[单项选择]The old proverb says the grass is always greener______ the other side.


A. for
B. than
C. on
D. with

[单项选择]The old proverb says the grass is always greener______ the other side.


A. for
B. than
C. on
D. with

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As the proverb says: He that shuts love out, as a result, shall be shut out from love.（）

A. in order
B. in return
C. in rotation
D. in turn

[单项选择]The author says that old family firms
A. were ruined by the younger generations.
B. failed for lack of individual initiative.
C. lacked efficiency compared with modem companies.
D. were able to supply adequate services to taxpayers.

[单项选择]My mother always says if you keep on, you'll succeed ______.
A. in time
B. at one time
C. at the same time
D. on time

[单项选择]There is an old Chinese proverb, "Things of a kind come together; people of a mind ______ the same group."
A. divide into
B. are divided into
C. fail into
D. are fallen into

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Passage Three
An old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished he gave it to the king, who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the king’s surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. "Your Majesty, "said the minister, kneeling before the king. "I want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard (棋盘), two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth.., and so on, doubling the number for each following square. Give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard."
"You don’t ask for much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money," said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace.
But when the counting began, with one grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the t
A. 19 squares
B. one third of the squares
C. the first 19 squares
D. 20 squares

[单项选择]When the writer says we cannot return the good old days, he means that ______.


A. our society is becoming much worse than before
B. in our modem society it is hard to lead a quiet life
C. the old days were much happier than the present time
D. it is impossible for us to deal with noise as we did before

[单项选择]One should always keep in mind the old truth“First impressions are lasting．”


A. 人们应当永远把这个古老的真理记在心中，即“先人为主”。
B. 人们应当经常记住这样一句俗语：“先人为主”。
C. 人们应当永远记住这样一句俗语：“ 一见钟情”。
D. 人们应当经常记住“一见钟情”这个古老的法则。