简答题Ireland paid very little attention to the arrival of the potato from the New World because there was enough food for Irish people. 正确错误简答题_____ is a device that uses words which imitate the sounds made by an object (animate or inanimate), or which are associated with or suggestive of some action or movement. A Synaesthesia B Onomatopoeia C Metaphor D Hyperbole简答题Martin pushed Mary from him with pretended roughness, because he had serious work to do and therefore must stop the sentimental nonsense. 正确错误简答题After they finished their work, Mary was so tired that she couldn’t bear the hard work as a peasant’s wife any more. She made up her mind to flee. 正确错误简答题This terrible event _____ of the president, and he canceled all his appointments. A drew hold of B occupied all the attention C demanded all the attention D took complete hold简答题Liam O'Flaherty is one of the most important modern Anglo-Irish authors. 正确错误简答题According to Alvin Toffler, the writer of Future Shock and the Third Wave, there are four distinct stages of human civilization: the agricultural stage, the industrial stage, the Third Wave and the Knowledge Economy stage. 正确错误简答题Which figure of speech is used in the sentence “All her dissatisfaction and weariness vanished from Mary’s mind with the delicious feeling of comfort that overcame her ... ”? A Synaesthesia B Onomatopoeia C Metaphor D Hyperbole简答题The text Spring Sowing is a piece of _____. A description B narration C exposition D argumentation简答题All the qualities can be found in the young couple EXCEPT _____. A hard work B simple living C responsibility D creativity简答题In the two sentence “Martin raked out live coals ...” “He lives a peaceful life”, live /laɪv/ and live /lɪv/ are _____. A homographs B homonyms C homophones D converts简答题Rosa was such a last-minute worker that she could never start writing a paper till the deadline was _____. A approach B recent C problematic D imminent简答题Mary was very happy to see that Martin was devoted to work. 正确错误简答题Why did the couple couple feel dejected when they were having breakfast? A Because they had a simple breakfast of tea and bread and butter. B Because it was very cold on a February morning. C Because they didn’t want to do hard work in the field. D Because spring sowing that they had long expected, loved, feared and prepared for is imminent.简答题It suddenly _____ her mind that after she _____ the baby they would have to find a nurse. A crossed; gave birth to B occurred to; bore C struck; gave birth of D came across; raised