38．A．soon 　　　　　 B．long 　　　　　 C．strong 　　　　 D．calm

37．A．employing 　　 B．praising 　　　 C．keeping 　　　 D．improving

36．A．topics 　　　　 B．problems 　　　 C．difficulties 　 D．lessons

55.　 A. searching　 B. making　 C. choosing　 D. needing

36-40 CABBD　　 41-45 ACOCA　　 46-50 DDABB　　 51-55 CADBC

I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company . Among the 　　36　 　

we discuss in our classes is the 　　37　 　of quality employees (雇员).

“What has caused you to stay 　　38　 　enough to become a manager ?” I asked . After a while a new manager took the 　　39　 　and said slowly , “It was a baseball glove .”

Cynthia said she used to 　　40　 　a Circle K clerk job as an interim(临时的)one while she looked for something 　　41　 　. On her second day behind the counter , she received a (an )　 42　 　from her nine-year-old son , Jessie . He 　　43　 　a baseball glove for the little League . She 　　44　 　that as a single mother , money was 　　45　 　, and her first check would have to go for paying 　　46　 　.

When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning ,　 Partircia , the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box . “I overheard you 　　47　 　to your son yesterday ,” she said , “and I know that it is 　　48　 　to explain things to kids . This is a baseball glove for Jessie . I know you have to pay bills 　　49　 　you can buy gloves . You know we can’t 　　50　 　good people like you as 　　51　 　as we would like to ; but we do 　　52　 　and I want you to know how 　　53　 　you are to us .”

Cynthia’s story shows vividly that people 　　54　 　more how much a (n)　 55　 　cares than how much he pays .

54.　 A. says　　　　 B. speaks　 C. tells　　　 D. thinks

53.　 A. Leisure　　 B. Rest　　 C. Labor　　　 D. Recreation

52.　 A. go　　　　　 B. mix　　　 C. come　　　 D. match

51.　 A. lies　　　　 B. keeps　　 C. depends　　 D. spends

50.　 A. failure　　 B. success　 C. pain　　　 D. leisure

49.　 A. which　　　 B. itself　 C. that　　　 D. each