Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 36 .She got up very early and arrived at the 37 at twenty to eight. She 38 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 39 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 40 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh.She 41 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh,how lovely!” Nancy 42 joyfully. She then looked round for a 43 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 44 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder. The day passed very 45 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 46 .For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 47 herself in her work. Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) 48 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 49 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 50 . On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 51 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk waiting for his 52 .She happened to see on the desk a big note book 53 “Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the 54 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words:“In order to keep the secretaries 55 ,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.” Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist. 36. A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised 37. A. office B. workshop C. Classroom D. bookshop 38. A. forced B. pushed C. Turned D. knocked 39. A. last B. second C. Third D. first 40. A. uncover B. smell C. Find D. pick 41. A. picked up B. threw away C. stared at D. took up 42. A. cried B. Laughed C. wept D. replied 43. A. jar B. Box C. bottle D. vase 44. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite 45. A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly 46. A. wisdom B. bravery C. passion D. enthusiasm 47. A. buried B. dressed C. Devoted D. seated 48. A. old B. Red C. blue D. new 49. A. special B. angry C. strange D. difficult 50. A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter 51. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in 52.A. orders B. directives C. gifts D. receipts 53. A. marked B. written C. printed D. signed 54. A. closed B. damaged C. pinned D. half-opened 55. A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits |