Several votes have been taken in "The House"______.A．to see if women were willing to becom

According to the last paragraph, "paper plates" to "china" is as______.

A．temporary to "permanent"

B．radical to "conservative"

C．functional to "artistic"

D．humble to "noble"

The word "talking"(Line 5, Para. 3)denotes______.

A．modesty

B．personality

C．liveliness

D．informality

What does the author mean by "paralysis by analysis"(Last line, Para. 4)?

A．Endless studies kill action.

B．Careful investigation reveals truth.

C．Prudent planning hinders progress.

D．Extensive research helps decision-making.

The statement "it is all too monkey"(Last line, Para. 1)implies that______.

A．monkeys are also outraged by slack rivals

B．resenting unfairness is also monkeys"nature

C．monkeys, like humans, tend to be jealous of each other

D．no animals other than monkeys can develop such emotions

ing about______.

A．gold market

B．real estate

C．stock exchange

D．venture investment

The expression "tip service"(Line 4, Para. 3)most probably means______.

A．advisory

B．compensation

C．interaction

D．reminder

database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the sites "personal search agent". Its an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then e-mail them when a matching position is posted in the database. Redmon chose the key words legal, intellectual property, and Washington, D. C. Three weeks later, he got his first notification of an opening. "I struck gold," says Redmon, who e-mailed his resume to the employer and won a position as in-house counsel for a company. With thousands of career-related sites on the Internet, finding promising openings can be time consuming and inefficient. Search agents reduce the need for repeated visits to the databases. But although a search agent worked for Redmon, career experts see drawbacks. Narrowing your criteria, for example, may work against you, "Every time you answer a question, you eliminate a possibility," says one expert. For any job search, you should start with a narrow concept what you think you want to do — then broaden it. "None of these programs do that," says another expert. "Theres no career counseling implicit in all of this." Instead, the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in a particular database; when you get an e-mail, consider it a reminder to check the database again. "I would not rely on agents for finding everything that is added to a database that might interest me," says the author of a job-searching guide. Some sites design their agents to tempt job hunters to return. When Career Sites agent sends out messages to those who have signed up for its service, for example, it includes only three potential jobs—those it considers the best matches. There may be more matches in the database; job hunters will have to visit the site again to find them—and they do. "On the day after we send our messages, we see a sharp increase in our traffic," says Seth Peets, vice president of marketing for Career Site. Even those who arent hunting for jobs may find search agents worthwhile. Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand for their line of work or gather information on compensation to arm themselves when negotiating for a raise. Although happily employed, Redmon maintains his agent at Career Builder. "You always keep your eyes open," he says. Working with a personal search agent means having another set of eyes looking out for you.

How did Redmon find his job?

A．By searching openings in a job database.

B．By posting a matching position in a database.

C．By using a special service of a database.

D．By e-mailing his resume to a database.

The word "arbiters"(Line 6, Para. 4)most probably refers to those______.

A．who work as coordinators

B．who function as judges

C．who supervise transactions

D．who determine the price

The phrase "making the biggest splash"(Line 1, Para. 3)most probably means______.

A．causing the biggest trouble

B．exerting the greatest effort

C．achieving the greatest success

D．enjoying the widest popularity

Which of the following best defines the word "aggressive"(Line 3, Para. 7)?

A．Bold.

B．Harmful.

C．Careless.

D．Desperate.