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Questions 29-40

?Read the information below about Maureen Dowd.

?Choose the correct word to fill in each gap from A, B or C below.

?For each question (29-40), mark one letter (A, B or C).

The Working Life of Maureen Dowd

In the world of business, it is not always easy for women to do the same things as men.Consider the working dinner.

In order to do your job well, it's important to sometimes see clients and business contacts away (29) the office. In a more relaxed atmosphere, you can get to know your business partner (30) In the end, after all, people do business with people they like.

Women start out (31) a disadvantage because，unless you're Nancy Lopez or Martina Navratilova，it's (32) to invite men out for a game of golf or tennis．Men usually prefer (33) play sports with other men．

You might think that restaurants are the perfect playing field．But they can be dangerous ground． (34) people from the office see two men they know having dinner together，they think it's business．If colleagues see a woman dining with a man，they often (35) if it's another kind of business．

I'm still looking (36) the perfect solution．Breakfasts are out because I find it impossible to be pleasant at 7 a．m．over a bowl of muesli．I love lunching，but that's usually a bad time for busy people， (37) if they are on the road．So that brings us back to dinner．

One answer is to take another colleague or client to dinner (38) no one can think it is a tete-a-tete．Of course，this isn't always convenient．So when I can't do this，I take guys out to dinner to one-on-one places where I'm most (39) to see colleagues．The more your colleagues see you doing working dinners with different men，the (40) they know it is part of your business style．

(29)

A．from

B．to

C．between

•Read the information below about Maureen Dowd.

•Choose the correct word to fill in each gap, from A, B or C below.

•For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B or C) an your Answer Sheet.

This working life by Maureen Dowd

In the world of business, it is not always easy for women to do the same things as mot. Consider the working dinner.

In order to do your job well, it's important to, sometimes see clients and business contacts away (29) the office, in a more relaxed atmosphere, you can get to know your business partner (30) . In the end, after alt, people do business with people they like.

Women start out (31) a disadvantage because, unless you're Nancy Lopez or Martina Navratilova, it's (32) to invite men out for a game of golf or tennis. Men usually prefer (33) play sports with other men.

You might think that restaurants are the perfect playing field. But they can be dangerous ground. (34) people from the office see two men they know having dinner together, they think it's business. If colleagues see a woman dining with a man, they often (35) if it's another kind of business.

I'm still locking (36) the perfect solution. Breakfasts are out because I find it impossible to be pleasant at 7 a. m. over a bowl of muesli. I love lurching, but that's usually a bad time for busy people, (37) if they are on the road. So that brings us back to dinner.

One answer is to take another colleague or client to dinner (38) no one can think it is a tete-a-tete. Of course, this isn't always convenient. So when I can't do this, I take guys out to dinner one-on-one-to places where I'm most (39) to see colleagues. The more your colleagues see you doing working dinners with different man, the (40) they know it is part of your business style.

(29)

A．from

B．to

C．between

Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? Her daily routine was not fascinating. She did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals. If someone had asked Cinderella, "Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?" She probably would have answered, "Why, none, of course. Housework is my duty!" In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household work. Two of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishes.

Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams, you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possible. If you do not follow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end.

Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! How-ever, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher don't come out as clean as they do when washed by hand. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes by hand, but we are not necessarily happy doing it. Cleaning dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I don't know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.

For Cinderella, doing household work is______.

A．an assignment

B．a compulsion

C．an obligation

D．a burden

Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? Her daily routine was not fascinating. She did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals. If someone had asked Cinderella," Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?" She probably would have answered," Why, none, of course. Housework is my duty!" In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household work. Two of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishes.

Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams, you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possible. If you do not follow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end.

Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher don't come out as clean as they do when washed by hand. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes by hand, but we are not necessarily happy doing it. Cleaning dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I don't know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.

For Cinderella, doing household work is ______.

A．all obligation

B．a compulsion

C．an assignment

D．a burden

?Read the article below about team-building.

?Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D on the opposite page.

?For each question 21-30 mark one letter ( A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.

Learn to Be a Team Player

A wise man once said to a young novice, "The best way to limit your accomplishments is to try doing everything by yourself."

A simple statement, yet it has (21) implications. The result is evident when you work with others: You (22) your effectiveness. You achieve bigger success. You and your team can go far. In fact, the sky is the limit when you all work as a team.

The adage, "many hands make light work" is not only tree but practical these days when the demands and pressure at workplace are high. More often, lone rangers tire and get worn out before they (23) .

So it's wiser to inculcate team spirit from young, especially in the school, and learn the skills needed to be a survivor in the working field (24) on in life.

Team-building is an art. And like any artisan, we all need to embrace the skills required to be a perfect artist. It may take heaps of encouragement, tons of (25) and a truckload of patience to master the skills. It also takes careful delegation and long hours. But the results are (26) it.

Also We need to (27) with our peers. We may need to harness their energy, ideas and share in their wisdom. We must learn to (28) responsibilities and duties and not attempt to reinvent the wheel, so to (29) .

Remember, two heads are better than one. So, be prepared to work with others and work as a team. (30) , it is the end results that matter. Working as a team, the goal always seems easier to achieve than if we were to go at it alone.

(21)

A．complex

B．intense

C．apparent

D．far-reaching

The generation gap is so great in Hong Kong that the teenagers there rarely turn to their parents or teachers for advice on anything. Whether it be sex, AIDS, school worries or family problems, adults are not considered up to the job.

Until now, no one has asked Hong Kong youth, "What do you think?" Some understanding of the emotions of Hong Kong's youth, however, has come from the work of Dr. Jeffrey Days-at the University of Hong Kong. His survey of young people does not focus, for example, on how many drugs they take—but tries to answer the question why.

Dr. Day hopes the results, which he plans to explain in full next week, will reveal what troubles—as well as pleases—today's high-school students. Conclusions will be passed on not only to government departments but back to the schools which took part.

Generation gap refers to the difference in ideas, feelings, and interests between the older and younger people. It is especially considered as causing a lack of communication and understanding between the two generations.

There is apparent generation gap between the young and the old nowadays. The younger generation is essentially different from the older generation. The young people live in a new age completely different from the old. They have grown up more happily and are not so dependent on adults as their parents were. They are better educated and enjoy more freedom. They easily accept new things and new ideas. They are more concerned with the present and the future, whereas the world of the older people has vanished, and they do not understand all of the problems of the modern world. They grew up in a world which was different from today's world. They often talk about "the good old days" and tend to assert old things and ideas. They don't like to feel that their beliefs and values are being questioned and threatened. They would like the young to learn from them, but the young refuse to accept their values. They cannot understand why the young complain about the conventional things and old systems and why they want to make changes in these things to fit the needs of modern society, As a result, the old people think the young are not what they were, and most young people are unable to learn from the parents and elders who they will never be.

In order to reconcile the differences, both generation should realize that the world has changed, and that new responses are necessary for many of the problems of society. Besides, some forms of organizations should be established to help the young and the old exchange their ideas and strengthen their mutual understanding so as to bridge the gap.

One important reason for the difference existing between the young and the old is that ______.

A．they live in different ages

B．they live in different countries

C．they live in separate planets

D．they hate each other

The government official explained that there’s no point ___________ about the cultural gap in that city

A.to worry

B.with them worrying

C.in worrying

D.worry