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【单选题】 The old couple were not rich themselves, but they hated to turn away anyone who were ______ food and shelter.
A．at the mercy of
B．on the point of
C．with the exception of
D．in need of

【单选题】 The jury returned a(n) ______ of "not guilty".
A．sentence
B．charge
C．evidence
D．verdict

【单选题】AnAlysts hAvE hAD thEir go At humor, AnD i hAvE rEAD somE oF this intErprEtAtivE litEr AturE, But without BEing grEAtly instruCtED、humor CAn BE DissECtED, As A Frog CAn, But thE thing DiEs in thE proCEss AnD thE innArDs (内在部分) ArE DisCourAging to Any But thE purE sCiEntiFiC minD、
in A nEwsrEEl thEAtrE thE othEr DAy i sAw A piCturE oF A mAn who hAD DEvElopED thE soAp BuBBlE to A highEr point thAn it hAD EvEr BEForE rEAChED、hE hAD BEComE thE ACE soAp BuBBlE BlowEr oFAmEriCA, hAD pErFECtED thE BusinEss oF Blowing BuBBlEs, rEFinED it, DouBlED it, squArED it, AnD hAD EvEn workED himsElF up into A ConvEniEnt lAthEr. thE EFFECt wAs not prEtty. somE oF thE BuBBlEs wErE too Big to BE BEAutiFul, AnD thE BlowEr wAs AlwAys jumping into thEm or out oF thEm, or plAying somE sort oF unAttrACtivE triCk with thEm. it wAs, iF Anything, A rAthEr rEpulsivE sight. humor is A littlE likE thAt: it won’t stAnD muCh Blowing up, AnD it won’t stAnD muCh poking. it hAs A CErtAin FrAgility, An EvAsivEnEss, whiCh onE hAD BEst rEspECt.EssEntiAlly, it is A ComplEtE mystEry.
A、hu mAn FrAmE ConvulsED with lAughtEr, AnD thE lAughtEr BEComing mystErious AnD unControl lABlE, is As FAr out oF BAlAnCE As onE shAkEn with thE hiCCoughs or in thE throEs oF A snEEz ing Fit.
onE oF thE things Commonly sAiD ABout humorists is thAt thEy ArE rEAlly vEry sAD pEo plE-Clowns with A BrEAking hEArt. thErE is somE truth in it, But it is BADly stAtED、it woulD BE morE ACCurAtE, i think, to sAy thAt thErE is A DEEp vEin oF mElAnCholy running through EvEryonE’s liFE AnD thAt thE humorist, pErhAps morE sEnsiBlE oF it thAn somE oth Ers, CompEnsAtEs For it ACtivEly AnD positivEly. humorists FAttEn on trouBlE. thEy hAvE Al wAys mADE trouBlE pAy. thEy strugglE Along with A gooD will AnD EnDurE pAin ChEErFully, knowing how wEll it will sErvE thEm in thE swEEt By AnD By. you FinD thEm wrEstling with ForEign lAnguAgEs, Fighting FolDing ironing BoArDs AnD swollEn DrAinpipEs, suFFEring thE tErriBlE DisComFort oF tight Boot (or As joshBillings wittily CAllED thEm, "tirE Boots"). thEy pour out thEir sorrows proFitABly, in A Form thAt is not quitE A FiCtion not quitE A FACt EithEr.BEnEAth thE spArking surFACE oF thEsE DilEmmAs Flows thE strong tiDE oF humAn woE.
prACtiCAlly EvEryonE is A mAniC DEprEssivE oF sorts, with his up momEnts AnD his Down momEnts, AnD you CErtAinly Don’t hAvE to BE A humorist to tAstE thE sADnEss oF situAtion AnD mooD、But thErE is oFtEn A rAthEr FinE linE BEtwEEn lAughing AnD Crying, AnD iF A hu morous piECE oF writing Brings A pErson to thE point whErE his EmotionAl rEsponsEs ArE un trustworthy AnD sEEm likEly to BrEAk ovEr into thE oppositE rEAlm, it is BECAusE humor, likE poEtry, hAs An ExtrA ContEnt. it plAys ClosE to thE Big hot FirE, whiCh is truth, AnD somEtimEs thE rEADEr FEEls thE hEAt.
A、humorous piECE oF writing CAn mAkE thE rEADEr’s EmotionAl rEsponsEs untrustwor- thy BECAusE______.
A、it ExprEssEs thE truth oF thE sADnEss oF humAn liFE with A spArkling surFACE
B、EvEryonE hAs his hAppy momEnts AnD unhAppy momEnts
C、thErE is An oBvious linE BEtwEEn lAughing AnD Crying
D、it is likE poEtry, vEry rhythmiC

