[单项选择]His father mentioned (to me) that Robert (had written to) (him) requesting money (for buying) a new ear.
A. to me
B. had written to
C. him
D. for buying

[单项选择]His father mentioned (to me) that Robert (had written to) (him) re questing money (for buying) a new car.

[单项选择]The author mentioned Father Christmas and the four horses of the apocalypse in order to______.
A. compare Father Christmas with the four horses of the apocalypse.
B. stress how fat people now on the earth.
C. prepare the appearance of "horse" in the next sentence.
D. make the passage road interesting.

[单项选择]Robert and his songs ________ were famous in the United States are also popular in China.
A. which
B. who
C. that
D. as

[单项选择]Please do not be ______ by his had manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.
A. disgusted
B. embarrassed
C. irritated
D. shocked

[单项选择]His strange behavior had greatly ______ me and my friends as well that evening.
A. perplexed
B. exhausted
C. exclaimed
D. exceeded

[单项选择]His remarks finally ______ me that I had made the right decision.
A. assured
B. ensured
C. reassured
D. insured

[单项选择]My supervisor had me ______ the morning taking inventory.
A. (A) spend
B. (B) to spend
C. (C) spent
D. (D) spending

[单项选择]Only once in his life had Douglas permitted himself ______ control of his emotions.
A. to lose
B. lost
C. lose
D. losing

[单项选择]His wife had the front door painted green yesterday, ______ she

[单项选择]Up until that time, his interest had focused almost ______ on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft.
A. restrictively
B. radically
C. inclusively
D. exclusively

[单项选择]He forgave his wife although she had once had a ______affair with a poet.
A. ruthless
B. transient
C. evil
D. remarkable

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Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s big difference between" being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You’ve got to want to write, "I say to them, "not want to be a writer." The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by for tune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual type-- writer and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself.
A. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
B. A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.
C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.