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I know that it is my job to make sure that everything goes well for the tourists and I feel I work hard for the company. I cannot be blamed for last week. I met the group at the airport and took them to the coach. The coach driver was a bit annoyed because the flight was late. But it wasn't far to the hotel and everyone was looking forward to their dinner. We hadn't used the Hotel Riviera before, but our normal one had a conference in it so it was fully booked. When I announced our arrival at the reception desk, they said they were full. I had booked rooms for the group but the manager said they were cancelled by phone a few days before. He insisted that he recognised my voice and that I had made the phone call. We had a bit of an argument but they obviously didn't have enough rooms. In the end the manager phoned other hotels in the town and found rooms for everyone but in four different hotels. By this time the coach had gone so we had to get taxis and some of the tourists started to get very angry with me. I still don't know who made that phone call but it definitely wasn't me.
(1) What is the writer trying to do?
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(2) Why weren't any rooms available at the Hotel Riviera?
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A.A conference was taking place there.
B.There were more people in the group than expected.
C.Someone had forgotten to book them.
D.Someone had said they were not needed.
(3) Which of the following diaries was written by one of the tourists?
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A.Someone had made a mistake with our hotel booking and the hotel, had given our rooms to other people.
B.The hotel we were taken to wasn't good enough so we asked to change to a different one.
C.We got to the airport and had to wait for the coach. So it was really late when we got to the hotel.
D.The coach driver took us to the wrong hotel and they knew nothing about us.
(4) Who cancelled the rooms by phone a few days before?
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One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes.
It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that,”and it is even
harder to say,“I was wrong, and you were right about that.”
I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up,and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons (箱子).Then he related(提到) an incident and I began to remember clearly the incident he was describing.
I was about eight years old at the time,and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that day,I must have found my way to the dairy (乳品的) food department where the incident took place.
There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked(堆放) three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason,I decided it was up to
me to put the display back together,so I went to work.
The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared,I was on my knees examining some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken,but to him it looked as though I was the criminal(罪犯).He severely scolded(责骂)
me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested(抗议)my innocence and tried to explain,but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident,obviously the manager did not.
61.The author was___________when he wrote this article.
A. about 8 B. about 23 C. about 18 D. about 15
62.Who should have been blamed for knocking off the stacks of cartons?
A. The woman B. The manager.
C. The author. D. The author's mother.
63.When the manager scolded him,the author____________. .
A. was frightened and cried B. felt the manager was right
C. did not say anything D. tried to explain
64.It can be inferred that the author____________. .
A. regrets arguing with the manager for what he didn't do
B. has forgiven the manager for what he did to him fifteen years ago
C. would like to tell people never to be fooled by an egg sale
D. expects the woman to say sorry to him for the mistake she made
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He didn’t finish the 40 , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 41 . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
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But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my 45 in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to 46 an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest 47 of his knowledge and it would have been 48 to other students. How could I 49 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?
I know 50 reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like 51 too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up 52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is _53 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
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1.A. wise B. right C. grateful D. upset
2. A. files B. books C. records D. notes
3.A. lowering B. correcting C. changing D. making
4.A. though B. why C. where D. if
5. A. sentence B. work C. exam D. lesson
6. A. good B. false C. special D. impressive
7.A. remove B. change C. stand D. add
8.A. brave B. adventurous C. successful D. honest
9.A. remark B. complaint C. praise D. achievement
10.A. crime B. mistake C. doubt D. guilty
11.A. make B. find C. correct D. avoid
12.A. reaction B. sense C. sign D. reflection
13. A. unfair B. cruel C. tough D. funny
14.A. reluctantly B. responsibly C. impossibly D. impatiently
15. A. actively B. secretly C. voluntarily D. curiously
16.A. receiving B. paying C. earning D. returning
17. A. benefits B. honors C. awards D. gifts
18.A. pleasure B. reward C. content D. honor
19.A. protect B. influence C. discourage D. separate
20. A. improved B. encouraged C. blamed D. ruined
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When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was 36 , and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my 37 . His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re 38 my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in 39 ……”
He didn’t finish the 40 , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 41 . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 42 because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being 43 in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this 44 .
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my 45 in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to 46 an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest 47 of his knowledge and it would have been 48 to other students. How could I 49 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?
I know 50 reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like 51 too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up 52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is _53 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did 54 him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have _55
him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.
1.A. wise B. right C. grateful D. upset
2.A. files B. books C. records D. notes
3.A. lowering B. correcting C. changing D. making
4.A. though B. why C. where D. if
5. A. sentence B. work C. exam D. lesson
6.A. good B. false C. special D. impressive
7.A. remove B. change C. stand D. add
8.A. brave B. adventurous C. successful D. honest
9. A. remark B. complaint C. praise D. achievement
10. A. crime B. mistake C. doubt D. guilty
11.A. make B. find C. correct D. avoid
12.A. reaction B. sense C. sign D. reflection
13. A. unfair B. cruel C. tough D. funny
14.A. reluctantly B. responsibly C. impossibly D. impatiently
15.A. actively B. secretly C. voluntarily D. curiously
16.. A. receiving B. paying C. earning D. returning
17. A. benefits B. honors C. awards D. gifts
18.. A. pleasure B. reward C. content D. honor
19.A. protect B. influence C. discourage D. separate
20.A. improved B. encouraged C. blamed D. ruined
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