Every 23 Minutes
My husband and I went to a f______ a few weeks ago. The man we h______ had not been ill and will never grow old. He was killed in his car on a Sunday night, driving home along a divided highway.
It was an ordinary evening, no b______ than any other, when a car coming in the other d______ went out of control, b______ through the guard rail, and hit two other cars before s______ head on into his. According to the newspaper, the driver, who was returning from a wedding, seemed p______. "I only had two bottles of beer and a cocktail," she is reported to have said.
A wedding.
Followed by a funeral.
I wish she could have been there to see all the lives her act has changed forever, the wife, and four children, the e______ family, the hundreds and hundreds of friends who sat in painful silence, listening to words which barely touched the d______ of their grief.
Strange to think that, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this happens in America every 23 minutes.
Somebody drinks.
Somebody drives.
Somebody dies.
And other lives are a______ forever, though sometimes the changes may be i______ to a casual observer. By chance, the day before the funeral I ran into a longtime a______ while shopping. He c______ on my crutches. I asked if he had ever broken his leg.
"Uh, I have a long rod in this thigh," he said, "from a car accident two weeks after I came back from Vietnam."
"That's i______. To leave a war zone and then get injured," I t______ him. "You're lucky it wasn't worse."
"Well, my wife was killed in the crash and so was the wife of the driver," he said uncomfortably. "We were hit by a drunk."
I've known this man for years, yet suddenly realized there was a whole c______ of his life he'd never mentioned. I asked and discovered he'd remained in the hospital seven weeks, and that all that time he'd known his wife was dead. It was hard to know where to go from there, for there are questions you can't put to someone in a casual conversation — questions like, "How could you b______ it?" or "What did you do about wanting r______?"
I wish I knew the answers to those questions. I wish I could offer those answers to the woman who, o______ by grief, could barely walk as she followed her husband's c______ from the church. Every 23 minutes, who dies?
A mother who will never comfort the child who needs her. A woman who will never know how very much her friends d______ on her. A man whose c______ to his community would have made a d______. A wife whose husband cannot p______ the future without her.
Every 23 minutes, who dies?
A son who involuntarily a______ his parents in their old age. A father who can never a______ his children's a______. A daughter who can never take back her angry words. A sister who will never be her sister's m______ of honor.
Every 23 minutes, who dies?
A brother who will not be there to hold his n______ niece. A friend whose encouragement is gone forever. A bride-to-be who will never say her v______. An aunt whose family will f______ and fall apart.
Every 23 minutes, who dies?
A child who will never f______ his early promise. An uncle who leaves his children without g______ and support. A grandmother whose husband must now grow old alone. A lover who never had a chance to say how much he c______.
Every 23 minutes.
A void opens.
Someone looks across the table at a v______ chair; climbs into an empty bed, feels the pain of no voice, no touch, no love. Where there was once i______ and contact, now there is only a______ and despair.
Every 23 minutes
A heart breaks.
Someone's pain shatters the c______ of her body, l______ out in tears, e______ in cries, d______ all efforts to s______ the despair. Sleep offers no escape from the n______ of awakening. And morning brings only the i______ of loss.
Every 23 minutes.
A dream ends.
Someone's future b______ and goes b______ as anticipation f______ into nothingness. The phone will not ring, the car will not pull up to the house. The weight of tomorrow becomes u______ in a world in which all promises have been broken by force.
Every 23 minutes.
Somebody wants to run. Somebody wants to hide.
Somebody is left with hate. Somebody wants to die.
And we permit this to go on.
Every 23 minutes.
