Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so dependent on their parents. They think more for themselves and do not blindly accept the ideas of their elders. Events which the older generation remembers vividly are nothing more than past history. The old always assume that they know best for the simple reason that they have been around a bit longer. They don’t like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the young are doing. They are question the assumptions of their elders and disturbing their complacency. Who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used violence to solve their problems? Why are they so unhappy and guilty in their personal lives? Can anything be right with the rat-race? Haven’t the old lost touch with all that is important in life? Traditionally, the young have turned to their elders for guidance. Today, the situation might be reversed. The old—if they are prepared to admit it—could learn a thing or two from their children. One of the biggest lessons they could learn is that enjoyment is not ’sinful’. It is surely not wrong to live in the present rather than in the past or future.

According to the passage, the young today______.

A．are forced to remember the old events

B．are more dependent on family

C．have more money and freedom

D．have more restrictions and problems

It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．the differences between the young and the old are the greatest

B．today the old complain more about the young’s behaviors

C．the young are better educated and know more

D．the old remember many old events

The young cannot understand______ .

A．why they should remember those old events

B．why their parents are so possessive of them

C．why they should receive better education

D．why the old often resort to violence or war to solve problems

Which of the following statements is the reason why the old always assume they know best?

A．They are richer than the young.

B．They are happier than the young.

C．They have better memory than the young.

D．They have lived longer than the young.

According to the passage, what the old can learn from the young is that______.

A．one has reason to enjoy life

B．conventional politics is going out the way

C．receiving better education is very important

D．happiness is the most important thing in life

If it______tomorrow, we will go to the park to take pictures. will snow would snow snows snowed

The flowers looked as if they______for a long time. haven’t watered didn’t water hadn’t been watered watered

Had it not been for his carelessness, David______ the first prize in the mathematics contest. would win would have won will win won

______of an unhappy marriage, she felt greatly relieved and was eager to embrace a new life. To be free Freeing To free Freed

I am sorry! I kept______for such a long time, for the machine didn’t work properly. you waited you wait you to wait you waiting

Not only______the nurses want a pay increase, they wanted reduced hours as well. did do have had

The chairman______unexpectedly at the meeting. We thought he was still in hospital. turned in turned over turned up turned down

It’s so pleasant to stand in the forest and______fresh air. take in take out bring in come out

He kept walking up and down, which was a sure______that he was worried. sign character nature end

Recently a kind of traditional Chinese medicine is quite popular in the United States, for it is effective to______patients of their cough. treat mend recover cure

The great scientist worked 10 hours a day______his old age. in spite of in spite despite of despite with

As I changed my plan, I phoned the hotel to______ my reservation. accept cancel refuse reach

Asking about a lady’s age is considered to be an_____ question in western cultures. embarrassing interesting embarrassed interested

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor, you must be able to【C1】______the attention and interest of your students, you must be a【C2】______speaker, with a good, strong, 【C3】______voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to【C4】______what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.【C5】______a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still【C6】______his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his【C7】______, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feeling. Listen to him, and you will【C8】______the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always【C9】______according to what he is【C10】______about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t【C11】______that he will indeed be able to act【C12】______on the stage, for there are very important【C13】______between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the【C14】______words each time he plays a certain part, 【C15】______his movements and the way in which he uses his voice are usually【C16】______beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem【C17】______on the stage. A good teacher【C18】______in quite a different way. His students take an active part in his【C19】______; they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t obey something, they will say no. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of the students. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must【C20】______it as he goes along.

It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury“ items.

In some city centers, workaholism is so common that people do not consider it unusual.

著名电影导演大卫被邀请来参加电影节。

现在的自然环境比10年前好多了。

She sent her two children to the boarding school when______was only eight. the youngest the most younger the younger the more younger

The person I trusted most was a friend ______ I had been cooperating in business for a long time. whom with whom with who that