第1题
A) insist
B) continue
C) endure
D) persevere
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Warranty Policy for S&S Durable Sneakers
Attention customers! We guarantee that our sneakers have the best quality. In particular, they are durable enough to endure extreme weather conditions. If there are any defects in the material and workmanship, please send them back immediately with the original receipt and packaging. All our products can be exchanged within 100 days of the date of purchase. In addition, a full refund can be given if preferred. Please check the instructions below.
1. If you use your sneakers outdoors, they cannot be returned for sizing problems.
2. If damage is caused by your mistake, this warranty will not apply.
3. If damage takes place over 100 days past the date of purchase because of proven defect in the workmanship, you will be given 30% credit towards the purchase of a new pair.
S&S
Customer Service
475 Green Ave.
Princeton, NJ
Hi, I'm Eugene Lee. I'm writing you to return my sneakers purchased last week. Actually, I bought my sneakers on the Internet last Saturday. Seemingly they were really nice and strong, but the heels appeared to be cracked when I wore them today. Thus, I'm returning these sneakers with the original receipt. Sorry for not returning the box. I threw it away. I hope this will not have an effect on my refund.
I was very disappointed with your products because I had heard that your brand has a pretty good reputation. Anyway I would like to get a full refund, but if that's not possible, I would like to exchange this pair for another.
Eugene Lee
What is Mr. Lee doing with his sneakers purchased last week?
A.He is bringing them to the store.
B.He is putting them on the shelf.
C.He is washing them.
D.He is sending them back to the manufacturer.
第4题
I didn't expect you to finish so soon. How long did the work()?
A、continue
B、endure
C、take
D、go
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第6题
Which of the following statements is not true?
A.People have to endure troubles and difficulties when they manage to relieve pain.
B.If a person manages to end a relationship, it will be easier to cure the grief.
C.People usually adopt different attitudes to emotional pain.
D.The sooner we want to get rid of our grief, the worse the things will be.
第7题
A.A man and a woman should follow every of their own impulse respectively.
B.A good marriage takes some level of compromise between the husband and the wife.
C.A man and a woman should both have to endure dreadful serf-sacrifice of the soul.
D.A man and a woman should stop growing or changing.
第8题
How to maintain a good marriage?
A.A man and a woman should follow every of their own impulse respectively.
B.A good marriage takes some level of compromise between the husband and the wife.
C.A man and a woman should both have to endure dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul.
D.A man and a woman should stop growing or changing.
第9题
Dr. J. Robinson found out about the phenomenon of self-controlled pain almost by accident. He was studying the effects of analgesics used to control pain during childbirth and as part of the experiment made it possible for women having their child to press a button which gave an automatic injection—instead of having all injections made by the doctor. Afterwards these women did not say that they had less pain than other women in childbirth, but they did use considerable less of the drug.
J. Atkins, a dental surgeon, has observed a similar phenomenon. As part of their efforts to make dentistry painless, Atkins and researchers at Aston University in Birmingham offered patients a switch they could flip to turn off the dentist's drill whenever they chose. But, after trying the switch on 50 patients Atkins gave up; none of the patients had ever flipped the switch.
Perhaps the extra endurance was because the Aston team also use other methods to make dentistry painless. Apparently few other dentists are so considerate. The end result, according to the Birmingham survey, is that British people avoid going to the dentist, with the consequence that almost 30% of people in England and Wales have lost all their teeth, and more than seven out of ten have lost at least six teeth. Less than half of the public pay regular visits to the dentist. To find out why, Atkins and psychologist Cumberbatch interviewed a sample of patients attending a dental hospital. The most common reason people gave for not having dental check-ups were fear and pain.
By using a little care and taking time to explain what will happen, Atkins feels, dentists could overcome these fears. There are techniques for giving injections without pain, and a "calm unhurried approach" to drilling can make that painless, too.
Sadly, few dentists seem to take much trouble with their patients. "I am not nervous when I go to the dentist, and I do not have any pronounced sympathy for those who are, " said one dentist. "I tend to take the point of view that they are being unreasonable at my expense."