高等教育自学考试 综合英语(一)试题 课程代码：00794 请将答案填在答题纸相应的位置上 I.用适当语法形式或词汇填空。从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将正确答案写在答题纸上。(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 1. Until then, Jack’s sister ________ him an email for more than three months. A. hadn’t sent B. hasn’t sent C. will not send D. would not send 2. He found ________ to adapt himself to his new surroundings in the country. A. difficult B. it difficult C. that difficult D. that it difficult 3. The students are all for Tony’s proposal that the lecture ________. A. be put off B. will be put off C. must put off D. should put off 4. My teacher was supposed to ________ Shanghai for London last week. A. leave B. have left C. leaving D. having left 5. There was no reason for ________ the class meeting yesterday evening. A. not your attending B. your not attending C. you not to attending D. you to not attending 6. The doctor said that his brother had ________ at once. A. to operate B. to be operated C. to operate on D. to be operated on 7. ________ for your help, we’d never hav e been able to finish the work. A. It was not B. Had it not been C. Hadn’t it been D. If it had been not 8. I was told that his first job was in a factory,________ worked the night shift. A. he just B. and who C. where he D. there he 9. My new glasses cost me ________ the pair that I bought some years ago. A. three times as much as B. as three times much as C. more than three times as D. as three times more than 10. It was in a small town near New York ________ Dick and I saw him last Sunday. A. that B. only C. there D. which 11. A good idea ________ him that he should buy a used car with the money. A. hit B. struck
作文翻译 Unit 1 李明是学化学的，性格开朗幽默，颇有魅力，但英语成绩不佳，每次只能勉强及格。老师警告他，英语不好会阻碍他拿奖学金，并亮出了自己的王牌：如果李明不努力，就让他考试不过关。老师还告诉他，学习英语不能只为了文凭，否则他即使大学毕业，也还是个半文盲。李明虽然保持镇定，但他明白，他的学业生涯正在攸关之际，必须安心下来埋头学习，坚持不懈。 Li Ming was a chemistry major, a charmer noted for his easygoing and humorous temperament. However, his English was so poor that he always barely got by. The teacher admonished him that his poor English would be an impediment to scholarship. What’s more, she showed her trump card: if Li Ming did not work hard. She would flunk him. He was also told that he should not learn English merely for the sake of his diploma. otherwise, even after graduation from university, he would still be semiliterate. Although Li Ming did not lose his composure, he was well aware that he had to settle down to work and follow through because his academic life was at stake. Unit2 我的朋友琳达接受过良好的教育，既美丽又端庄，三十好几依然没有人向她求婚。究其原因，她的事业心极强，整日扑在工作上，每天来往于住处和公司之间，根本没有时间和异性交往。一想到女儿这么大了还单身一人，她父母就焦虑不安。他们不知道该如何是好，甚至还去咨询一些社会学专家。 但是事情在上个月出现了转机，公司的总部调琳达到培训部。在新的工作岗位上，琳达遇到了第一个触动她心弦的男人。从此，他们几乎每天约会，琳达意识到她会不顾一切地爱这个男人。决定嫁人的时候，她告诉了我这个好消息。 虽然琳达的爱情让人想起电影中才会有的浪漫故事，我也担忧未来究竟会怎样，但我还是表达了我由衷的祝福，并爽快答应在婚礼那天做他们的伴娘和伴郎随从中的一员。 Linda, my good friend, has received good education and is both beautiful and elegant. She was not proposed to even when she was well over thirty. The reason is that she, as a career –oriented woman, is devoted to her work. Navigating between home and the company, she had hardly any time to socialize with people of the opposite sex. Her parents were gripped by anxiety at the thought of their daughter still remaining single at such an age. They did not know what to do and even consulted with some sociologists. But the situation began to change last month, when the headquarters of the company transferred Linda to the training department. On the new post, Linda met a man who tugged on her heartstrings for the first time. Ever since then, they dated virtually on a daily basis, and Linda realized that she would love the man beyond all reason. When she decided to take the matrimonial plunge, she informed me. Though Linda’s love is reminiscent of the romance that we see only in movies and I don’t know what the future will hold for her, I give her my heart-felt wishes and agree readily to be a member of the entourage of bridesmaids and groomsmen. Unit 3 食品供应商缺乏诚信已经成为当今社会的一大问题。部分企业欺骗公众，故意散布假消息，颂扬食品添加剂是食品工业的伟大成就，并声称适量的添加剂对健康有益无害。部分有良知的科学家对食品添加剂的含量和毒性展开了深入的病理学研究。研究结果表明，部分常见的食品添加剂经长期，可能会对健康产生危害，这被认为是食品安全研究方面极为重要的
1.The restaurant offers a sumptuous buffet-style breakfast each morning 2.His day was fragmented by interruptions and phone calls. 3.He eat alone, ruminating on the injustice of the world. 4.He supplements his meager income by working on Saturdays. 5.Much of this trend is attributable to a strong economy,but there are 6.They buy the clothes for their designs and fetching colors. 7.The new alarm system should deter car thieves. 8.She adjusted her glasses and peered at the man. 9.Optimists point out that there is an abundance of good news. 10.He has this uncanny ability to synthesize concepts from a few isolated 11.It is unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulated wealth. 12.The historical site is aswarm with tourists. 13.If the temperature falls below a particular threshold, a warning light 14.When her parents divorced, Mary Ann opted to live with her father. 15.Both sides made various concessions, but neither would back down on 16.He didn’t actually accuse me of stealing, but that was the implication.
