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Mark was seven when he joined his father and two other elder brothers at sunrise in the fields. __36__ the time he was eight he was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He was given a cent for every nail he __37__ out of old boards.
He got his first __38__ job at BT’s Restaurant in town, when he reached twelve. His main tasks were__39__tables and washing dishes, __40__sometimes he helped cook.
Every day after school he would __41__ to BT’s and work till ten. Even on Saturdays he __42__ from two till eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __43__ his friends run off to swim or play. He didn’t necessarily like work, but he loved what working __44__ him to have. Because of his __45__ he was always the one buying when his friends and he went to the local shop. That made him __46__.
Word that he was trustworthy and hard-working __47__ around the town. A local clothing shop offered him credit(赊帐)__48__ he was only in Grade 7. He immediately __49__ a $ 68 sports coats and a $ 22 pair of shoes. He was__50__ only 65 cents an hour, and he already owed the shopkeeper $ 90! So he learned __51__ the danger of easy credit. He paid it __52__ as soon as he could.
The first job taught him self-control, responsibility and brought him a __53__of personal satisfaction few of his friends had experienced. As his father, __54__worked three jobs, once told him, “If you__55__sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cannot have.” How right he was!
A.Before B.Within C.From D.By
A.pulled B.put C.picked D.pressed
A.usual B.real C.main D.participate
A.sweeping B.packing C.clearing D.empting
A.or B.so C.but D.even
A.head B.turn C.change D.move
A.studied B.worked C.played D.slept
A.helping B.having C.watching D.letting
A.asked B.told C.promised D.allowed
A.study B.power C.age D.job
A.proud B.friendly C.lucky D.hopeful
A.ran B.got C.flew D.carried
A.although B.while C.if D.since
A.sold B.borrowed C.charged D.wore
A.keeping B.making C.paying D.taking
A.gradually B.greatly C.hardly D.early
A.out B.over C.away D.off
A.point B.level C.part D.sign
A.he B.that C.who D.whoever
A.understand B.demand C.offer D.fear
What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent Ants Tribe about the lifeof some young people flock (聚集) to Beijing after university, describes the graduates, like ants, as smart but as individuals, drawing strength from living together in communities.
The book, which is based two years’ interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, in mid September, about a month before an announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates had been by Sept. 1.
For the book’s chief editor, Lian Si, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, that piece of statistic says about the real situation for many of these graduates. “I am always how many of these employed college graduates are leading a decent life,” Lian said. “I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates, whose stories are known.”
The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” on the outskirts of Beijing, large number of college graduates . Most of these graduates work for or medium-sized businesses, less than 2,000 yuan a month. They live together because it’s : the rent in these communities is only around 350 yuan a month. Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
Tangjialing, a small 20 kilometers from Tiananmen Square, has around 3,000 villagers, but has become a for more than 50,000 migrants, most of them from all over the country. Lian describes the students’as five-or-six-storey buildings with two or three people crammed together in each room of about 10 square meters. Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.
A.film B.story C.book D.magazine
A.who B.what C.which D.whose
A.leaving B.studying C.going D.working
A.meaningful B.meaningless C.important D.tiring
A.up B.on C.at D.out
A.camp up B.came on C.came along D.came out
A.fired B.interviewed C.employed D.graduated
A.much B.little C.some D.more
A.wondering B.researching C.studying D.telling
A.rarely B.well C.always D.often
A.which B.that C.why D.where
A.work B.study C.relax D.live
A.small B.big C.famous D.unknown
A.earning B.thinking C.shopping D.paying
A.expensive B.comfortable C.cheap D.convenient
A.city B.town C.community D.village
A.original B.young C.rich D.poor
A.school B.hotel C.home D.company
A.benefit B.differ C.come D.suffer
A.lives B.dormitories C.buildings D.restaurants
If you give employees the right to telework, be careful! The very technology that enables working from home could be 1 its value to your company. Although productivity may increase in the short term, working from home may prevent your teams from working 2 .
While remote workers may indeed be happier, more carefree and 3 , that doesn’t mean it’s good for their 4 . A company is more than just the work that needs to be done, plus the workers who are there to do it.
A healthy organization has a 5 that allows the sharing of values and ideas and the 6
of competitive spirit that allows a company to be flexible and creative.
However, working from home can fail to motivate remote workers in the same way as a/an
7 company environment. As a result, companies 8 — despite the increases in productivity and happiness that come with teleworking.
In work environments where co-workers socialize and have 9 lunchtime chats, some real learning gets done. A lot of information 10 takes place, which allows the very same workers to increase their 11 to the organization. There is something 12 about spending the time together, about sharing meals, about 13 ideas, and about asking.
