美国文学课堂测验答案1.doc

浙江财经学院英语系《美国文学》课堂测验（1） 学号： 班级： 姓名： 成绩 In thus ____________(1) myself I shall yield to the inclination so natural to old men of talking of themselves and their own actions, and I shall indulge it, without being _________(2) to those who, from respect to my _______(3), might conceive themselves obliged to listen to me, since they will be always free to read me or not. And lastly (I may as well confess it, as the denial of it would be believed by nobody) I shall perhaps not a little gratify my own vanity. Indeed, I never heard or saw the introductory words, Without Vanity I may say, etc., but some ______(4) thing immediately followed. Most people dislike vanity in ________(5) whatever share they have of it themselves, but I give it fair __________(6) wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor and to others who are within his _______(7)of action. And therefore, in many cases it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life. And now I speak of thanking God, I desire with all humility to ___________(8) that I owe the mentioned happiness of my past life to His divine providence, which led me to the means I used and gave them success. My belief of this induces me to hope, though I _________(9)not presume, that the same goodness will still be exercised toward me in continuing that happiness or enabling me to bear a fatal reverse, which I may experience as others have done------the complexion of my future _________being known to him only, and in whose power it is to bless to us even our afflictions. A applying B using C employing D persuading A tiresome B awe C sorrow D unhappiness 3）A education B status C inclination D age 4）A vain B vanity C obscure D unexpected 5）A senior citizens B others C men D those 6）A s