最新七年级英语下册选词填空综合测试卷（word）1 一、七年级英语下册选词填空专项目练习（含答案解析） 1．用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。 （2）We sat on the ________ listening to the sound of waves. （3）I was too ________ to move. （4）They ________ him into the car. （5）She ________ on my foot and said "sorry" to me. 【答案】（1）dolphin （2）rock （3）scared （4）pushed （5）stepped 【解析】【分析】 rock，岩石，dolphin，海豚，push，推，scare，惊吓，step，踩 （1）句意：海豚会玩球。根据不定冠词a可知是名词单数，根据play a ball可知此处填海豚符合玩球的语境，故填dolphin。 （2）句意：我们坐在岩石上听海浪的声音。根据定冠词the可知此处是名词，根据提示词和sat on可知是坐在岩石上，故填rock。 （3）句意：我吓得都不能动了。too+形容词或副词+to do，是固定搭配，太……而不能做某事，scare的形容词，害怕的，故填scared。 （4）句意：他们把他推进车里。push sb into，固定搭配，把某人推进，描述过去用一般过去时，push的过去式是pushed，故填pushed。 （5）句意：她踩到我的脚，然后对我说“对不起”。step on sb，固定搭配，踩到某人，根据and said可知时态是一般过去时，step的过去式是stepped，故填stepped。 【点评】考查单词在语境中的运用，注意词性，时态的变化，同时熟记固定搭配。 2．根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。 from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. There are four ________in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Beijing Opera ________ famous stories, beautiful facial（脸部的）paintings, wonderful gestures（手势）and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but ________ are from famous novels. The people in the stories usually can't agree with each other. They become angry, unhappy, sad and lonely. Then they find a way to ________ with each other. Everyone is usually happy in the end. Beijing opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In China, it used to be ________ with old people, while young people didn't like it very much. However, more and more young people, and
全国2012年4月高等教育自学考试 综合英语（一）试题 课程代码：00794 请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上 I．语法和词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置。 错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 1. This camera is so easy to use; _____ a child could take good pictures with it. A. yet B. even C. but D. since 2. _____ of the figures seems correct. Would you check them carefully? A. Neither B. Both C. Either D. All 3. He had hardly left the building _____ the bomb exploded. A. than B. before C. when D. after 4. They have different views on the comment- _____ the daughter sees it as criticism, the mother takes it as praise. A. why B. how C. where D. if 5. This plan probably won’t work either- but you must do _____ to help her. A. a thing B. something C. things D. nothing 6. I would rather you _____ this to him yourself. When I tried to speak to him last time, he didn’t listen. A. say B. will say C. said D. would say 7. For most people, common cold is a mild illness _____ they will quickly recover. A. over that B. over which C. from that D. from which 8. We definit ely are not the perfect couple, _____ we don’t pretend to be so. A. and B. or C. for D. because 9. Could you please tell me where _____ find Professor Smith? His wife has just called his office. A. I can B. can I C. would I D. I would
《体验商务英语综合教程》课程教学大纲 一、基本信息 课程编号: 024222007 课程名称：体验商务英语综合教程3 英文名称:Intermediate Business English Course Book 课程性质: 专业基础课 总学时：72学时 学分：4学分 适用对象：商务英语专业本科3年级学生 先修课程：综合英语 二、编写说明 （一）课程的性质 《体验商务英语综合教程》是为商务英语专业学生开设的一门专业基础课。这门课程始于二年级下学期，与之前的综合英语课程衔接，使学生在掌握英语语言技能的同时，了解现代国际商务的现状，以达到在体验商务中学习语言、提高商务交际能力的目的。本课程横跨三个学期，分别使用《体验商务英语综合教程》的第三册、第四册和第五册。 （二）课程教学目标和基本要求 本课程作为商务英语专业的基础必修课之一，从培养高级应用型商务英语人才的目标出发，理论联系实际，旨在帮助学生在掌握英语语言技能的同时，了解现代国际商务的现状，以达到在体验商务中学习语言、提高商务交际能力的目标。 本课程要求学生能够掌握重点词汇的英文表达，熟悉现代市场经济条件下商务活动的各个方面和时代课题，如全球化、国际营销、技术创新、营销策略、企业文化、市场竞争、经营风险、危机管理、电子商务等等。为了达到这些目标，本课程要求学生积极参与课堂讨论，在阅读的基础上，通过角色扮演和案例学习等方式，在完成交际任务中复用所学语言知识，提高交际能力，将自己的经历和观点融入交际活动之中。 （三）课程的重点和难点 本课程的讲授时间为三个学期，分别使用《体验商务英语综合教程》的第三册、第四册和第五册。每册的学习量均为12个单元，单元设计以语言和商务技能为主线，商务词汇、语法的学习与讨论相结合，听力和阅读部分配有角色扮演等交际活动，最后是案例分析或技能运用。本课程重点涉及体验式的教学和学习方式，学生在形式多样的任务活动中，掌握相关的商务词汇、提高商务英语的听力、阅读和写作能力，达到语言水平和商务技能的同时提高。难点在于学生要能灵活地运用自己所学的语言和商务知识，将自己的经历和观点融入交际活动之中，在提高语言表达能力的同时还要提高自己的交际能力。 （四）课程教学方法与手段 （1）强调课堂教学应以学生为主体而以教师为主导，改变以教师为中心的教
