[单项选择]I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary. Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very discreet proportions. The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town. The greatness of Charles Strickland was authentic. It may be that you do not like his art, but at all events you can hardly refuse it the tribute of your interest. He disturbs and arrests. The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule, and it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him. His faults are accepted as the necessary complem
A. ordinary
B. great
C. fortunate
D. discreet

[单项选择]I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary. Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very discreet proportions. The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town. The greatness of Charles Strickland was authentic. It may be that you do not like his art, but at all events you can hardly refuse it the tribute of your interest. He disturbs and arrests. The time has passed when he was an object of ridicule, and it is no longer a mark of eccentricity to defend or of perversity to extol him. His faults are accepted as the necessary complem
A. exemplification
B. comparison
C. contrast
D. addition

[单项选择]When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been (56) . Like most English children I learned French at school and I had of-ten (57) to France, so I was used (58) a foreign language to people who didn’t under- stand (59) . But when I went to America I was really looking forward to (60) a nice easy holiday without any (61) problems.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a (62) telephone to give my American friend Danny a (63) and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me (64) lost and asked (65) he could help me. "Yes," I said, "I want to give my friend a ring." "Well, that’s (66) "he exclaimed. "Are you getting (67) But aren’t you a bit (68) " "Who is talking about marriage " I replied. "I (69) want to give a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you
A. time
B. human
C. money
D. language