24.Pleasechoosethefigureofspeechinthissentence:Instantly,fromthedarkholesallaround,therewasafrenziedrushofJews.

25.Pleasechoosethefigureofspeechinthissentence:IwasnotPygmalion;IwasFrankensteinandmymonsterhadmebythethroat.

26.Pleasechoosethefigureofspeechinthissentence:Backandforcehisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.

28.Pleasechoosethefigureofspeechinthissentence:Youarethewholeworldtome,andthemoonandthestarsandtheconstellationsofouterspace.

29.Pleasechoosethefigureofspeechinthissentence:Isaidwithmysteriouswinkandclosedmybagandleft.

37.Thewholestoryof“LoveisaFallacy”isapieceoflight,humoroussatire,inwhichtheauthormakesfunofasmug,arrogantsophomoreinalawschool.

7.HowtoWorkFromHomeHereisamodestguidetobecomingasuccessfulremoteemployee,aculminationofwhatI’velearnedalongtheway.Don’tsleepwhereyouwork.Whetherit’sarentedofficespaceoradenconvertedintoahomeofficeoracabininthewoodsforthatmatter,findaspaceawayfromyourbedroomtowork.Getintoyourgroove.“Havingaconsistentscheduleandbeingkindofstrictaboutitisreallyusefulfordrawingoutlinesaroundyourtimesothatyoucankeepthingsbalancedforbothworkandplay,”saidJacquiCheng,editorinchiefofWirecutter,andsomeonewho’sworkedfromhomefulltimeforover12years.Planagainstdistractions.Setboundariesifyou’reworkingathomebyexplainingtofamilymembersorchildrenthatyourworkareaisofflimits,andtheyshouldavoidinterruptingunlessit’simportant.Tryingtomixworkandfreetimerunsthedangerofneverquitepoweringdownorshuttingoff,andcanleadtoburnoutanddepressionfromfeelinglikeyou’realwaysonandavailable.Toboot,yourfriendsandfamilymissoutonthetimeyouwouldspendwiththemifyouworkedinanofficeinsteadofathome.Makesuretoenforceyourboundaries.Question:Howtoworkfromhome?多选

11.1.TheWorldHealthOrganizationdeclaredaglobalhealthemergencyonThursdayasthecoronavirusoutbreakspreadwellbeyondChina,whereitemergedlastmonth.2.Thedeclaration“isnotavoteofno-confidenceinChina,”saidDr.Tedros,theW.H.O.’sdirector-general.“Onthecontrary,theW.H.O.continuestohaveconfidenceinChina’scapacitytocontroltheoutbreak.”question:Severefloddingpromptedthegovernorto__astateofemergencyonTuesday.

13.1.TheworldisquicklyrealizinghowmuchitdependsonChina.2.Appleisreroutingsupplychains.Ikeaisclosingitsstoresandpayingstaffmemberstostayhome.Starbucksiswarningofafinancialblow.FordandToyotawillidlesomeoftheirvastChineseassemblyplantsforanextraweek.3.Themysteriouscoronavirushasvirtuallyshutdownoneoftheworld’smostimportantgrowthengines.Desperatetoslowthefast-movingvirus,theChineseauthoritieshaveextendedthecountry’snationalholiday,andcrippledland,railandairtransport.Entirecitieshaveshutdown.4.Thefullextentofthehittothebroaderbusinessworldisnotyetclear.“Ourmembersaredealingwithvaryingdegreesofdisruptionintheirbusinesses,”saidJakeParker,theseniorvicepresidentoftheUS-ChinaBusinessCouncil.5.Iftravelrestrictionsandquarantinesareexpandedortheholidayextendedfurther,hesaid,“thatwillamplifytheseproblems.”Question:whichofthefollowingsentenceshastheword"idle"withthesamemeaningandusageasthatin"FordandToyotawillidlesomeoftheirvastChineseassemblyplants?"

14.ButafterprotractedanddifficultnegotiationswithBuckinghamPalace,thecouplehasagreednottouse“royal”inanyoftheirphilanthropicorcommercialactivitiesafterthisspring.TheywillwithdrawtrademarkapplicationsusingthenameandremoveitfromtheirInstagramaccountandwebsite.Onthesite,thecoupleleftlittledoubtthatthis—likeotheraspectsoftheirnewarrangementwithBuckinghamPalace—wasnottheirpreferredoutcome.Question:whatdoes"leavelittledoubt"mean?

15.Anumbrellabranddoesnotmeanabrandofumbrellas.Anumbrellacompanyisthelargercompany,thebigcompanynamethatcoversmanysmallcompaniesbelowit.

