At the end of his term in office, the governor was criticized for failure to _________ his campaign promise.
A.live down to
B.live to
C.live up to
D.live it up to
A.live down to
B.live to
C.live up to
D.live it up to
A.at one’s wits end
B.in his wits end
C.at his wits’ end
D.out of his wits end
A.at his wit’s end
B.at his wits’s end
C.at his wits end
D.at his wit end
此题为判断题(对,错)。
A、a ride
B、a walk
C、a drink
D、rest
NEW YORK (Variety)--Eight years after his death, prolific science-fiction author Isaac Asimov has suddenly arrived as a hot Hollywood commodity, with screen deals for his novels and short stories landing all over town. A deal dosed late last week at Warner Bros to adapt the Asimov short story "The Ugly Little Boy" into a film. The picture will be produced by Denise DiNovi and Demi Moore as a starting vehicle for Moore. In other recent deals, Fox has optioned Asimov’s most popular novel series, "Foundation," for Shekhar Kaput ("Elizabeth") to direct; Paramount is working on turning "End of Eternity" into a film that Ridley Scott ("Gladiator") will likely direct from a script. by "Total Recall" co-writer Gary Goldman; and Sony Pictures Family Entertainment is developing into an animated film series "Norby, the Mixed Up Robot," a series of 10 children’s novels that Asimov wrote with his wife Janet, who’ll act as creative consultant. Most of the deals will be worth seven-figure paydays if the films get made. Asimov wrote more than 460 works in either book or short-story form. While he wrote some nonfiction and mysteries, his speciality was sci-fi, with futuristic stories that were alien-free and high on pro-humanistic themes. His work has influenced many prominent sci-fi filmmakers, but Asimov action had been sparse. The most recent adaptation was the Robin Williams picture "Bicentennial Man." Part of the reason was that Asimov’s sole passion was his books and his family. He was hardly pushy(进取心的) about getting his works adapted, known to grant film options for as little as $50. The catalyst for the surge in screen activity is that Asimov’s estate is now represented by Crested By, a partnership created 1- 1/2 years ago by Vince Gerardis and Ralph Vicinanza, who currently handle the screen rights of about 200 major sci-fi, fantasy and horror authors.
1.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about____.
A、the agreements between Asimov’s wife and the Hollywood producers
B、the films that will be shot on Asimov’s works
C、the producers that will shoot the films
D、the works flint will be adapted into films
2.Who encouraged the gush(涌出) in filmmaking?____
A、A partner author of Asimov.
B、A company started by.
C、A corporation set up by Wince Gerardis and Ralph Vicinanza.
D、A firm managed by wife.
3.What’s Asimov’s attitude to the adaptation of his works into films?____
A、He was ardent about the adaptation.
B、He was indifferent to the adaptations.
C、He disagreed to the adaptations.
D、He was not interested in the adaptation at all.
4.Asimov mainly wrote____.
A、science fiction
B、mystery
C、short story
D、nonfiction
5.What is the article mainly about?____
A、Asimov and American show business.
B、Asimov and Hollywood filmmakers.
C、Asimov and his works.
D、The popularity of Ashuov’s works.
问题:a good title for the passage is ()
A、Dorando,hero of the Olympics
B、Dorando,the fastest runner
C、A Marathon race held on a hot day
D、who was the 1st runner?
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the 37He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street comer and 38 .He would do this every single day of his life.He sat at the same street comer and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was dirty, and a stench came out of the house and it smelled 39 .The neighbors could not 40 the smell anymore, so they called the police officers to 41 the place.The officers 42 down the door and cleaned the house.There were small bags of 43 all over the house that he had 44 over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a 45 .They waited outside his house in anticipation (预料) to 46 the good news with him.When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no 47 for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said 48 at all; he went into his house and locked the door.The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and continued to beg.
49 , this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything 50 for his life.We learn nothing from this story other than staying 51 the things we enjoy doing: commitment(信奉).
We should remain true to our course, which may mean devoting yourselves to things that people around you would 52 disapprove of.Let nothing distract us from being happy, let nothing else determine our fate, but 53.
What makes us happy is 54 matters in the end…not what we acquire (获得).
This particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget.Every time I don't concentrate on course, I get reminded 55 this story.
36.A.attracting
B.agreeing
C.believing
D.devoting
37.A.street
B.factory
C.subway
D.airport
38.A.beg
B.wait
C.attempt
D.evaluate
39.A.pleasant
B.horrible
C.endless
D.serious
40.A.explain
B.forget
C.judge
D.tolerate
41.A.clear
B.remove
C.control
D.inspect
42.A.put
B.took
C.knocked
D.cut
43.A.rubbish
B.money
C.waste
D.food
44.A.managed
B.stole
C.arranged
D.collected
45.A.millionaire
B.gentleman
C.boss
D.gift
46.A.satisfy
B.share
C.believe
D.report
47.A.need
B.doubt
C.chance
D.result
48.A.something
B.anything
C.everything
D.nothing
49.A.Clearly
B.Actually
C.Surprisingly
D.Suddenly
50.A.fortunate
B.possible
C.significant
D.worth
51.A.acted out
B.called on
C.turned to
D.focused on
52.A.normally
B.crazily
C.finally
D.completely
53.A.others
B.the others
C.ourselves
D.some
54.A.when
B.that
C.what
D.which
55.A.with
B.of
C.on
D.from