AjobvacancyforaprofessorwasadvertisedbyUniversityofSanf...
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A job vacancy for a professor was advertised by University of Sanford. Hundreds of people 41 for the position, but only 42 applicants got the opportunity to be 43 , of whom Sear was a lucky one. Located in a small town, the university had only one 44 around. When Sear arrived there, he found only a twin room was 45 . So he had to share it with a young man named Adam.
The next day the president of the university and a group of experts gave an interview to all the fifteen 46 . They couldn’t 47 whom to choose between Sear and Adam. So they required the two interviewers to make a speech the following day. Sear took it seriously and prepared for it 48 until late into the night. Adam, on the other hand, 49 himself in the night club. The next morning, after the president 50 that the speech would be made in the alphabetical(字母的)order of 51 names, Adam walked to the front 52 and began his speech fluently. To Sear’s 53 , Adam was 54 exactly the same speech draft that he had carefully prepared. He didn’t find his draft was 55 by Adam until then. Next, it was Sear’s turn to give a speech. He was so nervous that the speech paused occasionally and was in 56 English.
After what seemed like a century, the president and experts came back from their discussion. The president said, “We have decided to 57 Sear.” Everyone was surprised. The president continued, “Adam did give a wonderful 58 , but don’t forget that he was just reading his speech. Sear, 59 , could repeat Adam’s every single word from 60 . What we need is just such a talent!”
41. A. applied | B. lacked | C. apologized | D. looked |
42. A. twelve | B. thirteen | C. fifteen | D. sixteen |
43. A. remarked | B. interviewed | C. sheltered | D. disturbed |
44. A. college | B. village | C. stadium | D. hotel |
45. A. reliable | B. available | C. countable | D. transparent |
46. A. students | B. teachers | C. professors | D. applicants |
47. A. determine | B. find | C. consider | D. spot |
48. A. rapidly | B. carefully | C. gratefully | D. financially |
49. A. taught | B. helped | C. wounded | D. relaxed |
50. A. announced | B. declared | C. believed | D. predicted |
51. A. his | B. your | C. our | D. their |
52. A. proudly | B. confidently | C. slowly | D. successfully |
53. A. sorrow | B. excitement | C. astonishment | D. anger |
54. A. reciting | B. repeating | C. writing | D. reading |
55. A. seized | B. burnt | C. stolen | D. distributed |
56. A. fluent | B. common | C. standard | D. broken |
57. A. praise | B. criticize | C. employ | D. fire |
58. A. interpretation | B. signal | C. speech | D. salute |
59. A. thus | B. however | C. meanwhile | D. additionally |
60. A. memory | B. awareness | C. recognition | D. imagination |
【回答】
41—45 ACBDB 46—50 DABDA 51—55 DBCDC 56—60 DCCBA
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