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
One afternoon in January 1989, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son, David, were walking hard【C1】______an icy parking lot,【C2
One afternoon in January 1989, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son, David, were walking hard【C1】______an icy parking lot,【C2
admin
2011-02-28
33
问题
One afternoon in January 1989, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son, David, were walking hard【C1】______an icy parking lot,【C2】______Susan’s cane slid on the ice. She【C3】______face first into the mud. David【C4】______to his mother’s side.
"Are you all right, Mom?"
【C5】______, Susan pulled herself up. "I’m okay, honey, "she said.
It had been nearly two years since Susan had trouble walking. She was falling more【C6】______now. Every inch of ice was a【C7】______danger for her. "I wish I could do【C8】______," the boy thought. ’
David, too, was having【C9】______of his own. The boy had a speech defect. At school he【C10】______asked questions or read aloud.
One day David’s teacher announced a【C11】______assignment. "Each of you is going to come up with an invention," she said. This was for" INVENT AMERICA!", a national competition to encourage creativity in【C12】______
An idea hit David one evening.【C13】______only his mother’s cane didn’t slip on the ice, he thought. "That’s it ! "David realized.
"What if I fixed your cane so a nail stretched out of the bottom?" he asked his mother.
"【C14】______the sharp end would scratch floors," Susan said.
"No, Mom. I could make it like a hall-point pen. You take your hand【C15】______the button and the nail returns back up. "Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father, Jeff,【C16】______as Susan used it to walk 50 feet across the【C17】______"It works!" she said.
In July 1989, David was declared national winner at the annual "INVENT AMERICA!" ceremony in Washington D. C.
As David began to make【C18】______appearances, he was forced to communicate more closely. Today, David is nearly【C19】______of his speech defect, and his cane is waiting to be widely used.【C20】______the boy who once people had trouble talking now hopes to start making canes for people who have trouble walking.
【C19】
选项
A、short
B、full
C、free
D、afraid
答案
C
解析
根据上文,David经常在公开场合露面与人交流,肯定已克服了语言缺陷,即不再受其干扰,故选be free of。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/mJtd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语三级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语三级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
TheUnitedStatesleadsallindustrialnationsintheproportionofitsyoungmenandwomenwhoreceivehighereducation.Whyis
Properarrangementofclassroomspaceisimportanttoencouraginginteraction.Mostofushavenoticedhowimportantphysicalse
IntheyearsafterWorldWarII,Americanstypicallyassumedthefullresponsibilitiesofadulthoodbytheirlateteensorearly
IntheyearsafterWorldWarII,Americanstypicallyassumedthefullresponsibilitiesofadulthoodbytheirlateteensorearly
Readthefollowingtextandwriteanessayto1)summarizethemainpointsofthetext,2)makeclearyourownviewpoint,and3)j
Manysitesalreadyoffersoftwareprogramsthatletuserstapintotheirservicesviasmartphonesandotherdevices.Butthatis
Afindinginrecentyearsshowsthatmencannotmanufacturebloodasefficientlyaswomencan.Thismakessurgeryriskierforme
Walking—likeswimming,bicyclingandrunning—isanaerobicexercise,【C1】______buildsthecapacityforenergyoutputandphysica
Irememberthewaythelighttouchedherhair.Sheturnedherhead,andoureyesmet,amomentaryawarenessinthatraucousfift
SupposeyouhavegotthenewsthattheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChinaisofferingascholarshipforchemistrymaj
随机试题
WPS、WORD等字处理软件属于()软件。
财务报表所提供的信息属于
输尿管的第3处狭窄位于
按药物的分散状态固体分散体可分为()。
某企业购入一台设备,买价10万元,增值税率17%,运输费用2000元,安装费用1000元。根据企业会计准则及相关规定,该设备的购入成本为()。
下列对三种期货基金类型的叙述中错误的是( )。
在证券发行制度中,()实质上是一种发行公司的财务公布制度。
下列行为中构成脱逃罪的是()。
根据选举法的规定,下列人员中不享有选举权与被选举权的有:
邑知α=的一个特征向量,则a=__________.
最新回复
(
0
)