首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Conrad Hilton really wanted to be a banker. Instead, he successfully changed the【C1】______purchase of a Texas low-end hotel into
Conrad Hilton really wanted to be a banker. Instead, he successfully changed the【C1】______purchase of a Texas low-end hotel into
admin
2017-02-01
47
问题
Conrad Hilton really wanted to be a banker. Instead, he successfully changed the【C1】______purchase of a Texas low-end hotel into a multimillion-dollar hotel empire that earned him the【C2】______"innkeeper to the world."
Born in New Mexico in 1887, Hilton was 19 when his parents began renting out rooms in their home. The business didn’t interest him, however, so he became a【C3】______legislator, founded a bank and went off to war. In 1919, after Hilton’s father died, a friend suggested he go to Texas to make his【C4】______Hilton ended up in Cisco; when his bank deal there【C5】______he headed to a nearby hotel, the Mobley. It【C6】______to oil-field workers, so its 40 rooms turned over every eight hours. A week later, Hilton owned it. He soon acquired more hotels—and started to build new ones. His first, the Dallas Hilton, opened in 1925. By the late 1940s, Hilton’s list included the Town House in Beverly Hills and Chicago’s Palmer House, as well as【C7】______nightclubs featuring A-list stars. He also expanded internationally. And in 1949, he bought the "greatest of them all": New York City’s magnificent Waldorf-Astoria. Typically American, Hiltons were【C8】______too: the first to have rooms with air-conditioning, TVs, ironing boards and sewing kits. Even modern hotel-reservations systems【C9】______from one Hilton which was established in 1948.
Today the Hilton Hotels Corp. owns some 3,300【C10】______in 78 countries. Last year more than a quarter-billion guests checked in.
A)soured B)motivated C)nickname D)catered
E)previously F)luxurious G)properties H)features
I)fortune J)evolved K)casual L)severe
M)inherited N)creative O)state
【C2】
选项
答案
C
解析
the提示此处应为名词。空格后的“世界旅馆大王”是一个称号,故填入nickname一词,earn him the nickname意思是“为他赢得了……的称号”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/3iF7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Theriskofdepressionforpeoplewholivealoneisalmost80percenthigherthanforpeoplewholivewithfamilyorroommates.
Theriskofdepressionforpeoplewholivealoneisalmost80percenthigherthanforpeoplewholivewithfamilyorroommates.
WhenacustomerataHoustonrestaurantmadeadisparagingcrackaboutalittleboywithDownsyndrome(唐氏综合症),waiterMichaelGa
WhenacustomerataHoustonrestaurantmadeadisparagingcrackaboutalittleboywithDownsyndrome(唐氏综合症),waiterMichaelGa
A、Improperparentingmayresultinveryseveredisability.B、Wehavetolivewithuncertainty,givethebestinterventionsanda
A、Itwastheonethatshewantedtodointherestofherlife.B、Itmadeherstressedbothmentallyandphysically.C、Itmadeh
Dohalfofallmarriagesreallyendindivorce?It’sprobablythemostoften【B1】_____statisticaboutmodernlove.Butinanupbe
A、Themangotapromotionforhisgoodwork.B、Themanisunemployedbecauseofbadbusiness.C、Theywilltrytoturntheirbusi
Thereisneveragoodtimetohaveaheartattack,butthewisepersonafflictedwithcloggingarteries(动脉堵塞)mightwanttobees
Teachersneedtobeawareoftheemotional,intellectual,andphysicalchangesthatyoungadultsexperience.Andtheyalsoneed
随机试题
女,22岁。发现皮肤瘀点、月经量过多1月余。实验室检查:Hb90ff/L,wBC4.0×109/L,Plt10×109/L。骨髓象:颗粒型巨核细胞在1.5cm×2.0cm涂片膜上可见160个,产板型巨核细胞数量为0。该患者最可能的诊断是
计算机系统由软件和硬件组成,没有软件的计算机被称为裸机,裸机不能完成任何操作。()
关于合伙企业与个人独资企业的表述,下列哪一选项是正确的?(2013年试卷三第30题)
在混凝土抗渗试验中,某组试件各块表面出现渗水现象时的最大压力如下表。结合上述内容,回答下列问题。公路隧道常见的质量问题包括()。
工料单价法中的工料单价是由完成单位工程、分部工程、分项工程所需的( )所构成。
下列属于一般纳税人不得开具增值税专用发票的情形有()。
在下列无形资产中,不可确指的无形资产是()。
对烟叶税纳税人按规定缴纳的烟叶税,准予并入烟叶产品的买价计算增值税的进项税额,并在计算缴纳增值税时予以抵扣。()
对于实施西部大开发战略,叙述错误的是()。
在面向对象方法中,信息隐蔽是通过对象的【】性来实现的。
最新回复
(
0
)