1n 2007．five young people in the American state of Massachusetts developed an idea.The team knew that the world is filled with mobile phones．About eighty percent of all people are said to live within reach ofa wireless telephone signal．   

    The idea was to use mobile phones and the Internet to connect job seekers with employers．The young people wrote a business plan and formed a company called Assured Labor．

    Assured Labor won a development competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT)．Three of the founders were graduate students there．  

    Assured Labo ris an electronic market place．It has two parts．One is for；the Unied States．That operation was launched in January in Boston．It links pe'ople with employeis offering temporary jobs．

    The other arm of the business is for developing markets．That operation is meant to help people get mbfe permanent jobs．A representative is currently building partnerships with universities，and international compaines in Central America.

    Assured Labor’s presidenL David Reich，says the companies now place job advertisements on radio or in newspapers．Some even drive around in cars with loudspeakers announcing that jobs are available．He says the companies are interested．in having more modem hiring practices．

    Through Assured Labpr,companies will list open positions on the Internet．People who think

 they could do the job could reply by text messags or on their cellphones．

    This is how the system works in Boston.

The jobs available include house cleaning．dog walking and home repai.People who want their house cleaned，for example，can look online at a list of twenty housekeepers．The list tells what services．they offer，and how much they want to be paid．People need two letters praising their work to get on the list of service providers．

    The employer chooses workers they would like jto hire ,The company then sends the workers a text or e-mail message so they can respond quickly to an offer．

    After a job is completed，the employer and employee rate each other, The rating is kept for  future use．Assured Labor is not charging anyone，right now,but the plan is to have employers pay for the service．   

61．Assured Labour is founded by                

    A．David Reich                   B．five young people in Massachusetts

    C an uknown expert                D．three graduate students fromMIT

62．what kinds ofjobs does Assured Labor offer?

    A．Temporary jobs．              B．Permanent jobs．

    C.Free jobs                       D, BothA and B·

63．Which is NOT one of the means for Assured。Labor to advertise jobsavailable?'

    A．Radio     B．Newspapers    C．TV programmes     D．Cars with loudspeakers

64．Which of the following is the proper procedure to seek a job through  Assured Labor?

    a.  People can look online at a list of jobs

    b．Companies will list open positions on the Internet．

    c．The company sends the workers a text or e-mail message．

    d．The workers can respond to an offer．

    e．The employer'chooses workers they would like to hire．

    A．acdbe         B．baecd        C．bedae          D．abdea

 65．What can be inferred from the passage?

    A．The present hiring practices need to be improved．

    B．Employers don’t need to pay Assured Labour．

    C．Universities also join  Assured Labor for financial help

    D. Assured Labor only offers household jobs．

66．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

    A．An Electronic MarketPlace

    B. Mobile Phones and Markets

    C. Getting Into Job Market by Mobile Phone

    D .Job Seekers and Markets

In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she 　41 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 　42 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 　43 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy 　44 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

Atsuko 　45 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 　46 world. "People were struggling with problems and often seemed 　47 ," she said. "I felt very alone."

One of her hardest 　48 was PE. "We played volleyball." she said.

"The other students were 　49 it, but I wasn't."

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 　50 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 　51 the net. NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 　52 she failed.

A young man on her team 　53 what she was going through." He walked up to me and ? 54 , 'Come on. You can do that'".

"You will never understand how those words of 　55 made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness."

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 56 .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have

57 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 　58 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind----you have no idea how long the words will 　59 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 　60 words: You can do that.

41. A. learned 　　　 B. spoke 　　　 C. dreamed 　 　　 D. heard

42. A. way 　　　　 B. life　 　　　 C. education　 　　 　　　D. spirit

43. A. photo 　　 B. painting 　 C. picture 　　 　　　D. drawing

44. A. baking 　　　 B. frying 　　 C. steaming 　 　　　D. boiling

45. A. hoped 　　　 B. arranged 　 C. liked 　　　　 　　　D. attempted

46. A. described 　B. imagined C. created　 　　　　　 　 D. discovered

47. A. tense 　　　 B. cheerful 　 C. relaxed 　　 　　　 D. deserted

48. A. times 　　　 B. question 　 C. classes 　　 　　　　D. projects.

49. A. curious about　 B. good at 　C. slow at　　　 D. nervous about

50. A. kick 　　　 B. pass　 　 　C. carry 　　　　 D. hit

51. A. through 　　　　 B. into 　　　 C. over 　　　　 D. past

52. A. after B. if　 　　　 C. because 　　　 　　　　 D. until

53. A. believed 　　　 B. considered　　 　　　 C. wondered　　 　D. sensed

54. A. warned 　　　 B. sighed　　 　　　　　 C. ordered　 　　　　 　　　　 D. whispered

55. A. excitement 　 B. encouragement　 　 C. persuasion　　 D. suggestion

56. A. interested　 　　　 B. doubtful　　　 　　 C. puzzled　　　 　　 D. sure

57. A. never　 　　　　 B. already　　　　 　　 C. seldom 　　　　　　 D. almost

58. A. happened 　　　 B. applied　　　 　　　 C. seemed　　　 　　 D. meant

59. A. continue　 　　B. stay　　 　　　　　 C. exist　 　　　　　　 D. live

60. A. merciful　 　　　 B. bitter　　　 　　 C. simple　 　　　　　 D. easy

One day while shopping in a small town in southern California，it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing，and marched angrily out of the store. My hostility（敌意） toward that clerk increased with each step.
On the outside，standing by the road，was a dark­skinned young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine，and in the next instant a beautiful, dazzling smile covered his face. I gave way immediately. The magnetic（磁力的） power of that smile dissolved all bitterness within me，and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding（回应）.
“Beautiful day，isn't it？”I remarked，in passing. Then，I turned back.“I really owe you a debt of gratitude，”I said softly.
His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, "Sir, but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?" In that moment I felt transformed（改变）．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stood ten feet tall．
"Thank you?" The woman seemed slightly puzzled．
I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave．"Just tell him that," I insisted．"He'll understand．I am sure !"
Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．
【小题1】Why did the author leave the store angrily?