Unit 05 Work to live or live to work

Unit Five Work to live or live to work

Part I Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 1 long conversation. And the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the and the questions will be spoken only once After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you

must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.

1. A) She wants the man to buy an expensive Christmas gift for his girlfriend.

B) She wants the man to give some suggestions.

C) She wants the man to tell her about his girlfriend and the budget as well.

D) She wants the man to tell her how much money he has got for the gift.

2. A) She'd ask the man not to eat any dessert.

B) She'd have no dessert.

C) She'd pick some dessert herself.

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D) She'd have some chocolate cake.

3. A) John is getting much better although he's still a little unhappy.

B) John remains upset.

C) John only smiles over some little things.

D) It's not difficult to talk to John now.

4. A) It's only for rent, not for sale.

B) It's not as good as advertised.

C) It's being redecorated.

D) It's no longer available.

5. A) She should complete the paper earlier.

B) She should ask Martha for help.

C) She should buy herself a computer.

D) She should borrow a computer from Martha.

6. A) She feels fine about driving to work.

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B) She agrees with the man that driving to work is tiring.

C) She feels bored with driving 60 miles to work every day.

D) She complains about the road and traffic.

7. A) Plants. B) Buildings. C) Architecture style. The campus.

8. A) Mary would join the man for the dinner and pay for it as well.

B) The man would invite Mary to have some Italian food.

C) Mary dechnes the man's invitation.

D) Mary treated the man last weekend.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.

B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn't make any reservation.

C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.

D) The hotel clerk couldn't find his reservation for that night.

10. A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.

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D)

B) There was a conference going on in the town.

C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.

D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.

11. A) It was free of charge on weekends.

B) It offered a 15% discount on weekdays.

C) It was offered to frequent guests only.

D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.

12. A) The man should demand compensation from the hotel.

B) The man should have an additional discount.

C) The man should complain to the hotel manager.

D) The man should find a cheaper room in another hotel.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 Short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

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Passage One

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

13. A) They care about children and want to make them happy.

B) They need children's care when they are old.

C) They want to enrich their life experience.

D) They don't want to feel lonely.

14. A) They are usually adopted from distant places.

B) Their birth information is usually kept secret.

C) Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.

D) Their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth parents.

15. A) They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.

B) They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.

C) They have mixed feelings about finding their birth parents.

D) They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.

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Passage Two

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) Because the business was not going well.

B) Because his boss suddenly died of a heart attack.

C) Because no one in his boss's family would run the business after he died.

D) None of them.

17. A) He was just making a phone call.

B) He was just hanging up a sign.

C) He was reading the newspaper.

D) He was complaining to his wife who just lost her job.

18. A) It was unnecessary to help the office manager.

B) The office manager would find him a job.

C) Some newly opened firms might need some plants and he could rent plants to them.

D) He could sell plants to the office manager.

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19. A) He hopes to be the proud owner of the greenhouse.

B) He hopes to lease the greenhouse.

C) He hopes to live a happy life with his wife.

D) He hopes to increase the sales greatly in the future.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its main ideas. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 20 to 27 with the words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

At the (20) , the sixty-year-old company president told the

forty-eight-year-old (21 ) _____________that the fifty-one-year-old (22) had meant much to the company and would be missed and would be hard to (23) . The widow didn't look him in the eye. She was afraid he would read her (24) and, after all, she would need him to (25) out the (26) -- the (27) options and all that.

Phil was (28) _____________________________________________________________________

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________________________________. If he wasn't at the office, he was worried about it. Phil was a Type A, (29)___________________________________________________________________________.

You could have (30) ____________________________________________________________________

____________________. So when he finally worked himself to death, at precisely 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning, no one was really surprised.

Part IV Vocabulary

Directions: Choose the One that best completes the sentence from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

63. We are at the rapid progress Mark has made in this semester.

A) distinguished B) astonished C) annoyed D) scored

. The wind was strong all day, but it after sunset.

A) modest B) modified C) moderated D) is moderated

65. All the memories of his childhood had from his mind by the time he was 65.

A) faded B) illustrated C) confined D) concerned

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66. This river is so big that it is impossible to build a under it without modem technology.

A) canal B) tunnel C) channel D) cable

67. With the help of the government, a large number of people after the flood in 1991.

A) survived B) suspended C) suffered D) subjected

68. It is not for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need some of them for my research.

A) continuous B) difficult C) convenient D) sufficient

69. When traveling alone in the mountains, you'd better take a (an) with you in case you get lost.

A) compass B) navigator C) equipment D) instrument

70. As a teacher, you should not the students from asking questions in class.

A) refrain B) restrain C) forbid D) prevent

71. If you have any problems during your study here, please do not to call me for help.

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A) hesitate B) pause C) withdraw D) waffle

