According to Russell, uninteresting work cannot bring us happiness.

—Yousee,“FoodSafety”receivesthousandsofInternethitsaday. A: uninteresting B: hot C: mostuninteresting D: hottest

What flavor is tasteless, unseasoned or uninteresting?( ) A: bitter B: savory C: nasty D: bland

The writer thinks New Year's Eve in Rome is ______. A: uninteresting B: noisy C: tidy

Life in London in the early years for Will and Toby was ______. ( ) A: unbearably hard and expensive B: very hard but wonderful C: dull and uninteresting D: easy and wonderful

sheepish ( ) A: arrogant B: awkwardly<br/>self-conscious C: bad-tempered D: dull,<br/>uninteresting, shy, quiet E: malicious-tongued F: stubborn

The author would probably disagree with those critics or readers who find that the society in Jane Austin's novel is ________. A: unsympathetic B: uninteresting C: crude D: authoritarian

The writer says that contemporary art contains ______. A: nothing but meaningless patterns B: subjects chosen partly for their meaning C: uninteresting aspects of the world D: completely meaningless subjects

They turn the day-to-day uninteresting jobs into a learning experience. A: 他们使乏味的日常工作变成一种学习过程。 B: 他们把不怎么有趣的工作看做是一种学习的体验。

WhenIfirstmetNina,Idislikedheratonce.Shewaswearingskintightpedalpushers,aflashy,floppytop,andsneakerswithnosocks-bizarrelyinappropriateevenatourveryinformalcompany.Soon,NinawasdoggedlypumpingmeforinformationaboutthenewdepartmentIwasrunning,whereshehopedtogetapermanentjob.Notachance,Ithought.NotifIhaveanythingtosayaboutit.However,Ididn’tWithinafewdaysshewas‘tryingout’，forme.Igaveheramoderatelydifficult,uninteresting,andunimportantprojectthatIdidn’tneedformonths.IttookthatlongforhersuccessortoputinorderthemessshehadmadeoutofftAlthoughIcouldn’thavepredictionexactlywhatNinawoulddo，inthreeminutesIhadassessedherassomeonewhocouldnotbereliedontogetajobdone.Weallmakequickjudgmentsaboutstrangers.Withinsecondsafterwemeetsomeone,Wetakeinahostofdetailsanddrawratherlargeconclusionsfromthem.Wemaydecideinaminutewhetheritissomeone’snaturetobewarmorcold,friendlyorhostile,anxiousorcalm,happyortroubled.Unconsciously,weoftenaskandquicklyanswercertainquestions:WillIenjoytalkingtohimatthisparty?Willshemakeaninterestingfriend?Willhe/shemakeagoodboss/salesmanager/secretaryforme?Ifwegettoknowthepersonbetter,wemaychangeourminds.Butwemaynothavethechance.FromNina’sinappropriatedressandaggressivebehavior.towardme,I’ddecidedshewaspushy.stupidandhadpoorjudgment.IalsohadalotofvagueimpressionsIcouldn’texplain.Itwasasifawarningbellwentoffinmyhead.Itsmessage:thispersonwasnottobetrusted;herbehavior.wouldbeunpredictable;shewasmotivatedbyapeculiaragendaofherownthatIwouldneverunderstand.Iwasusingacombinationofobservation,inferenceandintuition.WhydidtheauthordislikeNina?A.Becauseofherbadlylookingsneakers.B.Becauseofherinappropriatedressandaggressivebehavior.C.Becauseofherspecialuniform.D.Becauseofherdirtywordstotheauthor.WhydidtheauthorgiveNinaan“unimportantproject”thathe“didn’tneedformonths？A.Becausetheauthorwantedtoplaytrickonher.B.Becausehehadnootherjobforhertodoatthemoment.C.Becausetheauthorbelievedshewastherightpersonforthejob.D.Becausetheauthorthoughtshecouldn’tbereliedontogetajobdone.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Peopletendtomakequickjudgmentaboutstrangers.B.Theauthor’sfirstjudgmentaboutNinawastotallywrong.C.Ninabehavedratherpushywhenshefirstmettheauthor.D.TheauthoractuallydislikedNinaatthefirstsight.Theauthor’sjudgmentaboutNinawasbasedon___________.A.acombinationofobservation,inferenceandintuitionB.acombinationofimaginationandobservationC.acombinationofobservation,intuitionandimaginationD.acombinationofinference,analysisandimagination