He is ______ about his chances of winning ？

The author raises the question “what about pain without gain？” because ________.

[A] he questions the truth of “no gain without pain”

[B] he does not think the productivity revolution works

[C] he wonders if the official statistics are misleading

[D] he has conclusive evidence for the revival of businesses

Xiaoyan:So, I' d like to come and see the flat.

Franca: Yes, when is convenient？ How about during the day？ I usually work in the

evening.

Xiaoyan; Well，I work during the day, but perhaps in the afternoon？

Franca:Well, why don't you come at about 5 o'clock？

Xiaoyan:That's a good idea.

Franca; Are you free on Thursday？

Xiaoyan: No, I'm afraid I'm not. We always have a meeting on Thursday. What about

Wednesday？

Franca:No, I' m sorry. I' m busy on Wednesday. I’m in Cambridge. Are you free on

Friday？

Xaaoyan:Yes，Friday is fine.

Franca: Okay. See you on Friday at 5 o'clock at the flat.

Xiaoyan;Thanks very much. Goodbye.

Franca:Goodbye.

1. Franca usually works during the day.

A. Right

B. Wrong

2. It is convenient for both of them to meet in the afternoon.

A. Right

B. Wrong

3.Xiaoyan is free on Wednesday.

A. Right

B. Wrong

4. Franca is not free on Wednesday because he has a meeting.

A. Right

B. Wrong

5. They are going to meet on Friday at the flat.

A. Right

B. Wrong

, we all need to know the art of apologizing. Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged roughly, said __1__ things, pushed yourself ahead at the expense of a friend. Then count the occasions when you indicated clearly and __2__ that you were sorry. A bit frightening, isn’t it？ Frightening because some deePwisdom in us knows that when even a small wrong has been committed, some mysterious moral feeling is __3__, and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and __4__ is expressed.I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of signs: headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No __5__ cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, "Unless you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t helPyou."After some hesitation, the man __6__ that, as executor of his faher’s will, he had been cheating his brother, who lived abroad, of his __7__. Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother asking __8__ and enclosing a cheque as the first stePin restoring their good relation. He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. "Thank you," He said, "I think I’m __9__." And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only __10__ a damaged relationshiPbut also make it stronger. If you can think of someone who deserves an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it right now.

A)heal

B)mental

C)unkind

D)regret

E)accurately

F)confessed

G)inheritance

H)physical

I)cured

J)treat

K)truly

L)unfaithful

M)forgiveness

N)disturbed

O)excuse

ted because Senator Hart discovered that the boxes of cereals consumed by him, Mrs. Hart, and their children were becoming higher and narrower, with a decline of net weight from 12 to 10.5 ounces, without any reduction in price. There were still twelve biscuits, but they had been reduced in size. Later, the Senator rightly complained of a store-bought pie in a handsomely illustrated hex that pictured, in a single slice, almost as many cherries as there were in the whole pie.

The manufacturer who increases the unit price of his product by changing his package size to lower the quantity delivered can, without undue hardship, put his product into boxes, hags, and tins that will contain even 4-ounce, 8 ounce, one-pound, two-pound quantities of break fast foods, cake mixes, etc. A study of drugstore and supermarket shelves will convince any observer that all possible sizes and shapes of boxes, jars, bottles, and tins are in use at the same time, and, as the package journals show, week by week, there is never any hesitation in introducing a new size and shape of box or bottle when it aids in product differentiation. The producers of packaged products argue strongly against changing sizes of packages to contain even weights and volumes, but no one in the trade comments unfavorably on the huge costs incurred by end less changes of package sizes, materials, shape, art work, and net weights that are used for improving a product's market position.

When a packaging expert explained that he was able to multiply the price of hard sweets by 2.5, from $ 1 to $2.50 by changing to a fancy jar, or that he had made a 5-ounce bottle look as though it held 8 ounces, he was in effect telling the public that packaging can be a very ex pensive luxury, h evidently does come high, when an average family pays about $ 200 a year for bottles, cans, boxes, jars and other containers, most of which can't be used for anything but stuffing the garbage can.

What started the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus'？

A．Consumers' complaints about the changes in package size.

B．Expensive packaging for poor quality products.

C．A senator's discovery of the tricks in packaging.

D．The rise in the unit price for many products.

The 26（)of an application is far more often the fault of the applicant, for many appli

cants do not set about their task in the right way. They do not study the job requirements 27()enough and dispatch applications to all and sundry (所有的人) in the hope that one will bear fruit (奏效). The personnel manager of a textile’s manufacturer for example 28()for designers. He was willing to consider young people 29()working experience provided they had good ideas. The replies contained many remarks like this,"At school I was good at art", "I like drawing things" and even "I write very interesting stories". Only one applicant was sensible enough to30() samples of her designs. She got the job.

Personnel managers emphasize the need for a good letter of application. They do not look for the finest writing paper or perfect typing, but it is 31() to expect legible writing on a clean sheet of paper, not a piece torn roughly from an exercise book.

As soon as the applicant is lucky enough to receive an invitation to attend all interviews, he 32()acknowledge the letter and say he will attend. But the manager does not end there. The wise applicant will fill in the interval making himself familiar with Some activities of the company he hopes to33()applicants have not the faintest idea 34() the company does and this puts them 35() a great disadvantage when they come to answer the questions that will be put to them in the interview.

A、enclose

B、that

C、reasonable

D、failure

E、to

F、acknowledge

G、what

H、deeply

I、advertised

J、with

K、without

L、should

M、which

N、join

O、at

A.on

B.at

C.about

D.with

A.of him

B.of he

C.about him

D.about his

A.to

B.about

C.with

D.for

A. He made a living by printing newspapers.

B. he was positive about the places he visite

C. he criticized the American governing system.

D. he was extremely disappointed about his lif

E.

He didn’t ()on my proposal about the new project.

A.recommend

B.comment

C.command