Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1.A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.
A. 513 B. 1,646 C. 2,159 D. 3,805
2.The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means ".
A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的
3.People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A. France B. Germany
C. the United States D. Great Britain
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.
B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.
C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.
D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
5.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Many workers have to work long hours.
B. Many people have vacations long enough.
C. Work hours are the same around the world.
D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ann: Thank you for the birthday gift, Dad. It's the best gift I have ever had.
Dad: 1.
Ann: I've always wanted a computer. 2.
Dad: And you need it to chat (聊天) with your friends, too.
Ann: I guess you are right. 3.
Dad: Send an email? Er, just do like this. 4.
Ann: Yes, Dad. I think it's easy.
Dad: 5.
Ann: I won't, I promise.
A. Have you got it?
B. Do you need help?
C. I’m glad you like it.
D. How can I turn it on?
E. I need it to do my homework.
F. Just don't spend too much time on it.
G. Could you show me how to send an email?
It is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of 61 ? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too, 62. If he notices that he is being looked at, he may 63 uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. When you are looked at for several more times, you will look 64 up and down in order to 65 if there is anything wrong with you. If 66 goes wrong, you will feel angry with the person who is looking at you. 67 can speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are 68. If you wish to draw someone's 69 , you may look at him or her for more than ten seconds. For lovers, they enjoy looking at each other longer to show the love that words cannot 70 . Clearly, eye communication should be done according to the relationship
between the two people and the certain situation.
1.A. future B. fear C. experience D. exercise
2.A. late B. long C. low D. loud
3.A. feel B. smell C. sound D. taste
4.A. itself B. himself C. myself D. yourself
5.A. see B. guess C. hear D. expect
6.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
7.A. Ears B. Eyes C. Mouth D. Nose
8.A. different B. difficult C. tiring D. boring
9.A. direction B. lesson C. attention D. trouble
10.A. write B. print C. read D. express
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的) 51 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 52 , but with no success.
When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 53 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 54 spoke.
"There might be something wrong with his 55 , and he doesn't know he's able to speak," one doctor said.
"But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."
"It's certainly very 56 ," another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."
57 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 58 word.
Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 59 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you 60 so long to speak?"
"I didn't have anything to say," he said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes."
1.A. because B. when C. though D. before
2.A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh
3.A. taught B. found C. examined D. asked
4.A. never B. often C. usually D. always
5.A. back B. hair C. face D. mind
6.A. unfair B. strange C. noisy D. quiet
7.A. Hours B. Weeks C. Months D. Years
8.A. good B. right C. single D. new
9.A. chair B. meal C. hands D. books
10.A. slept B. walked C. served D. waited
-TV says there will be a storm tomorrow.
-- ________I planned to go climbing with my classmates.
A. I hope so B. I'm afraid so C. Sounds good D. Bed luck
I still remember the college and the teachers ________ I visited in London years ago.
A. what B. who C. that D. which