72. After seeing the way Mr. Wyatt behaved at the party, I had little desire to make his _______________.

A) knowledge B) acquaintance C) acquaint D) friend

73. They found themselves with foreign companies for a share or: the market.

A) coordinate B) subordinate C) cooperating D) competing

74. He remained bent over for several seconds before slowly _______________.

A) straightening out B) straightening up C) straight up D) stretch out

75. On further , it emerged that Malcolm had not been involved in the incident.

A) acquirement B) investigating C) inquiry D) requirement

76. I'm not sure where you can find a babysitter -- I'll _________________.

A) ask after B) ask about C) ask for help D) ask around

77. Tony gave an grin when he met his ex-girlfriend at the party.

A) embarrassing B) embarrassment C) embarrassed D) embarrass

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Part V Grammar

Directions: Choose the One that best completes the sentence from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

78. All things , the planned trip will have to be called off.

A)' considered B) be considered C) considering D) considered

having

79. Any packet properly will not be accepted by the post office. A) not to be wrapped B) not being wrapped

C) not wrapped D) not having been wrapped

80. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely to the outside world.

A) being lost B) losing C) having lost D) lost

81. He was sitting in the chair, a book.

A) read B) was reading C) reading D) with reading

82. They sat together for about half an hour, any word

A) with ... exchanged B) without ... exchanged

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C) with ... exchanging D) without ... exchanging

83. Julia was jealous her younger brother when she was young.

A) on B) of C) at D) into

84. It will be eight years we have a chance of meeting again.

A) until B) when C) after D) before

85. -- \"You look tired !\"

-- \"That's because my teacher had us exercises all afternoon. \"

A) do B) to do C) doing D) done

86. It doesn't make any difference to me ____________.

A) that you say B) in that you say C) what you say say

D) for what you

87. The machine is such I have never seen before.

A) what B) as C) when D) where

88. All is a continuous supply of fuel oil.

A) which is needed B) that is needed C) the things needed D)

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for their

needs

. There is no tree bears some fruit. A) that B) which C) but D) unless

90. wrong with the motor, he stopped his car.

A) Feeling something go B) Feeling something gone

C) To feel something going D) Having felt something gone

91. You can speak in front of George, but you can't eat in his restaurant.

A) freely ... free B) free ... freely C) free ... free D) freely ... freely

92. If I were in the movie, then it would be about time that I my head in my hands for a cry.

A) bury B) am burying C) buried D) would bury

Part VI Cloze

After the 93 , then death, of a close family friend within a much too short six week period of time, I began to ponder the fragility of life and the 94 time we have here on earth. When 95 with our own mortality, many of us 96 if we have made

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the right choices about our lives and what

other paths we could have chosen.

Consider Options

It is important to take the time to consider our options and to 97 the choices so that we have time to work, time to play and time to make sure our life is as 98 as it can be. 99 , the time we do 100 to \"get it right\" is limited.

Achieve Balance

How do we achieve balance in our lives? It takes 101 and it takes action. A friend of mine recently 102 her job, cut her hours (and her paycheck) so she could 103 her daughter from school several times a week. 'It wasn't easy, but, she set up a 104 and, with planning, calculated how she could live on her reduced income.

Flexible Work Options

An flexible 105 is another option. Working some hours in the office and some hours at home allows 106 more time with the family. Spending 107 of my work hours at home has benefited my employer -- we now have e-mail coverage on evenings and weekends 108 strictly during office hours. For those of us who do work 109 home setting limits is important. For some telecommuters, 110 office hours have helped manage their time. Job sharing is an another 111 -- two people can often share one position.

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Keep in mind that the worst that can happen if you ask your boss about flexible work options is that he can say no. If you don't ask, you won't have a chance. If you do, you may just be 112 surprised.

93. A) birth B) illness C) sadness D) happiness

94. A) limited 95. A) meeting 96. A) ask 97. A) test 98. A) fulfilled 99. A) After all 100. A) have 101. A) time 102. A) changed 103. A) pick out 104. A) scheme

B) infinite B) coming up B) can't tell B) evaluate B) In all B) offer B) energy B) quit B) pick up B) business C) enough D) abundant

C) faced D) coming

C) wander D) wonder

C) assess D) count

C)fulfilling D) fulfil

C) Besides D) However

C) owe D) use

C) planning D) money

C) downgraded D) upgraded

C) pick at D) pick on

C) goal

D) budget

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B) being fulfilled

105. A) work B) plan C) schedule D) workdays

106. A) for B) with C) to D) at

107. A) most B) all C) some D) none

108. A) rather than B) except for C) but D) in addition to

109. A) in B) from C) for D) during

110. A) designating B) to designate C) designated D) designation

111. A) alternative B) alternate C) alternator D) alternation

112. A) kind of B) pleasantly C) sadly D) a little

Part VII Translation

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

113. The case shows how to _____________ (抓住机会) to invest offshore by diversifying into overseas markets.

114. If the media can (像这样捏造故事) , who are we supposed to believe?

115. His story _______________________________________________ (作为最好的被挑选出来)

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by the judges.

116. Steve just announced he was leaving, but the coach has already started ________________________

_________________. （四处寻找替代的人）

117. That night Carl_____________________________________(不睡觉) into the small hours, preparing work for the next day.

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