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　　I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the 1 we discuss in our classes is the 2 of quality employees(雇员).

　　“What has caused you to stay 3 enough to become a manager?”I asked. After a while a new manager took the 4 and said slowly,“It was a baseball glove.”

　　Cynthia said she used to 5 a Circle K clerk job as an interim (临时的) one while she looked for something 6 . On her second day behind the counter, she received a( n) 7 from her-nine-year- old son, Jessie. He 8 a baseball glove for the little League. She 9 that as a single mother, money was 10 , and her first check would have to go for paying 11.

　　When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning. Partricia, the store manager, asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box . “ I overheard you 12 to your son yesterday , ”she said , “and I know that it is 13 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie . I know you have to pay bills 14 you can buy gloves . You know we can't 15 good people like you as 16 we would like to, but we do 17 and I want you to know how 18 you are to us.”

　　The thoughtfulness, empathy (同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people 19 more how much a(n) 20 cares than how much he pays.

1．

[　　]

A．topics

B．problems

C．difficulties

D．lessons

2．

[　　]

A．employing

B．praising

C．keeping

D．improving

3．

[　　]

A．soon

B．long

C．strong

D．calm

4．

[　　]

A．position

B．decision

C．question

D．advice

5．

[　　]

A．take

B．charge

C．lose

D．consider

6．

[　　]

A．lighter

B．easier

C．better

D．higher

7．

[　　]

A．letter

B．call

C．answer

D．email

8．

[　　]

A．bought

B．kept

C．needed

D．offered

9．

[　　]

A．complained

B．explained

C．understood

D．admitted

10．

[　　]

A．short

B．enough

C．spare

D．tight

11．

[　　]

A．food

B．education

C．clothes

D．bills

12．

[　　]

A．talking

B．crying

C．arguing

D．scolding

13．

[　　]

A．easy

B．hard

C．simple

D．nice

14．

[　　]

A．after

B．until

C．when

D．before

15．

[　　]

A．value

B．remain

C．pay

D．fire

16．

[　　]

A．much

B．many

C．pleasant

D．possible

17．

[　　]

A．regret

B．agree

C．worry

D．care

18．

[　　]

A．excellent

B．important

C．thankful

D．thoughtful

19．

[　　]

A．remember

B．refuse

C．thank

D．realize

20．

[　　]

A．mother

B．clerk

C．official

D．manager

Answer 1

答案：A;C;B;C;A;C;B;C;B;D;D;A;B;D;C;A;D;B;A;D
解析：

1．A　导解：下文的“合格的雇员”是课堂上讨论的话题． 　　2．C　导解：从下文可知我们讨论的是如何“留住”人才． 　　3．B　导解：上文提到留住人才，因此此处表示呆的时间很长． 　　4．C　导解：指“接过这一话题”，即上文的what问题． 　　5．A　导解：从下文可知Cynthia在那儿工作． 　　6．C　导解：人往高处走，在这儿当临时工，是为了找一个更好的工作，有更高的薪水． 　　7．B　导解：下文经理说“我无意中听到(overhear)”，可见是在电话中谈论此事． 　　8．C　导解：下文经理给她送了手套，可见孩子给Cynthia打电话要买手套． 　　9．B　导解：对孩子只能耐心解释而不是“抱怨”，下文也提到“向孩子解释”． 　　10．D　导解：选A要说sb. be short of sth.，用tight表示“麻烦的、困难的”．此处表示“手头总是很紧”． 　　11．D　导解：正因为手头紧，所以每当工资一发就付了拖欠的账单． 　　12．A　导解：“听见你和你儿子(在电话中)交谈”，talk与句中的to正好构成动词短语． 　　13．B　导解：父母不能满足孩子的要求，反而要向他们解释，真是难以开口． 　　14．D　导解：得先还债，然后有钱才能买手套． 　　15．C　导解：“我们”给你的工资太少了． 　　16．A　导解：“我们不能尽力给你高工资”．此处用much表工资的多少． 　　17．D　导解：“我们很在意”．care表示“在意，放在心上”． 　　18．B　导解：从经理的一番话可知经理很看重其职员． 　　19．A　导解：记不住工资的高低，但记住了……． 　　20．D　导解：记住了世间人情与温暖，记住了Partricia之类的人的关爱．