Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day.“I was a clothes addict(迷),” he jokes.“I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled(皱的).” Today David wears casual clothes—khaki pants and a sports shirt—to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie.“I'm working harder than ever,” David says,“and I need to feel comfortable.”

More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early 1990s,many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday).This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”.“What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” said business adviser Maisly Jones.?

Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company,“so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said.“For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”?

David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because _______.

A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt?

B. he couldn't stand a clean appearance?

C. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time?

D. he didn't want to spend much money on clothes?

David Smith wears casual clothes now, because _______.?

A. they make him feel at ease when working?

B. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes?

C. he looks handsome in casual clothes?

D. he no longer works for any company?

According to this passage, which of the following is FALSE?

A. Many workers don't like a conservative dress code.?

B. Comfortable clothes make workers more productive.?

C. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers.?

D. All the employers in the U.S. are for casual office wear.?

According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.?

B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.?

C. “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.?

D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.?

My husband is an engineer. Since we met,he has always been the rock in my life.I knew he had his feet  __36__  planted on the ground,and it seemed that no matter what else went  __37__,he would be the constant one.

Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel  __38__  of him because he never brought me flowers,he never  __39__ me,and nothing had changed in our marriage.

After  __40__, I finally told him I wanted to be  __41__. He just sat there, speechless and didn't even know __42__  to say to make me stay. Finally,he spoke, “What can I do to change your __43__?”

“I'll stay if you have a good answer  __44__  this question,”I replied coldly. “If I asked for a  __45__ growing on a cliff, and getting it for me  __46__  certain death,would you still do so?”

His face grew troubled. “Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning?” With that, my heart  __47__. He couldn't even give me an answer  __48__  away.

The next morning,I found he was  __49__. However,I found a note under a warm glass of milk. My eyes   __50__  misty(湿润)as I was reading it.

“Dear,I'll give you my  __51__.

After you do typing for a long time, I need my   __52__  to do it for you.

Every time you leave the house,you forget your keys. I need my legs to run  __53__  and open the door for you.... that's why I cannot pick the flower for you...”

With tears  __54__  from my eyes, I opened the door. And there he was, with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me.

Just because someone doesn't love you  __55__  you want him to, it doesn't mean that he doesn't love you heart and soul.

36.A.deeply   B.firmly  C.slightly     D.totally

37.A.different B.crazy C.exciting D.excited

38.A.liked     B.tried C.fond    D.tired

39.A.frightened     B.loved  C.surprised    D.lost

40.A.some time     B.sometime C.sometimes   D.some times

41.A.in    B.up  C.down   D.out

42.A.what     B.which C.how    D.when

43.A.saying    B.comment C.opinion D.mind

44.A.to    B.of C.for D.about

45.A.tree B.moon  C.flower   D.butterfly

46.A.meant    B.resulted C.caused D.led

47.A.sank B.settled C.rose    D.worried

48.A.soon     B.straight C.slight   D.quickly

49.A.missed    B.missing  C.losing   D.lost

50.A.fell   B.changed  C.grew    D.got

51.A.descriptions   B.causes  C.lists    D.reasons

52.A.heart     B.fingers C.mind    D.arms

53.A.home     B.at home C.out D.in

54.A.steaming B.stretching C.streaming    D.spreading

55.A.like it     B.way C.how    D.the way

This is my third story. When I was 17,I read a quote that 1 something like,“If you live each day 2 it was your last,someday you'll most certainly be right.”Since then,for the past thirty?three years,I've looked 3 the mirror every morning and asked myself:“If today were the last day of my life,would I want to do what I am about to do today?”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 4 ,I know I need to change something.

  About a year ago I was  5 with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable,and that I should  6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my 7 in order,which is doctors' code for“prepare to 8 ”. Later that evening when the doctors  9 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope,they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is  10 with surgery. I had the surgery and,11 ,I'm fine now.

  This was the closest I've been to facing death,and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the 12 we all share. No one has  13 escaped it. And that is 14 it should be,because death is very likely the single 15 invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make  16 for the new. Your time is  17 ,so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of  18 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly,have the courage to  19 your heart and intuition(直觉). They 20 already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

(1)A. said     B. described  C. went     D. expressed

(2)A. unless    B. as if     C. even if    D. as long as

(3)A. in      B. at     C. through    D. On

(4)A. row     B. minute    C. sense    D. word

(5)A. connected  B. infected   C. affected  D. diagnosed

(6)A. want    B. dream    C. expect   D. imagine

(7)A. duties    B. businesses C. affairs   D. life

(8)A. work    B. start     C. talk    D. die

(9)A. looked   B. viewed   C. realized   D. noticed

(10)A. curable   B. possible    C. acceptable D. suitable

(11)A. carefully  B. thankfully   C. anxiously  D. hopefully

(12)A. possession B. destination  C. expectation D. position

(13)A. ever     B. even     C. never    D. still

(14)A. when    B. while     C. as      D. since

(15)A. better   B. worst     C. worse    D. best

(16)A. use    B. a difference  C. sense     D. way

(17)A. endless  B. repeated   C. countless   D. limited

(18)A. others'   B. others    C. anyone's    D. some others

(19)A. listen   B. follow     C. take      D. accept

(20)A. however B.whatever  C.somehow  D.Somewhat

Joe Biggs was a butcher. His shop was in a village in the beautiful south of England, and he  31  in it for many years while his father was there. Then when his father reached the age of 65, he stopped working in the shop, and Joe was alone in it, so he had to work  32 .

