Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.

Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.

Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

1.A Japanese worker works _ _ more hours a year than a French one.

A. 513 B. 1,646

C. 2,159 D. 3,805

2.The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ".

A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的

3.People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. France B. Germany

C. the United States D. Great Britain

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Many workers have to work long hours.

B. Many people have vacations long enough.

C. Work hours are the same around the world.

D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.

It was 8:40 in the evening and I was at Starbucks — Plaza Singapura,the place we are going to meet.I was 20 minutes before meeting time.It is not polite to be late for a date(约会) for the first time anyway.I waited,looking at the people coming and going.I was daydreaming about today's soccer match I played and started thinking about life and soccer.Life is like soccer.You never know when you are going to get hit by the ball in your face.You have to live!

As I was trying to relax myself,I felt her appearance — the smell,I can never forget.I looked up and saw her smiling and making her way towards me.She was pretty-looking and she was in fashion(时髦的).I stood there watching her coming.A bright color T-shirt with a beautiful skirt.Wow,I really love girls wearing skirts.It makes them look more attractive and natural.

"Sorry I am late."

"No,it's OK.I am just early myself."

"So what film are we going to see?"

"It's OK,we will check it out later,and anyway what matters most is whom I am going to see it with,not the show."

1.Why was the man at Starbucks alone?

A.He got there much too early.

B.He was there for his first date.

C.He wanted to be more polite.

D.He enjoyed watching people there.

2.What can you know from "You never know when you are going to get hit by the ball in your face"?

A.He was worried about his date.

B.Soccer is a difficult game.

C.He was afraid to be hit in the face.

D.He lost a soccer match.

3.What did the man think of the girl at the first sight(视线)?

A.She was very young.

B.She was very careless.

C.She was very fashionable.

D.She was very popular.

4.What do you know from their dialogue?

A.The girl likes seeing films very much.

B.The man has two tickets in his pocket.

C.The girl felt sorry for her being late.

D.The man was good at expressing himself.

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