The workers were paid by ________.

A．hour

B．an hour

C．the hour

D．hours

A．hour

B．an hour

C．the hour

D．hours

-How did you pay the workers?

-As a rule, they were paid ________.

A．by hour        B．by the hour       C．by an hour        D. by hours

－How did you pay the workers?

－As a rule, they were paid ________.

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　　He works ten hours a day, makes more than US $ 98000 a year, doesn't bother to take holidays, dresses as he pleases. He's never been happier and is looking for another job. This 33-year-old white, university-educated person is the typical (典型的) Internet worker, according to a study by the Industry Standard, a San Francisco-based news magazine.

　　There is also a reasonable chance that his employer will arrange his dry cleaning, allow him to bring his dog to work, offer him flee massages (按摩) and give him stock options(股票自由买卖权). And he still thinks people in other firms are doing better,

　　The typical worker, it appears, not only enjoys an income about three times the national average but also enjoys himself. At present 2.5 million people are employed by Intemet firms in the US. The results of the study give plenty of reasons why so many people think the grass is greener in Silicon Valley.

　　Even after tech-stocks sharply went down in April, closing many start-ups, there is still a mood of enthusiasm (热情) and special advantage among those still employed. So what makes 52 percent of them “very happy?”“Demanding work” is given as the main reason and “salary” is unsurprisingly close behind. Those questioned in the study also listed working weekends and long holidays as signs of the pleasure of the workplaces.

　　Only 13 percent were paid for the extra hours work while 14 percent put more than 12 hours work on an average day. “It wasn't all about money,” wrote Maryann Thompson in the introduction to the study, “It was fun. What other job could a college graduate walk into at 10 am, wearing shorts and sandals? And spend days with his dog and his feet, working on projects that required real brain power-then leave at 9 pm, with a belly full of free food, a few happy-hour beers and a big fat check?” The average income works out at $ 104000 with the average basic salary at $ 84700.

1．The job as an Internet worker

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A．calls for strict rules

B．leaves more time for housework

C．requires shorter working hours

D．allows much freedom

2．The most important reason that an Internet worker likes his job is that the job ________.

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A．brings him in $ 104000 year, much more than the average salary

B．requires great effort but gives him a great deal of fun

C．allows him long holidays and working weekends, which brings him much pleasure

D．promises him a big chance to rise and much freedom to have a change

3．Many Internet workers think that ________ is a much better workplace for an Internetworker.

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A．the present position

B．San Francisco

C．Silicon Valley

D．a none-tech job

4．The whole passage mainly tells us ________.

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A．college graduates are greatly attracted by Internet work

B．Internet workers earn much more than an average worker

C．youth prefer much more freedom in their work

D．employers try many ways to satisfy their Internet workers