[单项选择]Peter is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ______ compliments to his political leaders.
A. paying
B. having paid
C. to pay
D. to have paid

[单项选择]Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ______ compliments to his political leaders.
A. paying
B. having paid
C. to pay
D. to have paid

[单项选择]He is a promising young man who is now studying at our graduate school. As his supervisor, I would like to________ him to your notice.
A. commend
B. decree
C. presume
D. articulate

[单项选择]The author once heard a young man who for thirty minutes ______.
A. interrupted an outstandingly witty speaker
B. in a group of witty people, hindered a prince from making a speech
C. in a group of witty people did not allow a prince to get a word in edgeways
D. delayed the speech which a prince was about to deliver to a group of intelligent people

[单项选择]The young man who has applied for the post ______ in the general manager’s office.( )
A. is interviewing
B. is being interviewed
C. to be interviewed
D. had been interviewed

[单项选择]The old lady was ______ to the young man who helped her find her lost grandson.
A. touched
B. grateful
C. cheerful
D. generous

[单项选择]The young man who saw the car ______ into the river telephoned the police.
A. plunged
B. plunge
C. was plunging
D. to plunge

[单项选择]The old lady was ________ to the young man who helped her find her lost generation.
A. grateful
B. touched
C. cheerful
D. generous

[单项选择]Where did the American see the young man

[单项选择]The daring young man rode through the Indian village trying to find his long-lost sister.
A. bold
B. cowardly
C. persistent
D. caring

[单项选择]His initial broadcasting success as a young man was due at least as much to his considerable professional ------- as it was to his father's broadcasting connections.
A. (A) aplomb
B. (B) uncertainty
C. (C) hubris
D. (D) seniority
E. (E) nepotism

[单项选择]The young man was not interested in reading English history books.

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In Ancient Greece lived a young man called Narcissus, who was greatly (21) , for he was very handsome. Narcissus was very proud of his perfect face and graceful body, and never lost the chance to (22) his reflection in any body of water he happened to pass. He would lie for hours admiring his gleaming dark eyes, slender nose, slim hips and the mop of curly (23) that crowned the perfect oval of his face. You would think a sculptor had come down (24) heaven to carve such a faultless body as a living image of mankind’s love of beauty. One day, Narcissus was walking close to a precipice where the clear waters of a cold mountain pool mirrored his beautiful face. "You are handsome, Narcissus!" he told (25) as he bent down to admire his reflection. "There’s nobody (26) handsome in the whole world! I’d love to kiss you." Narcissus was suddenly seized by the desire to kiss his own reflection and he bent down c
A. forget
B. forgot
C. forgotten
D. forgetful