Dr. William C. Stokoe, Jr., was the chairman of the English Department at Gallaudet University. He saw the way deaf people communicated and was extremely (21) . He was a hearing person, and signs of the deaf were totally new to him.
Dr. Stokoe decided to propose a study of sign language. Many other teachers were not interested, and thought Dr. Stokoe was (22) to think about studying sign language. Even deaf teachers were not very interested in the project. However, Dr. Stokoe did not give up. (23) , he started the Linguistics Research Program in’1957. Stokoe and his two deaf assistants, worked (24) this project during the summer and after school. The three (25) made films of deaf people signing. The deaf people in the films did not understand (26) the research was about and were just trying to be nice to Dr. Stokoe. Many people thought the whole project was silly, but (27) agreed with Dr. Stokoe in order to please him.
Stokoe and his (28) studied the films of signing. They (29) the films and tried to see patterns in the signs. The results of the research were (30) : the signs used by all of the signers (31) certain linguistic rules.
Dr. Stokoe was the first linguist to test American Sign Language (32) a real language. He published the (33) in 1960,but not many people paid attention to the study. Dr. Stokoe was still (34) —he was the only linguist who (35) that sign language was more than gestures. He knew it was a language of its own and not just another form of English.

A:wished  B:reasoned  C:believed  D:decided

Nowadays most people decide quite (61) what kind of work they would do. When I was at school, we had to choose (62) when we were fifteen. I chose scientific subjects. " (63) , scientists will earn a lot of money," my parents said. (64) I tried to learn physics and chemistry, but in the (65) I decided that I (66) a scientist. It was a long time (67) I told my parents that I wasn’t happy at school. "I didn’t think you were," said my mother. " (68) ," said my father. "Well, the best thing to do now is to look for a job."
I (69) about it with my friends Frank and Lesley. (70) of them (71) suggest anything, but they promised that they would ask their friends. A few days later (72) I was still in bed, (73) telephoned. "Is that Miss Jenkins" a man’s voice asked. "I (74) your hobby is photography and I’ve got a job that might interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson. "He seemed pleasant on the phone (75) I went to see him. I was so excited that I almost forgot (76) goodbye. "Good luck!" my mother said to me.
I arrived (77) early and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I (78) waiting a long time. "No, not long." I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he (79) me a job-- not as a photographer though, (80) a model!

A:afforded B:offered C:paid D:decided

They decided to go to ______.

A:a picnic B:a dinner C:a party D:the cinema

Nowadays most people decide quite (61) what kind of work they would do. When I was at school, we had to choose (62) when we were fifteen. I chose scientific subjects. " (63) , scientists will earn a lot of money," my parents said. (64) I tried to learn physics and chemistry, but in the (65) I decided that I (66) a scientist. It was a long time (67) I told my parents that I wasn’t happy at school. "I didn’t think you were," said my mother. " (68) ," said my father. "Well, the best thing to do now is to look for a job."
I (69) about it with my friends Frank and Lesley. (70) of them (71) suggest anything, but they promised that they would ask their friends. A few days later (72) I was still in bed, (73) telephoned. "Is that Miss Jenkins" a man’s voice asked. "I (74) your hobby is photography and I’ve got a job that might interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson. "He seemed pleasant on the phone (75) I went to see him. I was so excited that I almost forgot (76) goodbye. "Good luck!" my mother said to me.
I arrived (77) early and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I (78) waiting a long time. "No, not long." I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he (79) me a job-- not as a photographer though, (80) a model!

