We have waited for the bus ____.A.two hours beforeB.since two hoursC.two hours agoD.for

We ______ for her because she never came.

A. needn't wait

B. shouldn't have waited

C. mustn't wait

D. mustn't have waited

A.have been waiting for

B.are waiting for

C.had waited for

D.waited for

A.for...enough long

B.to...long enough

C.to...enough long

D.for...long enough

听力原文： In public speaking, the watch word is preparation. Most of us tend to put things off, at least occasionally. It's so easy to put things off especially those things we do not look forward to doing. So if the speaking engagement is several weeks off, we may feel that we still have plenty of time. But as the day draws closer, we begin to panic. Don't let this happen to you. Start preparing as soon as you're given or accept the speaking assignment. You have much to do and to do it right will take time. How much better your speech will be and how much better you'll feel if you have taken the time to do it right! When you are prepared, you have gathered the needed data, determined what is appropriate to the listener's understanding and acceptance levels, organized the ideas so they flow logically, selected examples and other supports for your ideas and made them interesting to your listeners, developed a great opening that you know will capture the attention of even the daydreamers in your audience checked out the room where you'll be speaking and requested any feasible changes you wish in the set-up of the room If you are prepared, you are confident that you can best convey your message to your listeners. If you waited until a few days before your presentation to begin to prepare, or worse, yet, the day before, no doubt you'll be anxious and with good reason. And now there is not enough time to engage in more than a superficial attempt. Both you and the audience will feel uncomfortable, like retirement planning. It is never too early to start preparing for your presentation. So, start preparing right away.

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A．Confidence.

B．Preparation.

C．Informativeness.

D．Select appropriate materials.

回答{TSE}题： Do you ever wish you were moreoptimistic，someone who always(51) __________ to be successful？ Having someone around whoalways(52) __________the worst isn’t really a lot of(53) __________．We all know someone who sees a single cloud on asunny day and says，“It looks(54)rain．” But if you catch yourself thinkingsuch things，it’s important to dosomething(5 5) __________it． You can change your view of life，(56) __________to psychologists．It only takes a little effort，and you’llfind life more rewarding as a(57) __________．Optimism，they say，is partly about self—respectedconfidence but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it hasto(58) __________．Optimists are more(59) __________tostart new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks． Upbringing is obviously veryimportant in forming your(60) __________to the world．Some people are brought up to(61) __________toomuch on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything(62) __________wrong．Most optimists，on the(63) __________hand，have been brought up not to(64) __________failure as the end of theworld-they just(65) __________ with their lives． {TS}

A. counted

B. expected

C. felt

D. waited

re never going to get married. I mean, you've been through jail together, you're living together, but…, oh, forget it."

"Oh, well," I said," put it like that and I'll marry your daughter tomorrow."

Actually, I don't know what we were waiting for, except that for a guy it's never the right time to get married. I' m also suspicious of any two people who don't struggle with that decision. Part of my problem was that I was still lusting in my heart after other ladies. But somehow I knew that I wasn't going to find another woman remotely as great as my soon-to-be wife. It's a good thing my mother-in-law finally spoke up.

I finally gathered my courage one day when we were having a picnic, and popped the question. I also gave my wife a big tourist pamphlet about Switzerland. I wasn't taking any chances.

She said no.

It killed me. I felt sick to my stomach. I lost my appetite. Our dog just stared at me, thinking, "If you're not going to eat your lunch, I will." Finally, I said, "But the Switzerland trip is yours if you say yes."

"Switzerland , "she said, "is filled with precise, humorless people."

"Maybe I should have suggested Paris？"

For a minute it seemed as if my change in travel plans would rate a solid "maybe". But she said no again. When we woke up the next morning, she told me that she'd slept on my proposal. "I guess I was a little rude to you last night," she explained. Meanwhile, I'm figuring I'm off the hook for this marriage thing for at least another eight years. I could afford to be generous.

"I asked, you said no. It's okay," I said. I might have looked a little too relieved because later that day she gave me a little box. Inside was a gold watch. On the back was inscribed. "Yes. I've reconsidered."

I liked the watch, so I did the right thing.

The reason why the man had waited so long for his marriage was that he ______.

A．didn' t think eight years was long enough

B．suspected that husband and wife would often quarrel

C．didn't think he was ready to propose to her

D．was waiting for his mother-in-law's approval

We have to wait for the bus, ______？

A. have we

B. haven’t we

C. do we

D. don’t we

A.fly

B.flies

C.flying

D.flied

We didn' t have enough staff _______________ the job:

A. to

B. for

C .with