[单项选择]When, in 1976. John Midgley was awarded the CBE for telling readers of The Economist about the United States, he took particular delight in the fact that he went by bus from work to accept the decoration from Queen Elizabeth (who was staying in Blair House in Washington), and was in and out quick enough, drinking up a gin and tonic without a stop, to use the transfer ticket to go out to dinner.
He was a print hack all his life, spending freely on fun and friends, but never bothering to make his name known or his wallet fatter, with books or broadcasting. The possessor of free intelligence, he was not on a soap-box, or concentrated on influencing the great and good, though he got their attention just the same. His job, he once said, "was to assist the reading public to understand what was going on". He conveyed his liberal view of the world with great clarity but "if you can’t give [people] useful information, you can shut up." He finally did shut up, just before Christmas.
Mi
A. didn’t get any attention from anyone
B. expressed his personal view
C. was successful in his career
D. gave lot of useless information

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When, in 1976. John Midgley was awarded the CBE for telling readers of The Economist about the United States, he took particular delight in the fact that he went by bus from work to accept the decoration from Queen Elizabeth (who was staying in Blair House in Washington), and was in and out quick enough, drinking up a gin and tonic without a stop, to use the transfer ticket to go out to dinner.
He was a print hack all his life, spending freely on fun and friends, but never bothering to make his name known or his wallet fatter, with books or broadcasting. The possessor of free intelligence, he was not on a soap-box, or concentrated on influencing the great and good, though he got their attention just the same. His job, he once said, "was to assist the reading public to understand what was going on". He conveyed his liberal view of the world with great clarity but "if you can’t give [people] useful information, you can shut up." He finally did shut
A. making funs
B. making friends
C. making himself famous
D. truth editing

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[简答题]A: What is important when… Applying for a new job · Working hours · Colleagues · Location of work B: What is important when… Preparing for a job interview · Make a research · Practice · Confidence

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[单项选择]When John and Simon officially retired,
A. Ford was already involved in the management of the corporation.
B. Ford had been meeting with influential investors.
C. Ford had been giving most of the presentation to analysts.

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When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York from London for a one-year stay, they did not bring many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished (配备家具)apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting (出租；租用) of home furnishings (beds, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing business.
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them Many kinds of people, international businessmen, government officials, airline workers, young married couples -- the people whose jobs may force them to move frequently(频繁) from one city (or country ) to another. They saved the trouble and cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people
A. a new way of buying furniture
B. a new way of moving from place to place
C. why some people rent their furniture
D. how some people rent their furniture

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[填空题]When John recovered unexpectedly from cancer, his doctors______(将这归功于约翰的坚强意志).

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