[单项选择]She (longed) to be envied and sought after.
A. hoped
B. wanted
C. was eager
D. wished

[单项选择]She (longed) to be envied and sought after.
A. hoped
B. wanted
C. was eager
D. wished

[单项选择]She longed to visit Europe （） she often dreamt about it.
A. so seriously that
B. so anxiously that
C. to such extent that
D. to such an extent that

[单项选择]She longed to visit Italy, （　）she often dreamt about it.
A. so seriously that           
B. so eagerly that
C. to such an extent that         
D. so anxiously that

[单项选择]Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because ______.
A. it would allow them access to a better life in the West
B. Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent
C. they wanted their children to enter into the professional field
D. it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country

[单项选择]If you have ever longed for a meat substitute that smelt and tasted like the real thing, but did not involve killing an animal, then your order could be ready soon. Researchers believe it will soon be possible to grow cultured meat in quantities large enough to offer the meat industry an alternative source of supply.
Growing muscle cells (the main component of meat) in a nutrient broth is easy. The difficulty is persuading those cells to form something that resembles real meat. Paul Kosnik, the head of engineering at a firm called Tissue Genesis, is hoping to do it by stretching the cells with mechanical anchors. This encourages them to form small bundles surrounded by connective tissue, an arrangement similar to real muscle.
Robert Dennis, a biomedical engineer at the University of North Carolina, believes the secret of growing healthy muscle tissue in a laboratory is to understand how it interacts with its surroundings. In nature, tissues exist as elements in a larger syste
A. being elements in a larger system, tissues can hardly live with others’ dependence.
B. the key to grow healthy muscle tissues is to learn the influence between different tissues.
C. the most important success of their study is to find out tissue engineering.
D. tissues will decline in quality if they are affected by their neighbours.

[单项选择]As far back as he could remember, Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star. The young man’s hopes for success were broken again and again, however. Hollywood just did not seem interested. When he first came to California Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success. Therefore, he kept on trying. Someday, he told himself, his big opportunity would come.
Larry found a job parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants. His pay was basic, but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money, he managed to make a living.
One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot and getting out of his car. Larry had recently heard that the man was ready to make a new picture.
Larry got into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it. Then he stopped, jumped out, and ran over to the director. "Excuse me, sir, but I think it’s only fair to tell you that it’s now or never if you want me in
A. he gave up and returned home
B. he began to work towards success
C. he took a journey to Hollywood
D. he had difficulties in playing the small part