The passage most possibly comes from______.
A.a medical textbook
B.a psychology textbook
C.a popular magazine
D.a serious magazine
第10题
A welfare client is supposed to cheat. Everybody expects it. Faced with sharing a dinner of raw pet food with the cat, many people in wheelchairs I know bleed the system for a few extra dollars. They tell the government that they are getting two hundred dollars less than their real pension so they can get a little extra welfare money. Or, they tell the caseworker that the landlord raised the rent by a hundred dollars.
I have opted to live a life of complete honesty. So instead, I go out and drum up some business and draw cartoons. I even tell welfare how much I make! Oh, I'm tempted to get paid under the table. But even if I yielded to that temptation, big magazines are not going to get involved in some sticky situation. They keep my records, and that information goes right into the government's computer. Very high-profile.
As a welfare client I'm expected to bow before the caseworker. Deep down, caseworkers know that they are being made fools of by many of their clients, and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as compensation. I'm not being bitter. Most caseworkers begin as college-educated liberals with high ideals. But after a few years in a system that practically requires people to lie, they become like the one I shall call "Suzanne", a detective in shorts.
Not long after Christmas last year, Suzanne came to inspect my apartment and saw some new posters pasted on the wall. "Where'd you get the money for those?" she wanted to know.
"Friends and family."
"Well, you'd better have a receipt for it, by God. You have to report any donations or gifts."
This was my cue to beg. Instead, I talked back. "I got a cigarette from somebody on the street the other day. Do I have to report that?"
"Well, I'm sorry, but I don't make the rules, Mr. Callahan."
Suzanne tries to lecture me about repairs to my wheelchair, which is always breaking down because welfare won't spend money maintaining it properly. "You know, Mr. Callahan, I've heard that you put a lot more miles on that wheelchair than average."
Of course I do. I'm an active worker, not a vegetable. I live near downtown, so I can get around in a wheelchair. I wonder what she'd think if she suddenly broke her hip and had to crawl to work.
Government cuts in welfare have resulted in hunger and suffering for a lot of people, not just me. But people with spinal cord injuries felt the cuts in a unique way: The government stopped taking care of our chairs. Each time mine broke down, lost a screw, needed a new roller bearing, the brake wouldn't work, etc., and I called Suzanne, I had to endure a little lecture. Finally, she'd say, "Well, if I can find time today, I'll call the medical worker."
She was supposed to notify the medical worker, who would certify that there was a problem. Then the medical worker called the wheelchair repair companies to get the cheapest bid. Then the medical worker alerted the main welfare office at the state capital. They considered the matter for days while I lay in bed, unable to move. Finally, if I was lucky, they called back and approved the repair.
When welfare learned I was making money on my cartoons, Suzanne started "visiting" every fortnight instead of every two months. She looked into every comer in search of unreported appliances, or maids, or a roast pig in the oven, or a new helicopter parked out back. She never found anything, but there was always a thick pile of forms to fill out at the end of each visit, accounting for every penny.
There is no provision in the law for a gradual shift away from welfare. I am an independent businessman, slowly building up my market. It's impossible to jump off welfare and suddenly be making two thousand dollars a month. But I would love to be able to pay for some of my living and not have to go through an embarrassing situation every time I need a spare part for my wheelchair.
There needs to be a lawyer who can act as a champion for the rights of welfare clients, because the system so easily lends itself to abuse by the welfare givers as well as by the clients. Welfare sent Suzanne to look around in my apartment the other day because the chemist said I was using a larger than usual amount of medical supplies. I was, indeed: The hole that has been surgically cut to drain urine had changed size and the connection to my urine bag was leaking.
While she was taking notes, my phone rang and Suzanne answered it. The caller was a state senator, which scared Suzanne a little. Would I sit on the governor's committee and try to do something about the thousands of welfare clients who, like me, could earn part or all of their own livings if they were allowed to do so, one step at a time?
Hell, yes, I would! Someday people like me will thrive under a new system that will encourage them, not seek to convict them of cheating. They will be free to develop their talents without guilt or fear--or just hold a good, steady job.