George told me he could not come here because his mother is ill --____________
A.It’s good
B.That’s bad
C.He is impolite
D.What a pity!
Which of the following italicized parts is a predicative clause?
A.I feel it a pity that I haven"t been to the get-together.
B.It is estimated that the vase is 2000 years old.
C.It is said that he"s got married.
D.My hope is that he will keep it a secret for ever.
听力原文:W: It was really a nice party.
M: I' m glad that you came.
W: It's a pity Paul didn't come.
M: He has been iii for a couple of days.
Why didn't Paul come to the party?
A.Because he was busy.
B.Because he was ill.
C.Because he was on a trip.
听力原文:W:It's a pity you missed the concert last night.It was wonderful.
M:I didn't want to miss the basketball game.Well,I'm not a classical music fan anyway.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation?
(17)
A.The man went to see a film, but didn't like it.
B.The man was sorry to miss the NBA game.
C.The man is more interested in the basketball game than in classical music.
D.The man was sorry that he didn't see a film.
Which of the following italicized parts is an appositive clause(同位语从句)?
A.I have no doubt that he will overcome all these difficulties.
B.It"s a pity that you could not go shopping with us.
C.It seems that he would be late for the plane.
D.There are thousands of stars in the sky that are like the sun.
听力原文:W: It's a pity you missed the concert yesterday evening. It was wonderful!
M: I didn't want to miss the football game. Well, I'm not a classical music fan anyway.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
(13)
A.The man was sorry to miss the football game.
B.The man attended the concert, but didn't like it.
C.The man was sorry that he didn't attend the concert.
D.The man is more interested in football than in classical music.
听力原文:W: It's a pity you missed the concert yesterday evening. It was wonderful!
M: I didn't want to miss the football gem& Well, I'm not a classical music fan anyway.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
(19)
A.The man attended the concert, but didn't like it.
B.The man was sorry to miss the football game.
C.The man was more interested in football than in classical music.
D.The man was sorry that he missed the concert.
It is a pity that he finally turned down my suggestions on this issue.
A.regained
B.regarded
C.reflected
D.refused
1.The ant could not reach the side though ________.
A. she cried for help B. she asked the dove to save her
C. she tried very hard D. she could swim well
2.The dove saved the ant because ________.
A. she took pity on the poor ant
B. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time
C. the ant was very tired
D. she was the ant’s friend
3.The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of ________.
A. a leaf B. a blade of grass C. a piece of wood D. a raft
4.Just as the man shot at the dove, ________.
A. the ant told the dove to leave at once
B. the dove hid himself in the grass
C. he felt something biting him in the foot
D. the dove immediately flew away
5.In writing the story, the writer wants to show ________.
A. how clever the ant was
B. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can
C. how the ant and the dove helped each other
D. how kind the dove was