Theodore Dreiser is old — he is very, very old. I do not know how many years he has lived, perhaps forty, perhaps fifty, but he is very old. Something gray and bleak and hurtful, that has been in the world perhaps forever, is personified in him.
When Dreiser is gone, men shall write books. Many of them, in the books, shall write there will be so many of the qualities Dreiser lacks. The new, the younger man shall have a sense of humor, and everyone knows Dreiser has no sense of humor. More than that, American prose writers shall have grace, lightness of touch, a dream of beauty breaking through the husks of life.
Of those who follow him shall have many things that Dreiser does not have. That is a part of the wonder and beauty of Theodore Dreiser, the things that others shall have because of him,
Long ago, when Dreiser was an editor of the Delineator, he went one day, with a woman friend, to visit an orphan asylum. The woman once told me the story of t
A. he folded and refolded the pocket-handkerchief
B. he felt pity for the children there
C. his tears ran down
D. All of the above.
Theodore Dreiser is old — he is very, very old. I do not know how many years he has lived, perhaps forty, perhaps fifty, but he is very old. Something gray and bleak and hurtful, that has been in the world perhaps forever, is personified in him.
When Dreiser is gone, men shall write books. Many of them, in the books, shall write there will be so many of the qualities Dreiser lacks. The new, the younger man shall have a sense of humor, and everyone knows Dreiser has no sense of humor. More than that, American prose writers shall have grace, lightness of touch, a dream of beauty breaking through the husks of life.
Of those who follow him shall have many things that Dreiser does not have. That is a part of the wonder and beauty of Theodore Dreiser, the things that others shall have because of him,
Long ago, when Dreiser was an editor of the Delineator, he went one day, with a woman friend, to visit an orphan asylum. The woman once told me the story of t
A. Dreiser didn't know what to do with life.
B. Dreiser was old in spirit.
C. The tone in his prose was heavy.
D. Dreiser lacked a sense of humor.
You really have to get very old before you realize you’re old. I’m in my middle fifties and I don’t feel old yet. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and (21) things to the way life is for (22) kids. Some things have certainly changed.
One area of change is television. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, on the other hand, have been (23) .
When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning to get (24) . My father decided to go all out and buy a 16 inch black and white Motorola set, I still remember watching the Lone Ranger save people from the (25) guys on that awesome electronic machine. That was exciting!
Now, (26) have larger pictures in full color. The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more realistic. The new high definition sets are made to rival (27) screens.
The variety and quantity of programming has
B. replaced
C. expensive
D. popular
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