A:afforded B:offered C:paid D:decided

Dr. William C. Stokoe, Jr., was the chairman of the English Department at Gallaudet University. He saw the way deaf people communicated and was extremely (21) . He was a hearing person, and signs of the deaf were totally new to him.
Dr. Stokoe decided to propose a study of sign language. Many other teachers were not interested, and thought Dr. Stokoe was (22) to think about studying sign language. Even deaf teachers were not very interested in the project. However, Dr. Stokoe did not give up. (23) , he started the Linguistics Research Program in’1957. Stokoe and his two deaf assistants, worked (24) this project during the summer and after school. The three (25) made films of deaf people signing. The deaf people in the films did not understand (26) the research was about and were just trying to be nice to Dr. Stokoe. Many people thought the whole project was silly, but (27) agreed with Dr. Stokoe in order to please him.
Stokoe and his (28) studied the films of signing. They (29) the films and tried to see patterns in the signs. The results of the research were (30) : the signs used by all of the signers (31) certain linguistic rules.
Dr. Stokoe was the first linguist to test American Sign Language (32) a real language. He published the (33) in 1960,but not many people paid attention to the study. Dr. Stokoe was still (34) —he was the only linguist who (35) that sign language was more than gestures. He knew it was a language of its own and not just another form of English.

A:wished B:reasoned C:believed D:decided

The sun was shining quite brightly as Mrs Grant left her house, so she decided not to (16) an umbrella with her. She got on the bus to the town and before long it began to rain. The rain had not stopped (17) the bus arrived at the market half an hour later. Mrs Grant stood up and absent-mind-edly(心不在焉地)picked up the umbrella that was (18) on the seat in front of her.
A cold voice said loudly, That is mine, Madam!
Suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella, Mrs Grant felt (19) for what she had done, trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant (20) the owner of the umbrella was giving her.
When she got off the bus, Mrs Grant made straight for a shop where she could buy an umbrella. She found a pretty one and bought it. Then she (21) to buy another as a present for her daughter. Afterwards she did the rest of her (22) and had lunch in a restaurant.
In the afternoon she got on the homeward (回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under her arm, and sat down. Then she (23) that, by a curious coincidence (巧合), she was sitting next to the woman who had made her feel (24) that morning.
That woman now looked at her, and then at the umbrellas. "You’ ve had quite a good (25) , " she said.
Ⅱ.完形填空/Cloze

A:promised B:decided C:agreed D:remembered

The sun was shining quite brightly as Mrs Grant left her house, so she decided not to (16) an umbrella with her. She got on the bus to the town and before long it began to rain. The rain had not stopped (17) the bus arrived at the market half an hour later. Mrs Grant stood up and absent-mind-edly(心不在焉地)picked up the umbrella that was (18) on the seat in front of her.
A cold voice said loudly, That is mine, Madam!
Suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella, Mrs Grant felt (19) for what she had done, trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant (20) the owner of the umbrella was giving her.
When she got off the bus, Mrs Grant made straight for a shop where she could buy an umbrella. She found a pretty one and bought it. Then she (21) to buy another as a present for her daughter. Afterwards she did the rest of her (22) and had lunch in a restaurant.
In the afternoon she got on the homeward (回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under her arm, and sat down. Then she (23) that, by a curious coincidence (巧合), she was sitting next to the woman who had made her feel (24) that morning.
That woman now looked at her, and then at the umbrellas. "You’ ve had quite a good (25) , " she said.
Ⅱ.完形填空/Cloze

A:promised B:decided C:agreed D:remembered

The sun was shining quite brightly as Mrs Grant left her house, so she decided not to (16) an umbrella with her. She got on the bus to the town and before long it began to rain. The rain had not stopped (17) the bus arrived at the market half an hour later. Mrs Grant stood up and absent-mind-edly(心不在焉地)picked up the umbrella that was (18) on the seat in front of her.
A cold voice said loudly, That is mine, Madam!
Suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella, Mrs Grant felt (19) for what she had done, trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant (20) the owner of the umbrella was giving her.
When she got off the bus, Mrs Grant made straight for a shop where she could buy an umbrella. She found a pretty one and bought it. Then she (21) to buy another as a present for her daughter. Afterwards she did the rest of her (22) and had lunch in a restaurant.
In the afternoon she got on the homeward (回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under her arm, and sat down. Then she (23) that, by a curious coincidence (巧合), she was sitting next to the woman who had made her feel (24) that morning.
That woman now looked at her, and then at the umbrellas. "You’ ve had quite a good (25) , " she said.
Ⅱ.完形填空/Cloze

A:promised B:decided C:agreed D:remembered