NEW YORK- One in five U.S．workers regularly attends after-work drinks with coworkers, where the most common mishaps range from badmouthing another worker to drinking too much, according to a study released on Tuesday．

Most workers attend so-called happy hours to bond with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel necessary, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder.com, an online job site．As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted unprofessionally．Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent confessed to singing karaoke．While 21 percent of those who attended said happy hours were good for networking, 85 percent said attending had not helped them get closer to someone higher up or get a better position．An equal number of men and women said they attended happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least likely to attend．Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and; of those nearly a quarter go at least once a month.

The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 6,987 full-time employees between February 11 and March 13．Harris Interactive said the results had a sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.

56．Harris Interactive made the survey to find out ________.

       A．how U.S．workers spend their after-work time

       B．what U.S．workers do at after-work drinks 

       C．the relationships between U.S．workers

       D．who are most likely to attend after-work drinks

57．________ of workers who attend after-work drinks speak ill of a colleague.

       A．4 percent  B．8 percent  C．16 percent       D．10 percent    

58．According to the passage, most of those surveyed believed attending after-work drinks ________．

       A．benefited them a lot B．could provide information

       C．only made them relaxed  D．was of no help to them

59．We can learn from the text that _________.

       A．workers over 55 don’t like to attend happy hours at all

       B．about 75% of workers go more than once a month

       C．10.5% of male workers attend happy hours with co-workers

       D．about 700 workers surveyed shared a secret about a co-worker

60．After the survey, it can be inferred that_________.

       A．all the workers oppose after-work drinks

       B．the workers may change their attitudes towards after-work drinks

       C．all the workers support after-work drinks

       D．all the workers are suggested going to attend after-work drinks

The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services．” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage from beaches and parks．Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries．They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves．Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay．

   At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people．Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means．She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta．The following is her story．

   “I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school．We watched a video about her work in India and all over the world．I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work．So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks．”

   “I was asked to work in a home for sick people．I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch．I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up．I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them．To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much．It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world．”

66．According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______．

       A．is willing to help those in need without pay  

       B．can afford to travel to different places

       C．has a strong wish to be successful          

       D．has made a big fortune in life

67．Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______．

       A．after she met Mother Teresa              

       B．after she finished high school

       C．when she was touring Calcutta            

       D．when she was working in a hospital

68．Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?

       A．She liked to work with Mother Teresa．     

       B．She had already had some experience．

       C．She was asked by Mother Teresa’s example．

       D．She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example．

69．What is Tracy’s “new idea” （Paragraph 2） of being a volunteer?

     A．Going abroad to help the sick．           

      B．Working in Mother Teresa’s home．

       C．Doing simple things to help the poor．      

       D．Improving oneself through helping others．

70．What is the best title for the passage?

     A．How To Be A Volunteer．              B．Voluntary Life In India．

       C．A Different Meaning Of Volunteer．    D．Inspiration From Mother Teresa．

With the time passing by, I __ him.

         A.got to know   B.came to know by   C.came to know   D.got to know by

The woman I ___ last night is Mrs. White.

         A. paid a visit     B.had a talk     C. dropped in      D. came across

__________ it rain, the crops_____________.

A. Shall,would be saved              B. Should, would be saved

C. Would, should be safe             D. Were, might be safe

He is looking forward to ___ what is happening over there.

        A. see     B.seeing     C.seen    D.saw

—Mum, I need a new schoolbag.

       ----But didn’t I buy you ___ three months ago?

       A. it     B.that      C.one       D. another

I do every single bit of housework ___ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

A. since      B. while     C.when       D. as  

He has made another wonderful discovery,___ of great importance to science.

       A. who I think it   B.which I think it is   C. that I think is   D. which I think is

One condition of this job is that you must be ____ to work at weekends.

A. available                B. capable          C. acceptable       D. accessible