A.had he considered | B.he had considered |
C.he considered | D.did he consider |
A.had she | B.she had |
C.has she | D.she has |
A.left | B.to leave |
C.having left | D.leaving |
A.Whichever | B.Whatever |
C.No matter what | D.No matter which |
The couple, who already had two children, had to go into the hospital seven weeks earlier than planned. Her husband, 37, said his wife was tired after receiving an epidural(硬脑膜外麻醉)during the labour(分娩)but after closing her eyes, she “wasn't waking up”.She stopped breathing and she is believed to have suffered a heart attack before her heart stopped beating entirely.
Dr Martin said she was called in and that the outlook was grim(严酷的) since in most situations like this,“despite the best efforts of the team”, the mother was often unable to be revived. In that case doctors then tried to focus on delivering the baby but when he was born he was “completely lifeless”.
Mr. Hermanstorfer told the Associated Press news agency,“I had everything in the world taken from me, and in an hour and a half I had everything given to me.”
Dr Martin said she did not have a“great explanation”for why Mrs Hermanstorfer's heartbeat returned. “Somewhere between four and five minutes she had been without heart rate and had stopped breathing a minute or two prior to her heart stopping,”she said. The doctors were then able to bring the baby back to life, and the mother was alive after that.
Despite tests, she said doctors were still not sure about what had happened. However Mrs Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike have said they believed it was down to a miracle. She said:“I got a second chance in life.”
1. What might have happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer just before her heart stopped beating?
A.She became unconscious. |
B.She took a nap. |
C.She had a bad headache. |
D.She suffered a heart attack. |
a.suffering a heart attack
b.stopping heart beating entirely
c.stopping breathing
d.coming back to life
e.receiving an epidural
f.producing a baby
A.a c f d b e | B.f c a d b e |
C.e a c b f d | D.e a b c f d |
A.Shocked. | B.Puzzled. |
C.Normal. | D.Curious. |
A.being held | B.held |
C.to be held | D.holding |
A.in case | B.unless |
C.though | D.as |
Obviously,it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on,my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting.I was too thrilled to believe her.Her words could not convince me at all.So I did a research on Google.com.To my surprise,there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see.” This sentence has been widely used in emails,letters,newspapers,movies,books,or any other possible places.Though it is sort of informal,it is part of the language that Americans use daily.Ironically,if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word,the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence.Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies.In the 1930s,Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens.Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius(孔子).“Long time no see” was his trademark.Soon after Charlie Chan,“Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.
Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of “stew”.All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together,and they change the color and taste of each other.American Chinese,though a minority ethnic(少数民族的成员) group in the United States,is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew.
You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese,such as pizza from Italian,susi from Japanese,and déjà vu from French etc.There is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from others.They will modify it and make it their own,so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant,or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store.Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays,I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future.In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor.
1. The writer himself felt surprised at ______.
A.the Chinglish expression “Long time no see” |
B.“Long time no see” used as standard American English |
C.so many literal translation of the expressions used in America |
D.finding out Americans use the expression every day |
A.mixture literature |
B.Confucius’ words |
C.a kind of cooked dish |
D.American changing cultures |
A.detectives translate the phrase “Long time no see” |
B.Hollywood made “Long time no see” popular |
C.the huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages |
D.cultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew |
A.some Chinese expressions are introduced into English |
B.you’ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in America |
C.some American expressions can be used in China |
D.American English keep being enriched from different cultures |
A.accused of | B.accused with |
C.charge of | D.charged for |
10 . Finding a new and fun hobby can make you a happier person. Hobbies can be a great way to relieve stress and bring more joy into your life. Specifically when you find a new hobby. Hobbies are for everyone at any age. When you get older, you should not have fewer hobbies.
Try new things. To find a new hobby, it will require trying new things. New hobbies won’t usually just find you. Don’t put things off. You might think to yourself, “I don’t like that.” If you’ve never done it, or given it a chance, how can you know?
Learn new things. You’re never too young or old to learn more in life. If you take the time to learn new things, you’ll develop new interests. Let your curiosity run wild, and develop more knowledge over the things you don’t know or are familiar with.
Collect things.
A.Interact with others. |
B.Think of the things that you do like. |
C.Learning is not such a bad thing. |
D.Find and express the creative side in you. |
E.Have an open mind and give things a chance. |
F.Otherwise you’ll develop more stress and gray hairs. |
G.write down a list of the leisure activities you enjoy. |