首页
登录
职称英语
Are you superstitious? Do you believe in good luck and bad luck? And, if so,
Are you superstitious? Do you believe in good luck and bad luck? And, if so,
游客
2024-02-13
1
管理
问题
Are you superstitious? Do you believe in good luck and bad luck? And, if so, how do you go about avoiding bad and 【S1】______ good luck?
One person in four in Britain is, apparently, superstitious, and they’ll do everything from hanging horseshoes over their fireplace to crossing their fingers, touching wood and 【S2】______ never walking under a ladder. And they’re careful about cats. Black cats are 【S3】______ to be the familiars of witches or warlocks, so if one is following you it’s definitely bad luck--a witch is after you! On the other hand, if one crosses your path and continues then it’s good luck because it hasn’t noticed you. However, in some places the 【S4】______ are different--so it pays to know where your black cat comes from!
Old superstitions 【S5】______ even in today’s modem world. The author Philip Pullman drew on them in his 【S6】______ winning trilogy of novels ’His Dark Materials’. The trilogy, which appeals to both children and adults, has been 【S7】______ for radio and also the theatre.
They are also the 【S8】______ for research by Dr Richard Wiseman at the University of Hertfordshire. He believes that some people actually want to be unlucky because it helps them to avoid taking 【S9】______ for their own failings, it’s easier to say ’I failed the exam because I’m just an unlucky person’ than to 【S10】______ that you didn’t work hard enough. ’It’s a way of copping out,’ he said.
A) linger B) responsibility C) subject D) promoting
E) lifting F) award G) adapted H) absolutely
I) nearly J) supposed K) course L) beliefs
M) benefit N) patience O) admit [br] 【S5】
选项
答案
A
解析
空格处须填入动词。linger意为“徘徊”。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3447275.html
相关试题推荐
Americansbelievethatindividualsmustlearnto【B1】,onthemselvesorriskl
Whatcausesmentopursuetopmanagement?Psychologistsoncebelievedthatt
Whatcausesmentopursuetopmanagement?Psychologistsoncebelievedthatt
Whatcausesmentopursuetopmanagement?Psychologistsoncebelievedthatt
Whatcausesmentopursuetopmanagement?Psychologistsoncebelievedthatt
Whatcausesmentopursuetopmanagement?Psychologistsoncebelievedthatt
Whatcausesmentopursuetopmanagement?Psychologistsoncebelievedthatt
Whatcausesmentopursuetopmanagement?Psychologistsoncebelievedthatt
Whatcausesmentopursuetopmanagement?Psychologistsoncebelievedthatt
Whatcausesmentopursuetopmanagement?Psychologistsoncebelievedthatt
随机试题
Theprisonerhasbeen______ofmanyprivilegesthataveragecitizensenjoy.A、en
Thereisneveragoodtimetohaveaheartattack,butthewisepersonaffli
[audioFiles]audio_eusm_0087(20106)[/audioFiles]A、20dollars.B、6dollarsand50
下列不属于影响企业战略变革的外部动因的是( )。A.科学技术的发展 B.企业
某城市为满足治安管理、城市管理、交通管理、应急指挥等需求,决定在城市的所有进出路
以下作品描述正确的有()A.《满江红》音调深沉稳健,歌词节奏分布比较均匀,略带悲
不宜用作甲亢常规治疗的药物是A、碘化物 B、甲基硫氧嘧啶 C、丙基硫氧嘧啶
理财师的职业特征包括()。A.规范性 B.专业性 C.综合性 D.
某企业通过统计分析发现,本企业的销售额与所需销售人员数成正比例关系,根据过去10
根下列属于建筑安装工程费用中人工费的是()。A.津贴、补贴 B.职工福利费
最新回复
(
0
)