In the company in which I work, each of us is afraid of at least one person. The lower your __36__is, the more people you are afraid of. __37__all the people are afraid of the twelve men at the top who helped __38__ and build the company and now own and __39__ it.

All these twelve men are __40__now and drained(耗尽) by time and success of energy and ambition. Many have __41__ their whole lives here. They seem friendly, slow and __42__ when I come up to them in the halls and always courteous(谦恭的) when they__43__with others in the public lifts. They __44__ work hard. They hold meetings, make promotions, and allow their __45__ to be used on announcements that are prepared and issued by somebody else. Nobody is sure __46__really runs the company, but the company does run.

In the __47__ course of a business day I am afraid of Jack Green because my department is part of his department and Jack Green is my__48__; Green is afraid of me because most of my work in the department is done for the Sales Department, which is more __49__ than his department.

Green distrusts me sometimes. He makes __50__ clear to me every now and then that he wishes to see everything __51__ in my department before it’s shown to other departments. I know he doesn’t really mean this. He is __52__ busy with his own work to pay that much attention to all of mine, and I’ll bypass (避开) him on most of our assignments rather than __53__ his time and delay their __54__ to people who have an immediate __55__ for them.

In the company in which I work, each of us is afraid of at least one person. The lower your   1   is, the more people you are afraid of.   2   all the people are afraid of the twelve men at the top who helped   3   and build the company and now own and   4  it.

All these twelve men are   5   now and drained(耗尽) by time and success of energy and ambition. Many have   6   their whole lives here. They seem friendly, slow and   7   when I come upon them in the halls and always courteous(谦恭的) when they   8   with others in the public lifts. They   9   work hard. They hold meetings, make promotions (推销活动), and allow their   10   to be used on announcements that are prepared and issued(发布) by somebody else. Nobody is sure   11   really runs the company, but the company does run.

In the   12   course of a business day I am afraid of Jack Green because my department is part of his department and Jack Green is my   13  ; Green is afraid of me because most of the work in my department is done for the Sales Department, which is more   14   than his department.

Green distrusts me sometimes. He makes   15   clear to me every now and then that he wishes to see everything   16   out of my department before it’s shown to other departments. I know he doesn’t really mean this. He is   17   busy with his own work to pay that much attention to all of mine, and I’ll bypass (避开) him on most of our assignments (任务) rather than   18   his time and delay their   19   to people who have an immediate   20   for them.

1．A．position                B．pay                    C．salary                 D．office

2．A．And                     B．But                     C．So                     D．Because

4．A．like                      B．enjoy                  C．help                   D．direct

5．A．honest                  B．tired                   C．elderly                D．young

6．A．spent                   B．used                   C．wasted               D．paid

7．A．strict                    B．responsible          C．content               D．honest

8．A．take                     B．drive                  C．fly                     D．ride

9．A．no more               B．no longer            C．no less               D．no shorter

10．A．signs                  B．marks                 C．wives                 D．names

11．A．whom                B．who                   C．that                    D．which

12．A．normal               B．familiar               C．easy                   D．busy

13．A．father                 B．teacher               C．boss                   D．workmate

14．A．interesting           B．useful                 C．worth                 D．important

15．A．that                    B．it                        C．this                    D．him

16．A．coming               B．making               C．producing           D．inventing

17．A．too                     B．very                   C．quite                  D．greatly

18．A．use up                B．make up             C．take up               D．break up

19．A．production          B．delivery              C．value                  D．time

20．A．order                B．book                  C．need                 D．question

In the company in which I work, each of us is afraid of at least one person. The lower your    21    is, the more people you are afraid of.   22    all the people are afraid of the twelve men at the top who helped    23    and build the company and now own and direct it.
    All these twelve men are elderly now and drained (耗尽) by time and success of energy and ambition. Many have spent their whole lives here. They seem friendly and    24    when I come across them in the halls and always modest when they ride with others in the public lifts. They    25    work hard. They hold meetings, make promotions, and allow their names to be used on announcements that are prepared and issued by somebody else. Nobody is sure who really runs the company, but the company does run.

In the    26    course of a business day I am afraid of Jack Green because my department is part of his department and Jack Green is my boss; Green is afraid of me because most of the work in my department is done for the Sales Department, which is more important than his department.
    Green distrusts me sometimes. He makes    27    clear to me every now and then that he wishes to see everything    28    out of my department before it's shown to other departments. I know he doesn't really mean this. He is too busy with his own work to pay that much attention to all of mine, and I'll bypass (避开) him on most of our assignments rather than    29    his time and delay their    30    to people who have an immediate need for them.

 In the company, there are 150 members, _________ one third are female.

   A. in whom        B. in them        C. of whom      D. of them

 In the company, there are 150 members, _________ one third are female.

   A. in whom        B. in them        C. of whom      D. of them