?I've put on ten pounds.?You should ________ to take more exercise every day.A. make sure of B. make a plan for C. make a suggestion D. make an effort 答案:【答案】D【解析】句意:-----我体重增加了十磅。-------你应该努力每天多锻炼。A. make sure of查明; 弄确实;弄清楚;B. make a plan for制定计划;为...作计划;C. make a suggestion提出一个建议; D. make an effort努力,尽力。结合句意和语境可知选D。
British potato farmers were taking to the
streets to call for the expression "couch potato" to be taken away
from the dictionary on the grounds that it harms the vegetable's image.
The British Potato Council wants the Oxford
English Dictionary (OED) to replace the expression with the term "couch
slouch", with protests planned outside parliament in London and the
offices of Oxford University Press. Kathryn Race, head of marketing at the
Council, which represents some 4,000 growers and processors, said the group had
complained in writing to the OED but had yet to receive a response.
"We are trying to get rid of the image
that potatoes are bad to you," she said Monday.
"The potato has had its knocks in the
past. Of course it is not the Oxford English Dictionary's fault but we want to
use another term than couch potato because potatoes are naturally
healthy."
The OED says "couch potato"
originated as American slang, meaning "a person who spends leisure time
passively or idly sitting around, especially watching television or video
tapes."
John Simpson, chief editor of the Oxford
English Dictionary, said the dictionary first included the term “couch potato”
in 1993 and said "dictionaries just reflect the words that society
uses."
Simpson said words were never taken out of
the full-length dictionary, which includes some 650,000 words contained in 20
volumes. But little-used words can be removed from the smaller dictionaries to
make way for newer ones.
“If society stops using words, then they
are taken out of the smaller dictionaries”, he added. “The first known recorded
use of the expression ‘couch potato’ was in a 1979 Log Angeles Times article,”
Simpson said.
Nigel Evans, a member of parliament for the
Ribble Valley in Lancashire, has made a motion in support of the campaign,
highlighting the nutritional value of the British potato.
1.British potato farmers were taking to the streets _____.
A.to advertise their production
B.to call for a higher price for t heir potatoes
C.to remove the expression “couch potato” from the dictionary
D.to let people know how important the potato is in people’s lives
2.The farmers think that_________.
A.potatoes have had a bad
imagine
B.potatoes are good for people by nature
C.potatoes sometimes do harm to people
D.it's the dictionary's fault to use the expression "couch
potato"
3.John Simpson thinks that _________.
A.the expression can be taken out of every kind of dictionary
B.dictionaries do not necessarily reflect the words the society uses
C.little used words can remain in the smaller dictionaries
D.it is impossible to take the word out of the dictionary
4.What is wrong with the expression "couch potato"?
A.It is connected with unfavorable meaning.
B.Potato should be used in the expression.
C.It is borrowed from American English.
D.It refers to a kind of person.