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Certain dustmen prefer to be known as “Refuse Collection and Disposal Officers”. You may think that this is rather silly, and that it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as sensitive as people of any other occupation, though we must admit that their job is not the most romantic one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are up, we are inclined to forget that they exist. Our dustbins are emptied regularly, but we rarely stop to think about the men who do this. However it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to take away the rubbish the general public soon becomes aware that something is wrong.
Recently the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages. During the first. few days it was regarded as a joke. For some reason, jokes have always been made about dustmen, and some people thought this strike was very amusing. But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so funny any more. As the strike continued, people could not bear the accumulation of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to get rid of it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of the west end of London, was piled high with the plastic sacks full of smelly rubbish, This was a tourist attraction that the people of London were not at all happy to see. Even when the strike was over, and the wages dispute had been settled, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up immediately, as so much rubbish had accumulated. Perphas now the English people appreciate the work of their dustmen rather more highly, and won't take them for granted any more.
1．Why are dustmen often taken for granted?
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A．Because they are very sensitive people.
B．Because the dustbins are always emptied at regular intervals.
C．Because their job is a very important one.
D．Because this job is not the most romantic one in the world.
2．When do ordinary people stop to think about dustmen and their work?
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A．Very early in the morning before other people are up.
B．During a strike, when the dustbins were not emptied.
C．Never.
D．At regular intervals.
3．Why did people at first think that the strike started by the dustmen was funny?
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A．Because they predicted the strike would end soon.
B．Because the purpose of the dustmen was to amuse the Londoners.
C．Because funny stories had been created about dustmen.
D．Because a city couldn't go on for quite a long while without the rubbish being collected.
4．Why do the English people appreciate the work of their dustmen rather mare highly, and won't take them for granted any mare now?
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A．Because the dustmen have done their work well.
B．Because they have realized the dustmen's job is very important.
C．Because the dustmen often go on strike for higher wages.
D．Because the dustmen usually come early in the morning, before most people are up.
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