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　Jane was a few minutes late．Mr Smith had left the office when she got there．

　His secretary told her he would be back in a few minutes．She had to sit down and wait for a few minutes in the outer office．

　“I'll never get this job, ”she told herself．For a moment she wanted to run out of the building．Just then, Mr Smith came through the door and hurried into his office．A few seconds later, his secretary took Jane in and introduced her．

　Jane apologized for being late．Mr Smith didn't seem to mind．They talked a few seconds and then got down to business．He took out her letter of application．

　“You've never worked in radio or television before, have you?”he said．Jane answered that she was afraid that she hadn't．Now, she was even more sure that she would not get the job．Mr Smith asked her a few more questions．

　To her surprise, he seemed to be interested in her other qualifications（条件）．

　She was even more surprised when he asked if she could start soon．

　“I wonder if you'd mind starting next month?”he asked with a smile．It seemed she had got the job after all!

(1)Jane had to wait because _______．　　　

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A．her secretary told her she would be back in a vew minutes

B．the man she wanted to see had just gone out

C．Mr Smith was late and didn't come to his office yet.

D．it was not time for Mr Smith to do his work

(2)Jane wanted to run out of the building _______．　　　

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A．for she had someting else to do at the moment

B．because she wanted to look for Mr Smith herself

C．because she was told that she wouldn't be able to get the job

D．whti the thought she would be refused

(3)The word-group“get down to business”here means“______”．

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A．get downstairs to the office

B．have business going down

C．go out of the office to keep away from others

D．start to talk about her application for the job

(4)_______, so she got the job．　　　

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A．Jane was very good at talking

B．Jane hadn't worked in radio or television

C．Jane's qualifications were very much helpful

D．Jane didn't mind whether she could get the job or not

(5)Mr Smith asked Jane if she could ______．　　　

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A．start her work as early as possible

B．wait for an answer for starting work until the following month

C．begin to work in the month that followed

D．posslbly take the job and begin to work right away

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　　Linda was a few minutes  1 . Wilson  2 the office when she got there. His secretary  3 her he would be back  4 a few minutes. She  5 down and wait for a few minutes in the outer office.

　　“I'll never get this job,” she told  6 . For a moment she wanted  7 the building. Just then, Wilson  8 through the door and hurried into his office. A few seconds 9 his secretary took Linda in and introduced her.

　　Linda apologized for  10 . Wilson did not seem  11 . They chatted casually (随便地闲谈) for a few seconds and then got down to business. He took  12 her letter of application (申请).

　　“You  13 in radio or television before, have you?” he said. Now she  14 sure that she would not get the job. Wilson asked her  15 questions.

　　To  16 he seemed impressed with her other qualifications (条件). She was even more surprised when he asked her  17 she could start soon. “I wonder if you'd mind  18 next month?” he asked  19 . It seemed she  20 the job after all.

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阅读理解

　　Linda was a few minutes late. Wilson had left the office when she got there. His secretary(秘书)told her he would be back in a few minutes. She had to sit down and wait for a few minutes in the outer office.

　　“I’ll never get this job.”she told herself. For a moment she wanted to run out of the building. Just then, Wilson came through the door and hurried into his office. A few seconds later his secretary took Linda in and introduced her.

　　Linda apologized(道歉)for being late, Wilson did not seem to mind. They chatted casually for a few seconds and then got down to business. Me took out her letter of application.

　　“You’ve never worked in radio or television before, have you?”he said. Now she was ever more sure that she would not get the job. Wilson asked her a few more questions.

　　To her surprise, he seemed impressed(对……印象深)with her other qualifications(资格). She was even more surprised when he asked her if she could start soon.“I wonder if you’d mind starting next month?”he asked with a smile. It seemed she had got the job after all.

1．Why did Linda say she would never get that job?

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A．Because she was late.

B．Because she was tired of waiting.

C．Because Wilson didn’t want to see her.

D．Because she did not like the job.

2．What made her more uncertain of the job?

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A．He asked her a few more questions.

B．He did not seem to mind if she was late.

C．They chatted casually(漫不经心地).

D．She had never worked in radio or television before.

3．Choose the sentence that is true according to the passage.

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A．She didn’t get the job at last.

B．Linda had sent in a letter of application.

C．Linda had never sent in a letter of application.

D．She wasn’t interested in the job at all.

4．From the passage, we can guess that ________.

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A．Linda lost the job at last

B．Linda hadn’t got the job

C．Linda would start working the next month

D．Linda was disappointed at last

　　Dyson fixed the little box on Eva’s head． “It”s a very clever machine”, he said． “When a person tells a lie, this needle here moves round． The numbers 0 to 20 show the size of the lie． Now, tell me a few good lies．”

　　Eva laughed． “What about? I never tell lies!”

　　The needle moved from zero to 4． “You’ve just told one,” Dyson said． “A group 4 lie ---- small and uninteresting． Tell me a big, exciting lie．”

　　“You’ve got an ugly face, Tom Dyson．”

　　The needle fell back to zero． “No lie,” Dyson said． “So my mother was right, then． She always said I was an ugly child． But this isn’t a joke, Eva． The police use machines like this． Suppose a man kills somebody but says, “No ! No! I didn’t kill anybody．” Now that’s an excellent lie． It would send the needle round to 20． Think of a fat lie, like that----”

　　“I hate you, Tom Dyson!” Eva cried ． “Oh, how I HATE you! Is that lie big enough?”

　　Dyson was staring at the needle． “Funny,” he said． “ It seems to be stuck at 20． There must be something wrong with it． “He picked up the machine and shook it． The needle stayed at 20． “No good,” he said． “It’s never been wrong before． Eva, have you —? “He stared at HER then． He didn’t understand the look on her face ．

1．Tom had a little machine that could

A．report the number of lies one told．

B．show lies to be interesting or dull．

C．separate jokes from lies．

D．put lies into 20 groups．

2．The number 0 in the machine shows that somebody has told

A．the truth．

B．a small lie．

C．a good lie．

D．an excellent lie．

3．Was Tom ugly?

A．The machine showed that he was．

B．The machine showed that he wasn’t．

C．Yes, because the needle didn’t move．

D．No, because Eva was only joking．

4．A fat lie in the text means

A．a lie that is told to the police．

B．a remark that sends the needle to 20．

C．a remark that makes one feel excited．

D．a lie that makes one feel puzzled．

5．When the needle stayed at 20, Tom thought that

A．the machine must be telling a lie．

B．the machine must have made a mistake．

C．Eva must be in love with him．

D．Eva must be making fun of him．

完形填空

　　Linda was a few minutes  1 . Wilson  2 the office when she got there. His secretary  3 her he would be back  4 a few minutes. She  5 down and wait for a few minutes in the outer office.

　　“I'll never get this job,” she told  6 . For a moment she wanted  7 the building. Just then, Wilson  8 through the door and hurried into his office. A few seconds 9 his secretary took Linda in and introduced her.

　　Linda apologized for  10 . Wilson did not seem  11 . They chatted casually (随便地闲谈) for a few seconds and then got down to business. He took  12 her letter of application (申请).

　　“You  13 in radio or television before, have you?” he said. Now she  14 sure that she would not get the job. Wilson asked her  15 questions.

　　To  16 he seemed impressed with her other qualifications (条件). She was even more surprised when he asked her  17 she could start soon. “I wonder if you'd mind  18 next month?” he asked  19 . It seemed she  20 the job after all.

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