After having worked in the University of Maryland for three years, I got a job offer from another university---Lynn University. I left my letter of offer on my present boss's desk, turned around, and closed the door quietly. I was expecting a call from my boss saying congratulations, which would show her approval of my leaving.
In the afternoon, my boss called me, saying, "Can we meet tomorrow? "That was a good signal. The next day, I met with my boss. She said, 'Nicholas, we want you. What do you want?" I said, "Boss, I deserve a significant pay raise this year due to my outstanding performance. I think I need a 10% pay raise next year as a condition for me to stay here." My boss said, "No problem.''
When I left her office, I called Lynn University and told them that I was going to get a 10% pay raise. They had to give me 10% more than their original pay offer in order for me to accept the job. The new boss told me that he was willing to give me more, but I would feel very bad working at this university with such a high pay. I would win a battle, but I would lose a war. He said, "The problem is that your colleague will earn less than you, so you will feel guilty(内疚)and uncomfortable. But, I can still give you 5% more than the original offer."
I delivered this massage to my present boss, and she told me that she would give me another 5% pay raise if I promised to refuse this new job offer. On top of that, she would strongly support my early promotion（晋升)from assistant professor to associate professor. According to the university policy, you must take at least 6 years to get promoted. That was my third year of employment at this university. After refusing the new job offer, I finally enjoyed both a pay raise and early promotion.In paragraph 2, what does Nicholas mean by "That was a good signal"?
| A．His boss would approve his leaving the University of Maryland. |
| B．He would leave his present job and work for Lynn University. |
| C．His boss would talk with him about a possible pay offer. |
| D．His friends would congratulate him on getting a new job offer. |
Why did the new boss agree to another 5% raise when Nicholas asked for 10% the next day?
| A．He did not have the right to make such a big pay offer. |
| B．he did not want Nicholas to earn more than he did. |
| C．Nicholas was not experienced enough to get such a raise. |
| D．Nicholas would not feel good for earning too much more than others. |
How much pay raise did the author finally get as a result of refusing the new job offer?
| A．5% | B．10% | C．15% | D．20% |
In the text, the author mainly tells his experience of________.
| A．earning a pay raise |
| B．refusing a job offer |
| C．applying for a new position |
| D．making decisions in the workplace |
There was great interest when a big hole mysteriously appeared in the middle of a field. Engineers were called in to explain how it had got there. They offered various explanations but were not at all sure how the hole had been caused, it was thought that a large bomb which came suddenly exploded, but it was not possible to prove this. A simple, but highly improbable explanation was offered by a man who declares to know well about “flying saucers”; the strange objects which are round in shape and are said to visit the earth from outer space. The man’s explanation may have been nonsense (胡说八道), but at least it was imaginative. At any rate, it was far more interesting than the one given by the army.
After examining the ground carefully the man declared to have seen special marks on the soil quite near the hole, these, he said, could only have been caused by a flying saucer. Moreover the leaves on some bushes nearby had turned yellow because of a strange hot gas which had come from the saucer just before it landed. Even a small tree some way off appeared to have been burnt slightly. A small piece of metal found in the hole itself gave further proof that a strange object had been there. According to the man, it was quite clear that people from another world had been going around the earth trying to pick up information, when something had gone wrong. Because of this they had been forced to land in a field so that the damage could be repaired. The hole had been caused when the saucer struck the earth, while the strange marks nearby were made when it took off again. This, said the man, was the simplest explanation of how the hole had appeared. Judging from the interest the public took in the matter, there must be quite a few people who secretly believe or hope that this simple explanation is the true one.What aroused public interest?
| A．A mysterious hole in a field. | B．Various explanations offered by experts. |
| C．A simple explanation given by a man. | D．The shape of the flying saucers. |
The author thought the man’s explanation was________.
| A．boring but imaginative | B．reasonable and interesting |
| C．meaningless but interesting | D．mysterious and unbelievable |
The man found a lot of proofs except ____.
| A．special marks on soil near the hole | B．yellow leaves on some bushes nearby |
| C．a small piece of meal in the hole | D．the remains of the flying saucer |
It’s said the outer-space people were circling the earth _______.
| A．to repair their saucer | B．to strike the earth |
| C．to. collect information | D．to make strange marks |
Recently in the hope of earning both money and social experience, I became a door-trw door salesman.