16.JudgeHaltsWorkonMicrosoft’sJEDIContract,aVictoryforAmazonAfederaljudgeinWashingtonorderedMicrosoftonThursdaytohaltallworkona$10billioncloud-computingcontractforthePentagon,inavictoryforAmazon,whichhadchallengedtheawardingofthecontract.Inasealedopinion,thejudgeoftheCourtofFederalClaimsorderedworktostopontheJointEnterpriseDefenseInfrastructureproject,knownasJEDI,untilAmazon’slegalchallengewasresolved.The10-yearcontractwasoneofthelargesttechcontractsfromthePentagon,andMicrosoftwassettobeginworkonitthismonth.Thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal,whichwasamajorprizeinthetechnologyindustry,andratchetsupthelegalbattlearoundthetransformationofthemilitary’scloud-computingsystems.InDecember,AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI,sayingthatMr.Trumpused“improperpressure”onthePentagonatitsexpense.Inanothercourtfilingthismonth,Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessarytopreventitfromlosingtheprofititcouldearnfromthecontract.“ThisisallsettingthestageforamajorcourtfightbetweenAmazonandMicrosoft,withtheD.O.D.caughtinbetween,”saidDanielIves,ananalyst.“It’sapoliticalfootballthat’sbeingkickedaround.”Questionwhichofthefollowinghas"challenge"withthesamemeaningandusageasthaton"AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI"?

18.JudgeHaltsWorkonMicrosoft’sJEDIContract,aVictoryforAmazonAfederaljudgeinWashingtonorderedMicrosoftonThursdaytohaltallworkona$10billioncloud-computingcontractforthePentagon,inavictoryforAmazon,whichhadchallengedtheawardingofthecontract.Inasealedopinion,thejudgeoftheCourtofFederalClaimsorderedworktostopontheJointEnterpriseDefenseInfrastructureproject,knownasJEDI,untilAmazon’slegalchallengewasresolved.The10-yearcontractwasoneofthelargesttechcontractsfromthePentagon,andMicrosoftwassettobeginworkonitthismonth.Thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal,whichwasamajorprizeinthetechnologyindustry,andratchetsupthelegalbattlearoundthetransformationofthemilitary’scloud-computingsystems.InDecember,AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI,sayingthatMr.Trumpused“improperpressure”onthePentagonatitsexpense.Inanothercourtfilingthismonth,Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessarytopreventitfromlosingtheprofititcouldearnfromthecontract.“ThisisallsettingthestageforamajorcourtfightbetweenAmazonandMicrosoft,withtheD.O.D.caughtinbetween,”saidDanielIves,ananalyst.“It’sapoliticalfootballthat’sbeingkickedaround.”QuestionWhichofthefollowingisasynonymof“lucrative“in“thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal?”

19.JudgeHaltsWorkonMicrosoft’sJEDIContract,aVictoryforAmazonAfederaljudgeinWashingtonorderedMicrosoftonThursdaytohaltallworkona$10billioncloud-computingcontractforthePentagon,inavictoryforAmazon,whichhadchallengedtheawardingofthecontract.Inasealedopinion,thejudgeoftheCourtofFederalClaimsorderedworktostopontheJointEnterpriseDefenseInfrastructureproject,knownasJEDI,untilAmazon’slegalchallengewasresolved.The10-yearcontractwasoneofthelargesttechcontractsfromthePentagon,andMicrosoftwassettobeginworkonitthismonth.Thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal,whichwasamajorprizeinthetechnologyindustry,andratchetsupthelegalbattlearoundthetransformationofthemilitary’scloud-computingsystems.InDecember,AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI,sayingthatMr.Trumpused“improperpressure”onthePentagonatitsexpense.Inanothercourtfilingthismonth,Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessarytopreventitfromlosingtheprofititcouldearnfromthecontract.“ThisisallsettingthestageforamajorcourtfightbetweenAmazonandMicrosoft,withtheD.O.D.caughtinbetween,”saidDanielIves,ananalyst.“It’sapoliticalfootballthat’sbeingkickedaround.”QuestionWhichofthefollowingCANreplace“halts”in“JudgehaltsworkonMicrosoftJEDIcontract?"

31.Andthepresidentremainsarabidabsorberofthewidermedialandscape,frequentlycommentingonwhatheseesoncablenewsandsendinghandwrittennotestojournalists,oftenscrawledonprintoutsoftheirarticles.Question:whatdoestheword"rabid"meanin"arabidabsorberofthewidermedialandscape"?