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　　WASHINGTON(Reuters)－A US senator has asked Microsoft Corp about its plans to slash up to 5,000 jobs, urging the world's biggest software company to preserve the jobs of Americans ahead of foreigners working on visas．

　　“I am concerned that Microsoft will be retaining foreign guest workers rather than similarly qualified American employees when it carries out its layoff plan,” Sen．Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said in a January 22 letter．

　　Microsoft shocked investors on Thursday when it released quarterly results that missed Wall Street expectations, announced up to 5,000 layoffs and said it would no longer give forecasts for the rest of the financial year．

　　The company has been a champion of expanding the H-1B visa program, a temporary visa program that lets American companies and universities hire foreign workers in a category considered by the government to be a “specialty occupation”．

　　Microsoft employs thousands of workers through the program, according to Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee．

　　A spokeswoman for Microsoft said the company has not yet received the letter, but it would respond to Grassley directly．

　　The letter asked Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to provide a breakdown of the jobs to be dismissed, and how many of those are individuals with H-1B visas and how many are Americans．Grassley also wants to know what the breakdown will be when the layoffs are complete．

　　“Microsoft has a moral obligation to protect these American workers by putting them first during these difficult economic times,” Grassley said in the letter, copies of which were provided by his office on Friday．

(1)

What's Sen．Charles Grassley worried about?
[　　]
A．	American employees will be fired．
B．	Foreign guest workers will be dismissed．
C．	Microsoft has another bad year in sales．
D．	Microsoft won't carry out the layoff plan．

(2)

What can be learned about the H-1B visa program?
[　　]
A．	It attracts foreign hi-tech talents to live in America．
B．	It forbids foreigners to work in the American government．
C．	It allows foreigners to work in America temporarily．
D．	It ensures foreigners to receive the same education as Americans．

(3)

It suggests from the passage that ________．
[　　]
A．	Microsoft is in favor of the H-1B visa program
B．	Microsoft's investors are excited about the layoff plans
C．	Grassley is satisfied with Microsoft's answer to the layoffs
D．	many American companies are against the H-1B visa program

(4)

The January 22 letter asks about the following EXCEPT ________．
[　　]
A．	the breakdown of jobs to be cut
B．	who's in charge of the layoff plans
C．	what the breakdown will be after the layoff plans
D．	the number of guest workers and local employees

(5)

Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
[　　]
A．	Microsoft is encouraged to save jobs．
B．	Senator complains about Microsoft．
C．	Microsoft faces difficult economic times．
D．	Senator asks Microsoft about job cuts．

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Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight．“ You need ____1____,” his father said．“ But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him．As a nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly _____2_____．He decided that he didn’t want to be a ___3_____ any more．For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano．____4____ his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs．He didn’t want to , but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he _____5_____ that he could show others that he had talent after all.

In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was ____6_____ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ___7_____ to hold back his tears．Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world’s big ___8_____．In 1997 Lang Lang ____9again, this time to Phildelphia, U.S．There he spent two years practicing．After his ____10performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs （特邀演出） in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in．Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.

1.A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth

2.A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened

3.A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player

4.A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully

5.A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized

6.A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized

7.A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied

8.A．conceits B．tours C．competitions D．stages

9.A．started B．left C．moved D．performed

10.A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful

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Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 21__ .” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was 22 his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.” 23 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 24 . He decided that he didn’t want to be a 25_　 any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. 26 , his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 27 some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 28__ that he could show others that he had talent 29_ . That day he told his father 30 he had been waiting to hear-----that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 31 that point on, everything turned around!

He started 32 competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 33 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 34 to hold back his tears. Soon 35 was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever------he had to play on the world big 36 . In 1997 Lang Lang 37 again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years’ practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 38 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started 39_ , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现)him, and lets him 40 .

21. A. exercise　　 B. fortune　　 C. knowledge D. wealth

22. A. whether　　 B. why　　　 C. when　　 D. that

23. A. Like　　　 B. With　　　 C. To　　　 D. As

24. A. hurt　　　 B. weakened　 C. ruined　　 D. frightened

25. A. singer　　 B. pianist　　　 C. conductor　 D. player

26. A. Hopefully　 B. Patiently　　 C. Wisely　　 D. Painfully

27. A. play　　　 B. sing　　　　 C. write　　 D. study

28. A. seemed　　 B. admitted　　 C. noticed　 D. realized

29. A. in all　　 B. above all　　 C. after all　 D. at all

30. A. that　　　 B. what　　　　 C. which　　 D. when

31. A. From　　　 B. At　　　　 C. Since　　　 D. After

32. A. receiving　 B. accepting　　 C. winning　　 D. beating

33. A. told　　　 B. mentioned　　 C. announced　 D. recognized

34. A. excited　 B. encouraged　　 C. shocked　 D. satisfied

35. A. this　　　 B. it　　　　　　 C. that　　　 D. what

36. A. concerts　 B. tours　　　 C. competitions　 D. stages

37. A. started　　 B. left　　　　 C. moved　　 D. performed

38. A. successful　 B. cheerful　 C. respectful　 D. meaningful

39. A. pulling　　 B. breaking　　 C. falling　　 D. pouring

40. A. brighten　 B. shine　　　 C. admire　　 D. develop

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Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight．“ You need ____1____,” his father said．“ But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him．As a nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly _____2_____．He decided that he didn’t want to be a ___3_____ any more．For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano．____4____ his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs．He didn’t want to , but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he _____5_____ that he could show others that he had talent after all.

In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was ____6_____ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ___7_____ to hold back his tears．Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world’s big ___8_____．In 1997 Lang Lang ____9 again, this time to Phildelphia, U.S．There he spent two years practicing．After his ___10 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs （特邀演出） in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in．Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.

1．A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth

2．A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened

3．A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player

4．A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully

5．A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized

6．A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized

7．A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied

8．A．conceits B．tours C．competitions D．stages

9．A．started B．left C．moved D．performed

10．A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful

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     Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Sheng yang. He went to a piano school in Beijing
when he was just eight. "You need fortune," his father said."But if you don't work hard, no   1 will come."
     What made him sad was   2 his piano teacher in Beijing didn't like him. "You have no talent (天赋). You
will never be a pianist."   3 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly   4 . He decided not to be a   5 any
more. For the next two weeks, he didn't play  6   piano. Wisely, he father didn't push, but waited.
     Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to   7 some holiday songs. He didn't want to, but as he
placed his fingers on the piano keys, he realized that he   8   show others that he had   9 .That day he told his
father what he had been waiting to hear-that he wanted  10 with a new teacher.  11  that moment on,
everything turned around.
     He started  12   competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it  13 announced
that Lang Lang had won, he was too  14 to hold back his tears. Soon  15  was clear that he couldn't stay in
China forever-he had to play on the world's  16  stages. In 1997 Lang Lang  17  again, this time to Philadelphia,
U.S.. There he spent two years practising, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.
After his
18 performance at Chicago's Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started
breaking.  19 Lang Lang worked to reach the place where fortune spots (发现) 20 , and lets him develop.

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(     )5. A. singer
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(     )10. A. study
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(     )14. A. excited
(     )15. A. this
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(     )17. A. started
(     )18. A. meaningful
(     )19. A. Final
(     )20. A. he

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