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pEoplE who BEgin to go DEAF in ADult liFE hAvE DiFFErEnt proBlEms From thosE who ArE Born DEAF. thEy hAvE to lEArn DiFFErEnt wAys oF BEhAving AnD DiFFErEnt wAys oF CommuniCAtion—pErhAps At A timE whEn lEArning is not All thAt EAsy. A、hEAting AiD is not A ComplEtE solution to thE proBlEm. thE sounD pErCEivED By thE DEAF pErson through A hEAring AiD is DistortED AnD AppEArs to hAvE morE BACkgrounD noisE thAn is hEArD By somEonE with normAl hEAring.DEAFEnED pEoplE hAvE to lip-rEAD As wEll. liprEADing is DiFFiCult, DEmAnDs intEnsE ConCEntrAtion, AnD An unintErruptED DirECt viEw oF thE spEAkEr’s FACE. no othEr ACtivitiEs CAn tAkE plACE At thE sAmE timE: thE liprEADAr hAs to stop EAting, stop EvErything in orDEr to ConCEntrAtE on hEAring. it is not A quEstion oF stupiDity or BAD tEmpEr—As it somEtimEs AppEArs to BE—But A quEstion oF BEing vEry EAsy to misunDErstAnD whEn tilE sounD is DistortED、rEmEmBEr whAt it’s likE trying to CommuniCAtE on A vEry BAD tElEphonE linE. FrustrAting, isn’t it thE DEAF hAvE to FACE thAt All thE timE. A、usEFul wAy oF looking At thE proBlEm is to sEE thE DEAF pErson As A ForEignEr—to trEAt thEm As iF you wErE in A ForEign Country. you woulD spEAk morE ClEArly, slowly AnD rAisE your voiCE slightly.AnD you’D usE gEsturEs to mAkE your mEAning ClEAr, As wEll As hAvE no hEsitAtion in using pEnCil AnD pApEr to BE ABsolutEly CErtAin. you CAn DE All thosE things with thE DEAF—As wEll As mAking surE you Don’t oBsCurE your mouth with your hAnD, A pipE or A CigArEttE. AnothEr point quitE oFtEn ovErlookED is thAt A hEAring AiD mAy BE quitE EFFiCiEnt AnD usEFul in A quiEt, CArpEtED room—But try it in thE strEEt During rush hour, in A noisy EAr, in A rAilwAy stAtion tiCkEt oFFiCE, A CinEmA or A ConCErt hAll AnD you’vE got A rEAlly DiFFiCult proBlEm to Distinguish spEECh. so Don’t suggEst to or EnCourAgE DEAF pEoplE to go to FunCtions whiCh ArE going to mAkE thEir DisABility AppEAr worsE—AnD inCrEAsE thEir sEnsE oF FAilurE. CArEFul sElECtion oF CinEmAs with gooD sounD systEms is importAnt AnD you shoulD ExpErimEnt to FinD out whErE thE BEst sEAts ArE For hEAring. Fitting ADAptors For rADio AnD tElEvision, oBsErving whiCh 15lEnDs ArE EAsiEr to unDErstAnD, AnD mAking surE thAt pEoplE tAlking ArE wEll-lit ArE All usEFul AnD positivE ACtivitiEs.

"AnothEr point ovErlookED" suggEsts thAt somEthing hAs BEEn ovErlookED BEForE this. ovErlooking things likE thE FACt thAt ______.A．you CAn oBsCurE your mouth with you hAnD whEn you spEAk to thE DEAF
B．you hAvE to BE sEnsitivE ABout thE surrounDings
C．you hAvE to DEpEnD on A hEAring AiD
D．you hAvE to spEAk ClEArly, slowly AnD louDly

【单选题】 How did King Henry find out about the plot
A．His scouts discovered it.
B．He saw the conspirators coming.
C．One of the conspirators told him.
D．He found a copy of the conspirators' plan.