Unit 2 一、填单词 1、China’s economic success over the past three decades has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens. 中国在过去三十年取得的经济成功提高了千百万中国人民的生活水平。 2、Citibank(花旗银行) picked the chief executive of https://www.doczj.com/doc/346541918.html, as its first Chinese customer Thursday to open an account at its new branch in the historic Peace Hotel along Shanghai’s fabled waterfront. 花旗银行星期四 选择了易唐执行总裁作为它新分行的第一位中国开户客户，该分行在位于上海外滩著名的和平饭店内。 3、The United States last Wednesday imposed tariffs of up to 30 percent on a range of foreign steel imports to help protect its domestic industry. 美国上星期三对外国进口钢材征收30 %的关税以保护国内钢产业。 4、Although he was raised as a Christian, he’s not really very religious.虽然他被当做一个基督徒被养大，但他不是非常虔诚的宗教信徒 5、You can distinguish between frogs and toads in the following way: frogs have slender bodies, long limbs, and a smooth skin, and toads have stouter bodies, shorts limbs and dry skin. 你可以从以下方面区分青蛙和蟾蜍：青蛙身体细长，四肢很长并且皮肤光滑，而蟾蜍身体粗壮，四肢短，皮肤干燥。 6、From the airplane window I could see a web of city streets. 从飞机的窗口我能看到城市街道的网状图 7、Aunt Pat smiled at her little niece and bade her to eat. 帕特阿姨笑着
自考课程综合测验 综合英语（一）试卷 （课程代码 00794 ） 一．语法和词汇填空。阅读下面的句子或对话，从A 、B 、C 和D 四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分） 1. There has been ____growth in industry this year than there should have been. A. much B. most C. little D. less 2. When you expect too much of others, you are ____ to become disappointed. A. timely B. probable C. likely D. possible 3. It is necessary ____ technical training for all the new employees. A. to provide B. to be provided C. providing D. being provided 4. The mass media keep us well ____ of what is happening in the world which would otherwise remain unknown. A. concerned B. exposed C. acquainted D. informed 5. She____ blame other people for her troubles than admit her own mistakes. A. would rather B. had better C. prefers to D. has to 6. Problems may come up when people have no ____of the law. A. message B. knowledge C. information D. intelligence 7. You have little chance of getting the job____ you have professional training. A. unless B. as if C. in case D. so that 8. The Eight O’clock News will have a(n)____ report of the important meeting in Paris. A. live B. alive C. living D. lively 9. Mary ran ____ one of her college teachers in the supermarket yesterday. A. out B. across C. over D. by 10. To everyone’s disappointment, his plan failed ____ all his efforts. A. in spite of B. as a result of C. for the sake of D. in the interest of 二、用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音。（本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）（注意：使用新式或老式音标均可） 11. project 12. oxygen 13. avenue 14. various 15. dishonest 三、根据所学课文内容完成句子。（本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共15分） 16. In “The Great Idea of Mr. Budd”, William Strickland was arrested by the police because ____. 17. The young man in “The Outside Chance” bought ‘tomorrow’s paper”, which reported the results of ____ and the news about a factory disaster in his hometown. 