Magical or not, the fact remains that teleworking generally doesn’t work well. As technological change 14 and marketplace pressures increase, companies need to become more flexible and creative, just to keep up.
Strange as it sounds, the very technology that made teleworking a real option is now requiring workers to remain in the 15 .
A.testing B.destroying C.keeping D.assessing
A.effectively B.normally C.formally D.separately
A.attentive B.talkative C.productive D.sensitive
A.workers B.companies C.health D.family
A.leader B.rule C.party D.culture
A.sense B.cost C.way D.lack
A.independent B.different C.special D.shared
A.develop B.survive C.suffer D.expand
A.official B.regular C.required D.planned
A.exchange B.technology C.gap D.search
A.availability B.damage C.value D.disappointment
A.reasonable B.magical C.psychological D.typical
A.discussing B.changing C.welcoming D.selling
A.varies B.differs C.accelerates D.stops
A.place B.house C.distance D.office
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A.joy B.voice C.speech D.smile
A.moved B.proud C.satisfied D.active
A.phoned B.visited C.emailed D.interviewed
A.paused B.refused C.hesitated D.agreed
A.discovered B.knew C.explained D.replied
A.seriously B.nervously C.patiently D.quietly
A.fooling B.blaming C.inviting D.urging
A.hardship B.pressure C.failure D.comment
A.by B.on C.with D.in
A.disappeared B.spread C.returned D.improved
A.compare B.struggle C.survive D.compete
A.ignore B.deliver C.face D.receive
A.decorating B.cleaning C.repairing D.leaving
A.disbelief B.anxiety C.horror D.trouble
A.relevant B.subjective C.private D.reliable
A.broadcast B.create C.assess D.publish
A.prepare B.recover C.escape D.concentrate
A.energetic B.endless C.enjoyable D.typical
A.experience B.success C.benefit D.accident
A.attempt B.expect C.afford D.pretend
Ever so long ago ,two young men , Edmund and Oswald, appeared in court.
Edmund said to the : “I gave Oswald , who I was my best friend, a costly gold ring and I asked him to it till I returned home. Now he says that he knows about it .”
his hand on his heart , Oswald said : “I swear I know nothing about the . I am afraid that Edmund has been in his mental powers since he .”
The judge said : “ Edmund, were there any witnesses who could that you gave the ring to Oswald ?”
Edmund replied : “45in the field where we were at the time there was nobody. We were talking beneath an old oak tree and there we were .”
Oswald said : “ I know as little of the oak tree as I do of the ring .”
The judge said : “ Edmund , go to that again and bring back a branch of that oak tree. Oswald ,you wait here in the meantime, Edmund comes back .”
So Edmund left. After some time the judge said to Oswald: “How is it that Edmund is taking so long to ? Go to the window and see if you can see him returning the road.”
Oswald said : “Oh , my Lord , he wouldn’t have even the tree yet ----the tree is over an hour’s walk from here.”
When the judge heard this ,he was very .
“You were telling a !You know as much about the tree as you do about the ring. For the year while you are in prison you will have time to think about the of always telling the truth .”
A.policeman B.doctor C.judge D.lawyer
A.defined B.expected C.noticed D.thought
A.hide B.sell C.keep D.break
A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
A.using B.placing C.waving D.feeling
A.illness B.tree C.ring D.law
A.cheated B.affected C.inspired D.amused
A.went on B.went along C.went by D.went away
A.prove B.understand C.agree D.predict
A.surprisingly B.unfortunately C.finally D.generally
A.close B.wise C.alone D.busy
A.while B.since C.once D.until
A.return B.wait C.leave D.walk
A.around B.ahead C.along D.aside
A.ignored B.reached C.planted D.remembered
A.sad B.worried C.angry D.terrified
A.lie B.joke C.story D.secret
A.same B.next C.only D.other
A.advantage B.difficulty C.question D.necessity
I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to_. From the airport, my friend and I a taxi to my . On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the_time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made . Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single of English, I couldn’t tell the what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to English.
A.hot B. warm C. cold D. cool
A.look B. listen C. enjoy D. mind
A.sat B. took C. rode D. used
A.home B. hotel C. office D. school
A.first B. one C. last D. only
A.satellites B. lakes C. beauty D. parks
A.advised B. liked C. promised D. hoped
A.Before long B. Shortly after C. Soon D. Then
A.restaurant B. shop C. supermarket D. pub
A.letter B. word C. sentence D. phrase
A.boss B. cook C. waiter D. waitress
A.voices B. suggestions C. sounds D. gestures
A.looking B. ordering C. picking D. eating
A.until B. when C. before D. after
A.tried B. stopped C. decided D. continued
A.anything B. everything C. something D. some things
A.came B. went C. returned D. arrived
A.asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive
A.noise B. voices C. streets D. places
A.say B. talk C. speak D. tell