Mr. Smith liked his job. He liked his town, and he didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but his wife
51 telling him that his pay was not enough to
52 the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a new job in Boston,
53 he had been offered a job in a factory, and the pay was far
54 .
Henry Manley, boss of Mr. Smith, was the
55 of a small company
56 computers. The company was in
57 trouble, because among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very
58 prices. As a result, Manley had to
59 his own price and profits (利益) as well, otherwise he would not
60 any orders at all. Even so, orders were
61 not coming in fast enough,
62 there was no money for raises for his workers. Somehow, he had to
63 along and keep his
64 workers as well. He sighed (叹气) .
65 then the telephone rang.
His secretary told him that Mr. Smith wanted to
66 him as soon as possible. Manley
67 again. He could
68 what it was about. Mr. Smith was a very young engineer. The company had no
69 unless it could attract men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead: his
70 seemed endless.
小题1:.
| A．considered | B．advised | C．began | D．kept |
小题2:.
| A．meet | B．imagine | C．bring | D．tell |
小题3:.
| A．there | B．where | C．here | D．somewhere |
小题4:.
| A．lower | B．more | C．higher | D．less |
小题5:.
| A．secretary | B．manager | C．customer | D．engineer |
小题6:.
| A．making | B．to make | C．made | D．was making |
小题7:.
小题8:.
小题9:.
小题10:.
| A．place | B．get | C．give | D．carry out |
小题11:.
| A．already | B．obviously | C．still | D．undoubtedly |
小题12:.
| A．because | B．even if | C．so that | D．even |
小题13:.
| A．walk | B．struggle | C．come | D．give in |
小题14:.
| A．best | B．strongest | C．youngest | D．kindest |
小题15:.
| A．Even | B．Just | C．Suddenly | D．Immediately |
小题16:.
小题17:.
| A．waited | B．set back | C．sighed | D．telephoned |
小题18:.
| A．think | B．know | C．expect | D．understand |
小题19:.
| A．future | B．money | C．computers | D．people |
小题20:.
| A．company | B．headache | C．problem | D．question |
