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　　It was fifteen past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going to work. Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first Job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day.

　　Once inside the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked “Smith Enterprises”, she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no reply. She tapped on the door again, but still there was no answer. From inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in.

　　Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had the interview with Mr. Smith, it looked quite different now. In fart, it hardly looked like an office at all.

　　The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking. In the front of the room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in. For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her.

　　Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office. Hardly looking up from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr. Smith, who would arrive at any moment. Then Marie realized that the day's work in the office began just before Mr. Smith arrived. Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9:35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.

1．Marie felt nervous when she knocked at the door became

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A．it was her first day in a new job

B．she was a little bit late for work

C．she was afraid that she had gone to the wrong place

D．there was no answer from inside the office

2．Marie could hardly recognize the office she went into as ________.

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A．she had been there only once

B．Mr. Smith was not in the office

C．nobody was doing any work

D．the office had a new appearance

3．The people in the office suddenly started working because

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A．they saw a stranger in the office

B．their morning break was ended

C．no one wanted to talk to Marie

D．the boss was about to arrive

4．We can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise ________.

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A．would start their work by listening to a joke

B．were cold to newcomers

C．were always punctual for work

D．lacked devotion to the company

5．The best title for this text would be ________.

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A．Punctual Like A Clock

B．A Cold Welcome

C．An unpunctual Manager

D．Better Late Than Never

After graduation from Harvard Medical School, Dr William Thomas never thought he'd work in a nursing home. Then,　　51　　, he became a medical director of a nursing home in New York, and his ideas began to　 52　 . "For the first time in my career, I was　　53　 for the answer to the question. What does it mean to　　54　 another person?"

　 55　 that the biggest trouble facing nursing-home residents（居住者）are helplessness,　　56　 and boredom, he arranged laughter, usefulness and love as　　57　 .

　 58　 Thomas calls it, he began the "Edenization（伊甸园化）" of the nursing home in 1992. At last he founded the Eden Alternative.

Lazy moments and loud television programmes were　　59　 with lovely children, playful pets,　　60　 plants and music in the lobby. These living things are mixed into　　61　 . Residents are 　 62　 to tend the animals, water the plants, weed outdoor gardens and do crafts （手工艺品）with the children.

The Eden Alternative changed the 　 63　 of the residents at this 80-bed nursing home. In a three-day study, the nursing home was　　64　 with a nursing home of equal size. The Eden Alternative had 15 percent　　65　 resident deaths and 38 percent lower medication costs.

In 1995 Dr Thomas 　 66　 his full time to the promotion （推广）of the Eden Alternative. More than 200 nursing homes throughout the country have　　67　 the Edenization process. Thomas receives queries（质疑）from as　　68　 away as Turkey, Japan, Brazil and the Netherlands. He hopes that his idea of filling the

"　　69　 "with nursing homes and inviting the community in will help to "break conventional （传统的）practice in long term 　 70　 ."

51. A. unexpectedly B. unfortunately C. unhappily D. suddenly

52. A. wonder B. struggle C. shake D. change

53. A. hoping B. replying C. caring D. searching

54. A. make B. visit C. tend D. care

55. A. Recognizing B. Supposing C. Regarding D. Imagining

56. A. loneliness B. poverty C. timelessness D. excitement

57. A. food B. reference C. treatment D. introduction

58. A. When B. As C. Unless D. Since

59. A. went B. replaced C. began D. met

60. A. man-made B. plastic C. alive D. live

61. A. hope B. life C. happiness D. success

62. A. got B. helped C. encouraged D. required

63. A. lives B. habits C. customs D. methods

64. A. compared B. covered C. dealt D. equipped

65. A. more B. less C. worse D. fewer

66. A. sent B. led C. devoted D. used

67. A. begun B. developed C. prevented D. invented

68. A. long B. much C. far D. soon

69. A. homeless B. homes C. plants D. pets

70. A. relation B. education C. match D. care

After graduation from Harvard Medical School, Dr William Thomas never thought he'd work in a nursing home. Then,　 51 　 , he became a medical director of a nursing home in New York, and his ideas began to　　52 　 . "For the first time in my career, I was　 53　 for the answer to the question. What does it mean to　 54 　 another person?"