18. Hans Christian Andersen finally realized that “it doesn’t matter if you are born in a duck -yard, as long as ____.” 19. In “Freedom in Dying”, Jim’s mother has been truly great. She has shown how much she loves Jim without depriving him of his ____. 20. In “The Emotional Bank Account”, the author notes that, in relationships, the little things are the big things, and that they go a long way toward building ____. 四、汉译英。（本大题共4小题，每小题5分，共20分） 21.他问我这本书是否已被译成英语。 22.他跟我讲话的方式我接受不了。 23.这个故事告诉我们一个道理：幸福不是终点，而是过程。 24.那位妇女在得知丈夫的死讯后放声大哭。 年级 班级 准考证号 姓名
翻译 Unit 1 李明是学化学的，性格开朗幽默，颇有魅力，但英语成绩不佳，每次只能勉强及格。老师警告他，英语不好会阻碍他拿奖学金，并亮出了自己的王牌：如果李明不努力，就让他考试不过关。老师还告诉他，学习英语不能只为了文凭，否则他即使大学毕业，也还是个半文盲。李明虽然保持镇定，但他明白，他的学业生涯正在攸关之际，必须安心下来埋头学习，坚持不懈。 Li Ming was a chemistry major, a charmer noted for his easygoing and humorous temperament . However, his English was so poor that he always barely got by. The teacher admonished him that his poor English would be an impediment to scholarship. What’s more, she showed her trump card: if Li Ming did not work hard. She would flunk him. He was also to ld that he should not learn English merely for the sake of his diploma. otherwise, even after graduation from university, he would still be semiliterate. Although Li Ming did not lose his composure, he was well aware that he had to settle down to work and follow t hrough because his academic life was at stake. Unit2 我的朋友琳达接受过良好的教育，既美丽又端庄，三十好几依然没有人向她求婚。究其原因，她的事业心极强，整日扑在工作上，每天来往于住处和公司之间，根本没有时间和异性交往。一想到女儿这么大了还单身一人，她父母就焦虑不安。他们不知道该如何是好，甚至还去咨询一些社会学专家。但是事情在上个月出现了转机，公司的总部调琳达到培训部。在新的工作岗位上，琳达遇到了第一个触动她心弦的男人。从此，他们几乎每天约会，琳达意识到她会不顾一切地爱这个男人。决定嫁人的时候，她告诉了我这个好消息。虽然琳达的爱情让人想起电影中才会有的浪漫故事，我也担忧未来究竟会怎样，但我还是表达了我由衷的祝福，并爽快答应在婚礼那天做他们的伴娘和伴郎随从中的一员。 Linda, my good friend, has received good education and is both beautiful and elegant. She was not proposed to even when she was well over thirty. The reason is that she, as a career -oriented woman, is devoted to her work. Navigating between home and the company, she had hardly any time to socialize with people of the opposite sex. Her parents were gripped by anxiety at the thought of their daughter still remaining single at such an age. They did not know what to do and even consulted with some sociologists. But the situation began to change last month, when the headquarters of the company transferred Linda to the training department. On the new post, Linda met a man who tugged on her heartstrings for the first time. Ever since then, they dated virtually on a daily basis, and Linda realized that she would love the man beyond all reason. When she decided to take the matrimonial plunge, she informed me.Though Linda’s love is reminiscent of the romance that we see only in movies and I don’t know what the future will hold for her, I give her my heart-felt wishes and agree readily to be a member of the entourage of bridesmaids and groomsmen. Unit3食品供应商缺乏诚信已经成为当今社会的一大问题。部分企业欺骗公众，故意散布假消息，颂扬食品添加剂是食品工业的伟大成就，并声称适量的添加剂对健康有益无害。部分有良知的科学家对食品添加剂的含量和毒性展开了深入的病理学研究。研究结果表明，部分常见的食品添加剂经长期，可能会对健康产生危害，这被认为是食品安全研究方面极为重要
