He was a charming and ___host whose house was an___rendezvous（集合的) of the great.A

he forgot to use his binoculars.()

A.wokeupto

B.findsout

C.cameacross

D.wakesup

wrong reasons ________ he found the young man charming and intelligent.

A.as though

B.even though

C.because of

D.due to

. He was the youngest of five sons. The Grounds were ahandsome lot: blue-eyed, fair-haired, clever ___62___ ambitious. Thefour older boys all made a success of their lives. They married beautiful girlsof good family and produced children __63___ fair and handsome andclever as themselves. The eldest became a clergyman；the second___64____ up as the headmaster ofa famous public school；the ___65___went intobusiness and became rich; the fourth ___66___ in his father's footstepsand became a lawyer. That is why everybody was amazed when the youngest Ground,Henry, turned ____67___ to be a lazy good-for-nothing.

Unlike hisbrothers, he had brown eyes and dark hair, but he was every bit ashandsome and charming，____68___madehim quite a lady-killer. And, although he never married ，___69___ is no doubt at all that Henry Ground loved women. Healso loved eating，drinking, laughing, talking and athousand other___70____ which don’t make money or improve the human life. One of his favorite pastimeswas doing nothing.

Riding on his bicycle. he'd ride past my dorm as if "by accident" and () to be surprised to see me. I liked the attention but was () about his wild, dynamic ().He had a charming waywith words which would () any girl. Fear came over me when I started to fall in love. Hisexciting "bad boy image" was just too () to resist. What was it that () me？ I always hadan excellent reputation. My () was solely on my studies to get superior grades. But for what？College is () to be a time of great learning and also some fun. I had nearly achieved a greateducation, and graduation was just one semester away. But I hadn't had any fun; my life was () with no component of fun! I needed a boyfriend Not just any boyfriend. He had to becute. My goal that semester became:Be () and grab the cutest boyfriend I can find.

s a mystery. All we really know is that men,unlike animals,somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things,so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs,called letters,which could be combined lo represent those sounds,and which could be written down. Those sounds,whether spoken,or written in letters,we call words. The power of words,then lies in their associations——the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live,the more certain; words recall to,us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn,the more the,number of words that mean something to us increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all,the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music,and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should,therefore,learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately,or they make our speech silly and vulgar.

1.The origin of language is （）.

A、a legend handed down from the past

B、a matter that is kept secret

C、a question difficult to answer

D、a problem not yet solved

2.Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true？（）

A、He is no more than a master of words.

B、He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music.

C、He can move men to tears.

D、His style. is always charming.

3.One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that（）.

A、they could agree upon certain signs

B、they could write them down

C、they could communicate with each other

D、they could combine them

4.By "association ",the author means （）.

A、a special quality

B、a joining of ideas in the mind

C、an appearance which is puzzling

D、a strange feature

5.In expressing their thoughts,great writers are able（）.

A、to confuse the readers

B、to move our actions

C、to move men

D、to tears to puzzle our feelings

s a mystery. All we really know is 【M1】______ men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express 【M2】______ thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they can 【M3】______ communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present 【M4】______ those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words. The power of words, then, lies on their associations — the 【M5】______ things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the long we live, the more 【M6】______ certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increase. 【M7】______ Great writers- are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully on 【M8】______ our minds and feelings. This charming and telling use of words is that we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of 【M9】______ words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should nevertheless learn to choose our words 【M10】______ carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and rude.

【M1】

ge is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar. What is true about words？

：A、They are used to express feelings only

B、They can not be written down

C、They are simply sounds

D、They are mysterious.

s a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those rounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters we call words.

The power of words, then, lies in their combinations--the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts, but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary (文字的) style. Above alt, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and rude.

The origin of language ______.

A．is reflected in. sounds and letters

B．is handed down from generation to generation

C．dates back to the prehistoric period

D．is a problem not yet solved