[填空题]I held the opinion that a honest man is sure to receive high respect from others（）.

[单项选择]Host: Are you sure you're leaving now It's so early. Guest: ______.

[单项选择]（）,a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A. Other things being equal
B. Were other things equal
C. To be equal to other things
D. Other things to be equal

[单项选择]The young man dangled in midair, held by one {{U}}frail{{/U}} rope.
A. fragile
B. strong
C. thick
D. straw

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It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax (税) he ought to pay to the government because it depends on so many different things: whether the man is married; how many children he has; whether he supports any relations; how much he earns; how much interest he receives; how much he has spent on his house during the year; and so on and so forth. All this makes it difficult to decide exactly how much the tax is.
There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount.
One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough, and after a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, decided that he had not. He believed that he owed the government something.
He was just writing another check to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at the front door. Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a check for five pounds from the tax-collector. The official explai
A. simply
B. easy
C. difficult
D. interesting

[单项选择]Man: Will you make sure all the members of the student advisory committee know what to expect at tomorrow's meetingWoman: They'll have a briefing this afternoon.Question: What does the woman mean
A. The meeting is not expected to last a long time.
B. He expects to meet the woman at the meeting.
C. Committee members will be informed before the meeting.
D. Members will be told to be brief in their comments.

[单项选择]Man: Are you sure Bob and Tim will come to help todayWoman: No problem. They're men of their words.Question: What does the woman want to tell the man

[单项选择]I’m sure I have seen that man before but I can’t _____ where.
A. remind
B. retell
C. recall
D. recognize

[单项选择]______ , I am sure he is an honest man.
A. No matter people say
B. No matter do people say
C. No matter what people say
D. Whatever do people say

[单项选择]Man: We're almost finished with the project. Maybe we should stop for a break now. Woman: Actually, I would prefer to keep going. Question: What does the woman mean
A. She would like to stop for a break.
B. She actually has no preference.
C. She wants to go home.
D. She wants to continue on with the project.

[单项选择]Man: We're having a hard time deciding where to go skiing over break. Where would you prefer to go this yearWomen: I guess I didn't tell you. I had to back out.Question: What does the woman mean

[单项选择]Man: We're looking for a place to hold a surprise party for Jill. There's a lot of space in your apartment, isn't thereWoman: There used to be. You see, well, I just can't bring myself to throw anything away.Question: What does the woman imply

[单项选择]If you're going to run for mayor, just make sure there are no ______ in the cupboard! You know what the press is like.
A. skulls
B. skeletons
C. ghosts
D. legends