[简答题]I teasingly suggested to my wife that she might get the recipe of the delicious cream puffs from her sister, a cooking talent.需要修改的单词是哪个？修改为什么？

[单项选择]As a harmless revenge, you might come first and get a raise by ______.

[单项选择]She is so______, it is inconceivable how she is generally thought to be______.
A. (A) percipient… reasonable
B. (B) philanthropic … dogmatic
C. (C) importunate … fortunate
D. (D) inconsistent … catholic
E. (E) self-aggrandizing … unassuming

[单项选择]He would like to be informed ______ how she was getting along.
A. at one time
B. for the time being
C. from time to time
D. at the time

[单项选择]My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate _______from you sometime.
A. to have heard
B. to hear
C. for hearing
D. hearing

[单项选择]my wife has three brothers,all ( ) than she. ( ) _George,is an officer
A. elder…The oldest
B. older…The oldest
C. elder…The old one
D. older…The oldest

[单项选择]my wife has three brothers,all （） than she. （） George,is an officer.
A. elder…The oldest
B. older…The oldest
C. elder…The old one
D. older…The oldest

[单项选择]My wife often forgets ______ the door, but she remembered ______ it when she left yesterday.

[单项选择]My wife has three brothers, all （） than she.（）,George is an officer.
A. elder the eldest
B. older the oldest
C. elder the old one
D. older the eldest

[单项选择]He ______ the memory of his dead wife though she has passed away for about ten years.


A. cherishes
B. haunts
C. persists
D. insists

[单项选择]She listened carefully ______ she might discover exactly what he wanted.
A. so as that
B. in case
C. providing
D. in order that

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Mr. Jones was very angry with his wife, and she was very angry with her husband.
(21) several days they didn’t speak (22) each other at all. One evening Mr. Jones was very (23) when he came back (24) work, so he went to bed (25) after dinner. Of course, he didn’t say (26) to Mrs. Jones before he went up stairs. Mrs. Jones washed the dinner (27) and then did some sewing. When she went up to bed (28) later than her husband, she found a piece of paper on the small table (29) her bed. On it were the words "Mother. Wake me (30) at 7 a.m. --Father."
When Mr. Jones woke up the next morning, it was nearly 8 a.m. and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper. He took it and read these words: "Father. Wake up. It is 7 a.m. --Mother."

29（）
A. tiresome
B. tire
C. tiring
D. tired