Question

Direction: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C or D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

For busy people, the idea of speed dating has really caught on in popularity. In a speed dating event, usually 8-10 ________ go around from table to table, each spending 6-8 minutes at each one. From that, you may not know for sure if you want to ________ something more with an individual, but, you will _______ know if you don't want to.

The first thing that you will realize about speed dating is that it makes you _______. Unlike a bar, where you might get a whole evening to ________ check a potential partner out and to see what they’ve got, when it comes to ________, you know that you only have a certain amount of time to put your best foot forward there. You’ll find the other participants are ________ of this and will put their best foot forward.

An 8-minute speed dating will also give you a chance to see how someone ________ under pressure. You may already know a little more about their ________ if you find someone who can’t seem to make eye-contact. The best advice is to make eye contact, be open and direct. You’ll find that the ________ time can make for some excellent opportunities to really shine, and there’s nothing like a deadline to make you more ________! An important detail to keep in mind is that you will be ________ to a dozen or more singles in a short time. Those who feel that there is an advantage in larger numbers will surely find this ________.

When you are looking for ________, you may not want to do the long search, so think about speed dating and see what you can do to make sure that it works for you. ________, give this exciting opportunity a try!

1.A. singles B. couples C. youths D. lovers

2.A. learn B. develop C. explore D. have

3.A. equally B. hardly C. eventually D. definitely

4.A. chase B. focus C. hurry D. cheer

5.A. occasionally B. frequently C. constantly D. unexpectedly

6.A. speed dating B. making friends C. family planning D. home improving

7.A. sick B. fond C. confident D. aware

8.A. acts B. talks C. lives D. loves

9.A. interest B. background C. personality D. intention

10.A. limited B. spare C. appointed D. luxurious

11.A. objective B. passive C. negative D. creative

12.A. introduced B. used C. mentioned D. devoted

13.A. appealing B. surprising C. convincing D. demanding

14.A. fun B. adventure C. friendship D. love

15.A. On the whole B. As a result C. In a word D. Believe it or not

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：文章主要講述了對忙碌的人來說，快速相親也許是一種不錯的選擇。

1.A. singles單身；B. couples夫婦；C youths年輕人；D. lovers愛人。根據(jù)后文An important detail to keep in mind is that you will be ________ to a dozen or more singles in a short time.提示可知通常8到10個單身者從一桌跑到另一桌。故選A。

2.A. learn學(xué)習(xí)；B. develop發(fā)展；C. explore探索；D. have有。從那里，你可能不知道如果你想從一個人那里探索更多的東西。故選B。

3.A. equally平等地；B. hardly幾乎不能；C. eventually最終；D. definitely肯定得，明確的。但是，如果你不想要，你肯定知道。故選D。

4.A. chase追逐；B. focus集中；C. hurry趕快；D. cheer歡呼。你將意識到的第一件事是快速約會會讓你集中。故選B

5.A. occasionally偶爾；B. frequently頻繁地；C. constantly不斷地；D. unexpectedly意想不到地。你用一整晚的時間才能偶爾鑒別出一個潛在的伴侶，弄明白這些人具有怎樣的素質(zhì)。故選A。

6.A. speed dating 快速約會；B. making friends交朋友；C. family planning家庭計劃；D. home improving家庭改善。根據(jù)首句For busy people, the idea of speed dating has really caught on in popularity.可知答案。故選A

7.A. sick生病的；B. fond喜愛的；C. confident自信的；D. aware意識到。你將發(fā)現(xiàn)其他的參與者會意識到這一點。故選D

8.A. acts行動；B. talks談?wù)�；C. lives生活；D. loves喜歡。8分鐘的快速約會也將給你一個看一些人在壓力下如何行動的機(jī)會。故答案選A

9.A. interest興趣； B. background背景；C. personality性格；D. intention目的。你也許已經(jīng)知道一點更多的性格。故選C。

10.A. limited有限的；B. spare空余的；C. appointed約定的；D. luxurious豪華的。你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，有限的時間可以制造出一些很好的機(jī)會。故選A

11.A. objective客觀的；B. passive被動的；C. negative消極的；D. creative具有創(chuàng)造性的。沒有什么像一個最后期限的東西會讓你更有創(chuàng)造力。故選D

12.A. introduced介紹；B. used使用；C. mentioned提及；D. devoted奉獻(xiàn)。記住一個重要的細(xì)節(jié)是，你將在短時間內(nèi)致力于許多單數(shù)者。故選D

13.A. appealing動人的；B. surprising令人驚訝的；C. convincing令人信服的；D. demanding吃力的。那些覺得在巨大數(shù)量里是一個優(yōu)勢的人一定會發(fā)現(xiàn)有趣的。故選A

14.A. fun樂趣；B. adventure冒險；C. friendship友誼；D. love愛情。當(dāng)你尋找愛情的時候，你可能不想做長時間的尋找。故選D

15.A. On the whole總的來說；B. As a result結(jié)果；C. In a word總而言之；D. Believe it or not信不信由你。總而言之，給這一令人興奮的機(jī)會一試！故選C。

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