2、    A recent survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) found that about a third of nurses in UK planned to give up their jobs in the next two years because of the amount of worries and unhappiness with their pay.

   Among those under 40, the percentage of nurses planning to leave their employers increased from 32% in 2005 to 36% in 2007.

The survey also found that 71% of nurses believed they could be paid more for less effort if they left nursing, compared to 60% in 1997.

   The research was published as the RCN hosted a meeting for nurse leaders to deal with the growing concerns of the nurses.

   Josie Irwin, an RCN expert, said, “ Many nurses say that changes in junior doctors’ hours have resulted in an increase in their workload. Nurses are under more and more pressure.”

   Ms Irwin added, “Only 22% of all nurses disagree that they are under too much pressure.”

   She also said that 27% of nurses had a second job, with the main reason that they needed some extra income.

   “Nurses have made it clear that while they enjoy their work, they have more to do than ever and are not being paid enough to do it.” She added. “ For this reason, the RCN is calling for a pay increase for nurses to bring their pay into line with others.”

   The survey of 4,795 nurses found that some important changes to the profession had taken place in recent years. The average age of the nurses questioned was 42 ---compared to an average of 33 in 1987. The RCN said that the age increase was because people were now becoming nurses later. In the 1960s, the average age of a nurse on the completion of training was 21, but over the last 5 years it has been an average of 29.

56.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.    Nurses in Britain are badly paid.

B.     Nurses in UK tend to be older in age than before.

C.    Half of the nurses in UK want to leave their jobs.

D.    There is less work pressure on nurses in UK.

57.The main reason for the decrease of nurses is_____.

A. heavy workload and long-time training

B. poor working conditions

C. change in junior doctors’ hours

D. workload and unhappiness with the pay

58. From the passage we know______.

A. 27% of the nurses have another job for extra income.

B. Only 27% of all nurses agree that they are under too much pressure.

C. people are envious of the nurses’ job

D. Few changes to the profession of the nurses have taken place in recent years.

59.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Nurses dislike their jobs.

B. Nurses’ low income

C. Nurses plan to give up their jobs.

D. Nurses’ pressure

1、  Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.

  When my three children were young, my husband，Roy ，and I were very  36  .

  “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky  37  . “Please.”

  I had said no so many times in the  38   months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait. To her  39  , I agreed.

  I prepared a few sandwiches and  40  a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy  41  . My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some  42  time together as a family.

  About the time I got the lunch  43  out on the table, Roy arrived on the  44  .

  That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with  45  . We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school  46  for so many months. Roy and the boys  47  rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table,  48  God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.

   That night as our  49   went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.

   As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest  50   could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you  51  .

   Even though the kids have now grown up and  52  from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.

   Maybe today would be a good( time to  53  potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry  54  and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a  55  .

37、The professor walked onto the platform and seated himself in a chair,       for answering questions.

       A．had prepared        B．being prepared               C．preparing             D．prepared

36、―Do you mind my turning off the light?

―       . I’m reading the end of the story

       A．No. not at all                                       B．of course not

       C．I’d rather you didn’t                            D．sure, go ahead

35、Something must be done to prevent factories       poisonous gases so as to keep the city       .

       A．sending out; from polluting

       B．send out, polluting

       C．from sending out; from polluting

       D．sending out; from being polluted

34、One of the men held the view       the book said was right.

       A．that what             B．what that             C．that                     D．whether

33、It was cold, but the trip was       and people were enjoying themselves.

       A．cheerful              B．glad                    C．pleasant               D．joyful

32、―I can’t find Fred. Where did you last see him this morning?

―It was in the office       he worked.

       A．that                     B．where                 C．which                 D．since

31、When you       a lady, what should you say?

       A．knocked on                                         B．knocked into

       C．knocked down                                    D．knocked out

30、Happily for John’s mother, he is working harder to       lost time.

       A．make up              B．keep up with        C．catch up with      D．make use of