   Joe worked five and a half days a week. His shop  33  at one o’clock on Thursday, and it was closed the whole of Sunday. Saturdays were the  34  days.

   Most of Joe’s  35  came to his shop from the nearest town, but sometimes he got up earlier than usual in the morning and  36  into the city to choose meat. It was  37  there.

   Joe had a big  38  in his shop, but he tried not to buy too  39  meat at a time, and to  40  it before he bought more.

   One  41  a woman came into the shop at five minutes to one. “Sorry I’m late,” she said, “but some friends have just telephoned to say that they are coming to  42  tonight, and I need more  43 .”

   Joe only had one piece of meat in the shop. He had sold all the others  44  in the day. He took the piece  45  and said to the woman, “This is 6.5 pounds.”

   “That piece is too  46 .” the woman said. “Haven’t you got anything bigger?”

   Joe went  47  the room behind his shop, opened the refrigerator, put the piece of meat into it, took it out  48  and shut the door of the refrigerator  49 , then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said, “This piece is bigger and more expensive. It’s 8.75 pounds.”

   “Good,” the woman answered with a smile, “give me  50  of them, please.”

1.A. lived          B. studied          C. worked           D. played.

2.A. more          B. harder           C. later             D. again

3.A. shut           B. started           C. opened           D. served

4.A. hardest        B. easiest           C. quietest           D. busiest

5.A. customers      B. meat            C. buyers            D. friends

6.A. walked        B. flew             C. drove             D. ran

7.A. easier         B. fresher           C. nearer            D. cheaper

8.A. refrigerator     B. room            C. kitchen           D. cupboard

9.A. much         B. expensive         C. fresh             D. adequate

10.A. eat           B. cook             C. sell              D. freeze

11.A. Thursday      B. Sunday           C. Monday          D. Saturday

12.A. party         B. dinner            C. lunch            D. dance

13.A. food          B. vegetable         C. meat             D. fruit

14.A. later          B. earlier            C. quicker           D. cheaper

15.A. in            B. up               C. away             D. out

16.A. small         B. large             C. cheap            D. bad

17.A. outside        B. from             C. into             D. through

18.A. still          B. again             C. even             D. back

19.A. carefully      B. quickly           C. lightly            D. heavily

20.A. both          B. none             C. each             D. all

 

Cheating happens a lot in our city. It can be hard to know who is really in   1  and who is trying to take advantage of other people's    2  .

Recently, I was finishing my work at home    3  the dog barked letting me know that   4  was at the gate. I rushed to see who it was and there I saw a   5  weak woman in her late fifties. I said to her, "May I ask you what you   6 ?" She   7  , "Hello, my name is Mary. My husband and I live in the slum nearby. We earn our living   8  working at construction sites. A few days ago my   9  tripped on the stairs while

  10  a heavy load. He is   11  hurt and hasn't been able to  12 for the past five days, so we have no food. Now he is at home in bed with a high fever. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!"

"Oh!" I said. "Please  13  here." I went into the room. I felt really bad about her  14  but--- Was she telling me the   15  or trying to cheat me out of my money?

Finally, I   16 to help her. But first I said a simple prayer, "Dear Lord, you know  17  I earn my pennies, so please make sure that my hard earned money helps those who  18 need it. Amen." I went out with a fifty note and

  19 it to her. The moment she got the money she broke down in tears. She took my hand and said, "May god bless you, my dear! Thank you so much!"

I was so   20 , and turned back to my work smiling.

1.                A.need          B.case           C.use  D.Control

 

2.A. braveness      B. kindness      C. interest         D envy

3.                A.since          B.until           C.when D.after

 

4.                A.somebody      B.anybody        C.everybody D.nobody

 

5.                A.popular        B.proud          C.poor D.busy

 

6.                A.want           B.notice          C.enjoy D.recognise

 

7.                A.refused        B.expressed       C.showed   D.replied

 

8.                A.by             B.to             C.in   D.for

 

9.                A.son            B.father          C.brother   D.husband

 

10.               A.gathering       B.dropping       C.carrying   D.choosing

 

11.               A.hardly         B.badly          C.probably  D.actually

 

12.               A.work          B.drive          C.remove   D.operate

 

13.               A.stop           B.rest           C.come D.wait

 

14.               A.solution        B.situation        C.action D.position

 

15.               A.hope          B.news          C.truth D.result

 

16.               A.decided        B.agreed         C.tried D.expected

 

17.               A.when          B.whether        C.how  D.what

 

18.               A.only           B.naturally        C.really D.formally

 

19.               A.handed        B.put            C.reminded  D.ordered

 

20.               A.worried        B.moved         C.tired  D.frightened

 

 

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