Unit 1 in order to no longer\not…any longer suffer from on purpose be concerned about go through set down get\be tired of get along with join in calm down add up 1.I_________________watching television;let’s go for a walk. 2.We started early_______________arrive before dark. 3.The country has_________________too many wars. 4.They are going to________________the singing. 5.She_________________your safety,you should come back earlier next time. 6.Although I am a new comer, I________________my classmates very well. 7.I didn’t do it_________________. It was an accident. 8.__________________3,4and 5and you\ll get 12. 9.She often_______________headaches. 10.I have ________________everything that the teacher said. Unit 2 because of such as play a part in at present make use of come up even if be based on believe it or not communicate with at the end of make voyages to 1.________________,more than half of our body weight comes to water. 2.Nowadays China______________important____________in the world. 3.A number of questions_______________at the meeting. 4._________________she is working abroad and she will come back next year. 5.This play________________ a true story. 6.We’ll have an exam in English______________January. 7.I think you’d better_______________your spare time better. 8._________________ we achieve great success in our work, we should no be proud. 9.We can now_______________ people on the other side of the world by using internet. 10.The football match was put off______________the terrible weather. Unit 3 be fond of care about change one’s mind make up one’s mind give in give up as usual prefer…to…be familiar with find out give out bring up 1.Can you________________ what time the train leaves? 2.Children are _______________in a better way by their educated mathers. 3.Many boys _______________playing football after school. 4.Li Ping_______________ watching TV at home_____________ going out for playing. 5.Are you_____________ the popular song? 6.She is a brave fighter, she never_______________. 7.Once he has _______________, nothing can change it. 8.My brother does not _____________the details of a book. 9.His father gets up early______________ and does exercise outside. 10.The doctor persuaded my father to_________________ smoking and drinking to much.
00794综合英语(一)模拟试题（9） 一、单选题 1.She can jump___180cm. A.as high as B.as highly as C.so high as D.so highly as 2.I am looking forward to ___. A.to see you https://www.doczj.com/doc/346541918.html, B.to seeing you C.seeing you D.see you 3.You are___for this accident. A.to be blame B.to be blamed C.to blame D.blamed 4.It is a miracle that John___the air crash while all the others were dead. A.survived B.survived in C.survived from D.was survived 5.Taking notes can help you to remember___the teacher says. A.that B.what C.where D.which 6.They have___to meet me at the airport. A.assigned B.ready C.arranged D.settled 7.His article is better than___in the class. A.anyone else's
B.anyone’s else C.anyone else D.anyone’s 8.Not many people were actually___her plan.They did not object to it openly,though. A.in the interest of B.in line with C.in favor of D.in the common with 9.It’s important for the government to make reasonable___policies. A.economic B.economical C.economy D.economics 10.I agree with Stephen___but not entirely. A.at some extent B.until a certain point C.to some extent D.to some point 11.Teresa wasn’t the only one in the car,___. A.There was some other B.It was someone else C.There was someone else D.It was another one 12.She couldn’t decide whether to stay or ___for Nanjing at once. A.left B.will leave C.leaving D.to leave 13.Jack and Mary are going to___ married when they return from abroad. A.make B.take C.get D.have 14.What is closely related___English reserve is English modesty.