Creating the proper atmosphere for a party is a difficult and4 j, R2 j, C/ K7 ~
excited job. Gone are the days when one could simply call__1__* G; _1 \' `' q% n( R6 n$ O
up one's friends and invite them on a Saturday evening for__2__
0 g7 e- A( }7 ?$ ]% {! E3 i9 [ a game of bridge. A hostess must make certain that her party: ^3 m) u3 }& u) P
is perfect, if she is to aid her career or those of her husband.__3__
! x% S: p1 g6 N! A The first element that must be considered is the guest list.
) x6 i" t7 ?5 T, N* c Since there are certain guests that must be invited,there are__4__
& G* \3 Q3 ^* H just as many guest whom one must avoid. The wise hostess6 D$ M& @/ @# k
makes a list of five parts: those who must be invited, such as __5__
! T" H4 Y3 P. c; { an employer or persons whose hospitality must be returned:
* O2 F! l8 a- j those who should be invited, but are not necessary to make/ u' l6 c, {# L, B' x; A9 m: D
the party to run smoothly, such as one's neighbors or personal__6__) O! W* J" e! h! b$ R
friends: those who must never be invited, such as the present__7__, R# k7 {; S: o. i
spouse of any guest or a business adversary; and those who would3 ~) z4 F' D) `/ h7 k, a/ i2 u
not be appropriate guests at that particular type of party, such as: o( P f+ C8 K5 u* |
immigrants at a Daughters of the American Revolution(DAR)
$ k% o+ U1 g8 A, v8 V party. The secondary element critical to the success of a party is__8_
) A; V2 z: m/ e2 Q0 O+ n its theme. Each party might have a definite reason for being, a __9__
: L1 h$ t1 X) r# O4 F certain idea or mood running throughout the evening. While many
1 p! F8 @5 `. W4 d persons consider such "gimmicky" as costume parties or Mexican
( ^9 I1 Z3 M7 c: M/ T& c' Z6 g fiestas passe, there are many alternative themes to choose between.__10__- ^& `! L: i" x. H0 l4 ~% B" }$ O
答案及解析:
7 ~( c7 u; W) C 1. excited—exciting:两者都为形容词,但意义上有区别:excited意为“兴奋的,激动的,活跃的”,常常表示一种状态。exciting意为“令人鼓舞的,令人兴奋的”,表示一种性质。此处修饰job,表示job的性质,故用exciting。3 g5 C0 b! [& \
2. 在them和on之前加上over:根据上下文打的电话,然后邀请他们过来打牌
/ ?5 d1 A" M: [ V 3. those—that:代词,指代career- e/ f% w# v- F. [
4. Since—While/Although/Though等,让步关系
! i& H' t/ D" g2 p+ D- ]7 r) l 5. five—four: 根据上下文客人的名单应为四个部分,而不是五个部分
5 N$ ~+ b# O2 {* L! ~ 6. 去掉run前面的to,因为前文的动词为make8 U. \% _( }* @8 Q
7. present—former:根据上下文,应为前夫/妻,而不是现任/现在的
8 T5 y/ |) t$ z9 w/ v6 r 8. secondary—second:前者和primary对应;后者和first对应 c/ W7 O+ u! [; t/ C
9. might—should:might常表示可以做的事情或者可能发生的事情,should表示应当做的或发生的事
* v# d7 n3 F2 P/ J! d+ V 10. between—among: 根据上下文,为从许多主题中选择,而不是两个 |