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
2018-08-25
26
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/p9H7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Peopleshouldlearnmultiplekindsofknowledge.B、Themoreknowledgeyoulearn,themoresuccessyouget.C、Knowledgeisthe
A、Theyareinterestedinthemarket.B、Theyareinterestedinnaturelifeandsports.C、Theycanchangethestrategyquickly.D、
A、Collectothercompanies’websites.B、Helppeoplestoreandruntheirwebsites.C、Helpcompaniesmaintaintheirservice.D、Esta
Dr.AlanHirschdesignssmellsforbusinesses.Hesaysthatitdoesn’ttakeawholelotofsmelltoaffectyou.Storeownerscan
Dr.AlanHirschdesignssmellsforbusinesses.Hesaysthatitdoesn’ttakeawholelotofsmelltoaffectyou.Storeownerscan
Inmanystressfulsituationsthebody’sresponsescanimproveourperformance.Webecomemore【B1】______,morealert,betterabl
Sowe’vealreadytalkedabitaboutthe【B1】______ofextremesportslikerock-climbing.Aspsychologists,weneedtoaskourselve
A、SleepinginanopenenvironmentB、Usingfuelinsteadofelectricity.C、Usingsmallandmovablegasgenerators.D、Short-termco
A、Shefoundherfirstjobworkingwithacomputer.B、Shelostherjobowingtotheuseofcomputers.C、Shewaselectric-shocked
随机试题
急性心肌梗死最特征性的心电图改变是__________、_________、__________。
下列观点属于客观唯心主义的是
重度二尖瓣狭窄的诊断标准是
相互衔接的阴经与阴经的循行交接部位是( )
A.补血荣筋丸B.双合汤C.犀黄丸D.蠲痹汤E.宣痹汤痹证属痰瘀痹阻型代表方宜用
下述属于抗炎类的保肝药是()。
某施工企业承担了一幢六层房屋的施工任务。根据项目管理目标责任书中规定的各项职责,该工程的施工方项且经理组织有关人员完成了项目组织结构模式的确定、施工组织设计的编制等准备工作。在第二层施工时,旁站监理员发现施工人未按施工组织设计中的要求进行操作,存在质量隐患
力学:物理学
网络交往仍然是人与人的现实交往,网络生活也是人的真实生活,因而也必须遵守道德规范。遵守网络道德,就是要求我们
【B1】【B8】
最新回复
(
0
)