　 55　 that the biggest trouble facing nursing-home residents（居住者）are helplessness,　 56 　 and boredom, he arranged laughter, usefulness and love as　　57 　 .

　 58 　 Thomas calls it, he began the "Edenization（伊甸园化）" of the nursing home in 1992. At last he founded the Eden Alternative.

Lazy moments and loud television programmes were　　59 　 with lovely children, playful pets,　 60 　 plants and music in the lobby. These living things are mixed into　 61　 . Residents are　　62 　 to tend the animals, water the plants, weed outdoor gardens and do crafts （手工艺品）with the children.

The Eden Alternative changed the　　63 　 of the residents at this 80-bed nursing home. In a three-day study, the nursing home was　 64 　 with a nursing home of equal size. The Eden Alternative had 15 percent　 65 　 resident deaths and 38 percent lower medication costs.

In 1995 Dr Thomas　 66 　 his full time to the promotion （推广）of the Eden Alternative. More than 200 nursing homes throughout the country have　　67 　 the Edenization process. Thomas receives queries（质疑）from as　 68　 away as Turkey, Japan, Brazil and the Netherlands. He hopes that his idea of filling the

"　 69　 "with nursing homes and inviting the community in will help to "break conventional （传统的）practice in long term　　70 　 ."

51. A. unexpectedly B. unfortunately C. unhappily D. suddenly

52. A. wonder B. struggle C. shake D. change

53. A. hoping B. replying C. caring D. searching

54. A. make B. visit C. tend D. care

55. A. Recognizing B. Supposing C. Regarding D. Imagining

56. A. loneliness B. poverty C. timelessness D. excitement

57. A. food B. reference C. treatment D. introduction

58. A. When B. As C. Unless D. Since

59. A. went B. replaced C. began D. met

60. A. man-made B. plastic C. alive D. live

61. A. hope B. life C. happiness D. success

62. A. got B. helped C. encouraged D. required

63. A. lives B. habits C. customs D. methods

64. A. compared B. covered C. dealt D. equipped

65. A. more B. less C. worse D. fewer

66. A. sent B. led C. devoted D. used

67. A. begun B. developed C. prevented D. invented

68. A. long B. much C. far D. soon

69. A. homeless B. homes C. plants D. pets

70. A. relation B. education C. match D. care

　　A gang of thieves stole US $10.5 million from a company on Tuesday in London. It was the largest theft（盗窃）in Britain's history.

　　The thieves left used beer glasses and wine bottles in the lobby（休息室）of the company. They seemed to be in no hurry. It took two and a half hours to rob the company.

　　The police were hunting the gang, believed to be six men. One police officer said that the gang might find the mountain of cash（现金）hard to deal with.“We think the money will remain hidden near London until the gang feels it is safer to move.”he said.

　　A reward（赏金）for US $750000 was offered for information leading to the capture（捕获）of the thieves.

　　It was said seven employees of the company had been“threatened”（威胁）with having petrol poured over their heads and set fire if they didn't co-operate with the thieves.

(1)The used beer glasses and wine bottles in the lobby showed ________.

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A．the thieves used beer glasses and wine bottles to help them steal the money

B．the thieves were quite sure of themselves and there was no need to hurry

C．the thieves took a lot of beer and wine with them

D．the thieves had had a good meal in the company

(2)According to the police officer ________.

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A．there was no place for the thieves to hide the money

B．the thieves found it hard to hide the money

C．it was difficult for the thieves to spend the money right away

D．the thieves had no way to spend the money

(3)A reward of US $750000 was offered to those ________.

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A．who could give information on how the thieves stole the money

B．who could tell the police about the place where-abouts the thieves

C．who could give some news to the police

D．who could recognize the six thieves

(4)Why didn't the employees do anything to stop the thieves?

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A．Because they were afraid of being punished.

B．Because they thought it better to co-operate with the thieves.

C．Because they were few and the thieves were many.

D．Because they were poured with petrol over their heads.