_____ of the figures seems correct.Would you check them carefully?
A.Neither
B.Both
C.Either
D.All
A.Neither
B.Both
C.Either
D.All
A.was guilty of
B.was ammed with
C.conflicted with
D.equipped with
A.Likenesses of various deities
B.Scenes from the peasants' lives
C.Allegoric or symbolic figures and objects
D.Monster Year
A.the use of everyday language spoken by the common people
B.the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
C.the use of humble and rustic life as subject matter
D.the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech
B.Perform. drilldown
C.Create new key figures
D.Execute ABC analysis
It's not difficult to understand our desire for athletes to be heroes. On the surface, at least, athletes display a vital and indomitable spirit; they are gloriously alive(1)their bodies. And sports do allow us to (2)acts that can legitimately be described as (3), thrilling, beautiful, even noble. In a (n )(4)complicated and disorderly world, sports are still an arena in which we can regularly witness a certain kind of (5).
Yet there’s something of a(6)here, for the very qualities a society(7)to seek in its heroes selflessness,(8)consciousness, and the like----are precisely the(9)of those which are needed to(10)a talented but otherwise unremarkable neighborhood kid into a Michael Jordan. To become a star athlete, you have to have an extremely competitive(11)and you have to be totally focused on the development of your own physical skills. These qualities(12)well make a great athlete,(13)they don’t necessarily make a great person.
On top of this, our society reinforces these(14)by the system it has created to produce athletes----a system characterized by(15)responsibility and enormous privilege.
The athletes themselves suffer the(16)of this system. Trained to measure themselves perpetually(17)the achievements of those around them, many young athletes develop a sense of sociologist Walter Schafer has(18)"conditional self-worth". They learn very quickly that they will be accepted by the important figures in their lives--parents, coaches and peers as long as they are(19)as "winner". Unfortunately they become(20)and behave as if their athletic success will last forever.
1. A outside
B. inside
C. besides
D. beside
2. A depict
B.witness
C. distinguish
D.concentrate
3. A courageous
B.rigorous
C. conspicuous
D.gorgeous
4.A respectively
B.constantly
C. successively
D.increasingly
5.A glamour
B.greatness
C. ambition
D.charm
6.A paradox
B.paradise
C. galaxy
D.shuttle
7.A tries
B.risks
C. tends
D.endeavors
8.A social
B.communal
C. huge
D.important
9.A fabulous
B.intact
C. notorious
D.opposite
10.A enforce
B.interact
C. transform
D.distract
11.A enthusiasm
B.aspire
C. outlook
D.view
12.A may
B.can
C. must
D.should
13.A so
B.and
C. as
D.but
14.A.vogues
B.traits
C. insights
D.instincts
15. A refrained
B.limited
C. avoided
D.prohibited
16. A amends
B.surpluses
C. bonuses
D. costs
17. A against
B.to
C. by
D. in
18. A.titled
B.termed
C. suppressed
D.conceptualized
19.A.conceived
B.affected
C. perceived
D.effected
20.A.conceited
B.reckless
C. unanimous
D.spontaneous