27. The authorities are eliminating the consequences of water pollution_____
from the development of the local industry. A) resulting B) resulted C) results D) to result
28. From now ______, I’ll be working for this information firm and do well.
A) off B) on C) around D) in
29. The most _______complaint from engineers about arts courses is that there is
no definite answers the questions.
A) ordinary B) general C) common D) average
30. I had to _______up late to get some work done online after an already long
day of work.
A) stay B) keep C) set D) wake
31. The chief executive gave us _____that we will never forget it. A) such excellent lecture B) such an excellent lecture C) so an excellent lecture D) such excellent a lecture
32. Since the mid1990’s, _______ number of Chinese studying abroad have
returned home to start businesses.
A) an arising B) a spreading C) a climbing D) an increasing 33. When_______ which restaurant is our favorite, we all recalled that one near
the beach.
A) asking B) having asked C) asked D) to ask
34. The greater the degree of industrialization in a country, _______the standard
of living.
A) the higher B) higher C) highest D) the highest
35. I think it is time we _______ making some preparations for the trip.
A) start B) have started C) are starting D) started 3
36. Please write down the ______information: name of product, type, date of
purchase and prices.
A) continuing B) next C) following D) second
37. Bad habits are easily acquired but can hardly be_____. A) broken up B) taken away C) set about D) cut off
38. By the time he ______at the hotel tonight, we will have left for London
A) arrived B) arrives C) have arrived D) will arrive 39. You have made a few mistakes in your writing, but ______you have done a
good job.
A) on the whole B) in the main C) as a result D) by the way 40. Jane worked hard her whole life from early in the morning to sunset washing
clothes ________hand. A) in B) by C) with D) on
41. I worked so hard that whole day that I _______actually my tired body into bed.
A) drove B) dragged C) pulled D) withdrew
42. My hand was hurt, so could you do ____actually typing for me this morning?
A) some B) little C) such D) much
43. The idea of cloning has raised a number of questions from a technical point
of________.
A) thought B) sight C) view D) scene
44. Not ____what to do next, the boy just sat there looking at the wall.
A) to know B) knowing C) known D) know
45. Well, it is a job as a clerk, for _____ you are qualified, but the pay is a bit low.
A) whom B) that C) which D) it Part III Reading Comprehension
Did you have a household employee? If you hired someone to do house hold work and you were able to control what they did and how they did it, you had a household employee; this is true even if you gave the employee freedom for action. What matters is that you had the right to control
the details of how the work was done. For example, you paid Betty Oak to babysit(临时照看孩子)your child and do light
homework 4days a weak in your home. Betty followed your specific instructions about household and child care duties. You provided the household equipment and supplies Betty needed to do her work. Betty is your household employee.
Household work is done in or around your home. Some examples of workers who do household work are: babysitters, caretakers, cleaning people, drivers, health aides(助手), housekeepers, private nurses, yard workers.
If a worker is your employee, it does not matter whether the work is full or part time or whether you hired the worker through an agency or from a list provided by an agency or association. Also, it does not matter if the wages paid are for work done hourly, daily, weekly, or by the job.
Cash wages include wages paid by checks, money orders, etc. Cash wages do not include value of food, lodging, clothing, or other non-cash items you give a household employee.
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46. A household employee is someone ______. A) to do work at home and outside it B) you ask for advice about housework C) who works in an employment office
D) who is in charge of all families in a community
47. Some of the household work mentioned in the passage include_____. A) driving, health consultation, and housekeeping B) babysitting, caretaking, and cleaning C) typing, caretaking, and office work D) private nursing and door keeping
48. What are included in the wages that you give a household employee? _____.
A) Non-cash items
B) The cost of lodging and clothing C) The cost of food, lodging, clothing
D) Money paid by cash, checks, money orders, etc.
49. When you have hired an employee at home, the most important thing is
that_____.
A) you should instruct the work in detail
B) you should tell the person to do the work quickly C) the person must be able to work independently D) the person must work full time
50. When you hire an employee, according to the passage, it does not matter
whether______.
A) the employee only works for you or not B) the employee has any experience or not C) you hire the worker through an agency