I once read a saying. “If somebody wants something of yours, you will be treated as warmly as spring, but if they don’t you may be treated as coldly as winter.” You may consider this an exaggeration (夸张), but if you are a salesman, it is clearly correct.
You would never have found it to be so true if you hadn’t been a salesman. You needn’t stand doubtful looks and unfriendly comments; you needn’t listen to something completely wrong and nod to say that it was quite right, you needn’t worry about being refused time after time; you needn’t always keep patience and a smile; you needn’t repeat the same sentences over and over again; you needn’t talk to somebody you dislike ....
I did this work for a month, then I decided to give it up; Apart from the reasons above, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time. The latest test result proved that my grades were getting worse.
Even worse, I hadn’t enough time to join my classmates in college activities. Some times 1 felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my part-time job. Now I don’t think it is worth doing such a thing for even though I was earning money it came at great cost.
Newspapers and magazines often publish stories about excellent students who do part-time work while also keeping high scores in class. But according to my experience, park-time work can have some strong negative influences on study.
Most students don’t view the relationship between study and work correctly. In my opinion, if it isn’t a must for financial reasons, students should be careful about taking up a part-time job. From the text, we can tell that the writer is _____.
| A．an unemployed man | B．a middle-school student |
| C．a college student | D．a door-to-door salesman |
Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “sacrificing”?
| A．Losing | B．Wasting | C．Using | D．Getting |
The writer thought_____.
| A．doing a part-time job was unnecessary |
| B．part-time jobs had good effect upon study |
| C．it was hard to deal with the relationship between study and work |
| D．part-time jobs would be good for every college student |
What would be the best title for the text _____.
| A．Part-time Jobs Are Useful | B．Part-time Jobs Can Cost Dear |
| C．Students Shouldn’t Take Part-time Jobs | D．Part-time Jobs Are Important to Many Students |
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| A．rent a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Vallev |
| B．find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat |
| C．share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet |
| D．employ a maid to look after herself and the flat |
According to the ads, you may .
| A．buy an old picture for$150 | B．call at 25720836 and see a beautiful park |
| C．buy two armchairs for$400 | D．hire a maid by paying $6 800 |
If you want to buy some old furniture. you should .
| A．get in touch with NOVA ELECTRONICS |
| B．call at 2524-5867 any day except Monday |
| C．do it before you move to another place |
| D．call at either2524—5867 on Monday or 2521～6011 on Saturday |
Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICE, .
| A．you have to work at least 4 hours a day |
| B．you should write a letter to Mrs. G Chan |
| C．you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends |
| D．you will get no more than $6598 each month |
In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. To have read Gulliver’s Travels is to have had the experience of listening to Jonathan Swift, of learning about man’s cruelty to man. To read Huckleberry Finn is to feel what it is like to drift (漂流) down the Mississippi River on a raft . To have read Byron is to have suffered his rebellions with him and to have enjoyed his nose—thumbing at (对……的蔑视) society. To have read Native Son is to know how it feels to be frustrated in the particular way in which Blacks in Chicago are frustrated. This is effective communication. It enables us to feel how others felt about life, even if they lived thousands of miles away and centuries age. It is not true that “We have only one life to live.” If we read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.The sentence “People who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read” suggests that ______.
| A．reading stimulates（激发）a desire to travel | B．reading broadens a person’s experience |
| C．people who read much live longer | D．people who read are more relaxed |
The author implies that good literature ______.
| A．must deal with social problems | B．must teach a lesson |
| C．is varied in subject and in content | D．is always exciting and heart--warming |
According to the author, reading good literature ______.
| A．produces new income | B．is quite useless |
| C．satisfies the curious | D．opens new worlds to us |
The underlined word effective in this passage means ______.
| A．actual | B．striking | C．existing | D．having an effect |
A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes, The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime , for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The merchant believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the merchant, “Sir, why do you weep?” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived (欺骗) him, answered, “My lord(="master)," I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.”This story teaches us ______.
| A．not to eat in inns | B．not to eat soup that is too hot |
| C．to cry when we burn our mouth | D．not to believe everything you hear |
The nobleman did not tell the truth because he ______.
| A．was a nobleman | B．felt ashamed | C．was in an inn | D．was angry |
It is probable that the nobleman ______.
| A．had no brother who was hanged | B．had a very good brother |
| C．knew the soup was too hot | D．had never eaten soup |
The merchant’s answer showed that he ______.
| A．was very happy | B．believed the nobleman |
| C．was angry with the nobleman | D．had kind heart |