【正文】 ght to tell D. ought to have told15. The design was so _________ that you could not find any fault in it.A. delicate B. elaborate C. fancy D. plicated16. _________ driving to work, Mr. Robins goes to his office by train every day.A. Without B. Rather than C. Instead of D. In spite of17. More than thirty people are ________ in this event.A. happened B. participated C. involved D. included18. You haven’t wasted my time。 but do we see ourselves better than they do? None of these questions have been answered yet to everybody’s satisfaction. 1. To have Churchill’s portrait painted was the idea of ____________.a. a wellknown modern artist b. Parliamentc. a friend of Churchill’s d. Lady Churchill2. Which of the following is true?a. Churchill liked the portrait but his wife did not.b. Churchill did not like the portrait because he did not like the painter.c. Churchill liked the portrait because it was a fine example of modern art.d. Neither Churchill nor his wife liked the portrait.3. When Churchill said it was “a fine example of modern art” he was__________.a. dishonest. b. Joking c. praising the portrait d. being diplomatic4. When was the destruction of the portrait known to the public?a. As soon as it happened. b. After Churchill died in 1965.c. Soon after Lady Churchill’ death d. Not until recently.5. How did people react to the news?a. People of the artistic munity were all very sad.b. The historians felt more strongly against it than the artistic munity.c. All people agreed that the Churchills had no right to destroy the picture.d. While some wee upset quite a few people believed the Churchills had the right to destroy it.6. Graham Sutherland painted Churchill ___________.a. as a heavy, sick, tired old man b. as a person much younger than his agec. according to Churchill’s instructions. d. According to Lady Churchill’s descriptions7. According to the writer, who has the right to a work of art?a. The owner. b. The artist who created it.c. The public. d. He is not sure.3. Mr. Smith Blunders Mr. Smith is well known in Washington because of his many social blunders. He always likes to attend the various social functions because he wants to expand his circle of friends. Whenever He is invited, he goes, unless he is ill. Recently he received an invitation to a fashionable banquet. Although he did not know the hostess, he accepted the invitation. He was secretly very pleased, because he felt that his reputation as a desirable guest was growing. When he arrived at the banquet hall, he found that about one hundred people had been invited. He began to move around the hall. He spoke to other guests whether he knew them or not. He soon realized that he had never met any of the other people present, although they seemed to know each other. At dinner, he was seated beside a very dignified woman. The woman tried to be friendly even though she had never met Mr. Smith before. She spoke politely, whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second course of the meal, she turned to Mr. Smith and said, “Do you see that grayhaired man at the end of the table? The one with glasses.” “Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith. He’s the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied. Mr. Smith said, ”So that’s the Secretary of the Interior! I’m afraid that I find very little to admire about him, although he is the Secretary.” The woman stiffened and did not reply, Smith continued in spite of her coldness. “I really can’t see how he received his appointment, unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”“It hardly matters whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was chosen because the President tho