members or friends often serve as photographers, caterers (酒席承办人) and musicians.This not only helps bring the wedding cost down, but makes it more personal.
What about the couple that doesn' t want to take part in this billion-dollar industry?They can go to the City Hall and get married for less than the price of a hamburger.
第 36 题 What does the expression "this billion-dollar industry" refer to?
A.The budgets of weddings.
B.The business of weddings.
C.The planning and execution of weddings.
D.The high wedding expenses.
A.The couple could not stop by this evening.
B.The couple are now living in a hotel.
C.The couple can surely move in tomorrow.
D.The woman is not satisfied with the apartment.
Which of the following is true?
A.The woman feels very tired.
B.The couple are on their way back to the hotel.
C.The man feels very tired.
Shoichi knew that Japan had lost the war, but the humiliation of defeat kept him from surrendering. So he stayed in the jungle, living on what he could search out. He ate mostly insects, snails, frogs and rats.
In 1972, U.S. authorities finally convinced Shoichi to "surrender". He was sent back to his homeland. Shoichi's returning home attracted a lot of attention. When a department store in Tokyo exhibited his jungle clothes and tools, more than 350,000 curious people came to view them. After spending some time back in civilization, Shoichi met a forty-five years old widow. The old soldier and the widow fell in love and married. After their wedding, the couple took a honeymoon trip to the island of Guam.
(30)
A.The island of Guam.
B.The battles on Guam during World War II.
C.Yokoi Shoichi's marriage.
D.A Japanese soldier who hid on Guam.
A.The couple cook the dishes and the children help them.
B.The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress.
C.The mother does the cooking while the father and children wait on the guests.
D.A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serve the guests.
A.The couple's special height.
B.The female customer's curly blond hair.
C.The male customer's red hair.
D.The female customer's clothes.
We can infer from the passage that ______.
A.the couple cannot afford to buy a home of their own in September 2003
B.it is commonplace for Toronto couples to have their own homes at that time
C.Mrs Peddie doesn't have a job
D.the Peddies are not going to buy a house for another five years