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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, and in the books they shall write there will be so many of the qualities Dreiser lacks. The new, the younger men 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.
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 he was editor of the Delineator, Dreiser went one day, with a woman friend, to visit an orphan asylum. The woman once told me the story of that aft
A. Dreiser had no sense of humor.
B. Dreiser lived a hard life throughout his life.
C. Dreiser paved a way for the younger writers in America.
D. Both A ＆ B.

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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, and in the books they shall write there will be so many of the qualities Dreiser lacks. The new, the younger men 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.
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 he was editor of the Delineator, Dreiser went one day, with a woman friend, to visit an orphan asylum. The woman once told me the story of that aft
A. criticize Theodore Dreiser
B. praise Theodore Dreiser
C. defend Theodore Dreiser
D. ridicule Theodore Dreiser

[单项选择]Theodore Dreiser entitled his greatest work with ______ intending to tell us that it is the social pressure that makes Clyde’s downfall inevitable.
A. Death in the Woods
B. Tender is the Night
C. The Sound and the Fury
D. An American Tragedy

[单项选择]Theodore Dreiser and Jack London are among the best representative writers of literary ______, which is greatly influenced by Darwin.
A. naturalism
B. sentimentalism
C. romanticism
D. transcendentalism

[单项选择]Theodore Dreiser set forth his ______ concept of the American society in his early works.
A. romantic
B. historical
C. naturalistic
D. realistic

[单项选择]Although I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help.
A. Because
B. Since
C. Though
D. For

[单项选择]I’m very sorry I’m late. I ______ and told you I was coming.
A. ought to phone you B. must phone you
C. ought to have phoned you D. must have phoned you

[单项选择]（） I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help them out of the difficulties.
A. As long as
B. As
C. While
D. Even

[单项选择]I have no time to do exercises, ______ I’m very busy with my work.
A. because
B. until
C. though

[单项选择]I enjoyed the movie very much. I wish I （　）the book from which it was made.
A. have read
B. had read
C. should have read
D. are reading

[单项选择]I’m very grateful for your help and hope to do something for you （） in the future.
A. in exchange
B. instead
C. in return
D. in particular

[填空题]When I was a little boy I was very shy and I often felt uncomfortable, (especial) ______ with strangers.

[填空题]When I was a boy I was very shy and I often felt (comfort) ______ especially with strangers.

[单项选择]What do I mean
A. Beef is my favorite food.
B. I am very hungry.
C. I hate beef.
D. I am very angry.

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M: I do not like the book very much.
W: Nether do I.

What does the woman mean （）
A. She doesn’t know the book.
B. She agrees with the man.
C. She doesn’t know what to do.
D. She doesn’t agree with the man.

[简答题]I was very concerned when I received your letter of yesterday complaining that the central heating system in your new house had not been completed by the date promised. On referring to our earlier correspondence, I find that I had mistaken the date for completion. The fault is entirely mine and 1 deeply regret that it should not have occurred.