40. A. take　　　　 B. change　　　 C. lose　　　　 D. consider

39. A. position　　 B. decision　　 C. question　　 D. advice

38. A. soon　　　　 B. long　　　　 C. strong　　　 D. calm

37. A. employing　 B. praising　　　 C. keeping　　 D. improving

36. A. topics　　　 B. problems　　 C. difficulties　 D. lessons

48. B　 49. B　 50. D　 51. A　 52. B　 53. D　 54. A　 55. C

(2) 2003.5. Haidian

(3) 2003.6. Haidian

Cloze Test

(1)

　I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the 　36　 we discuss in our classes is the　 　37 　of quality employees.

　 “What has caused you to stay 　38　 enough to become a manager?” I asked. After a while a new manager took the 　39　 and said slowly, “it was a baseball glove.”

　 Cynthia said she used to 　40　 a Circle K clerk job as an interim(临时的) one while she looked for something　 41　 . On her second day behind the counter, she received a(an) 　42　 　from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He 　43　 a baseball glove for the little League. She 　44 　that as a single mother, money was 　45　 , and her first check would have to go for paying 　46 　.

　 When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box. “I overheard you 　47 　to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is 　48　 　to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills 　49　 you can buy gloves. You know we can’t 　50　 good people like you as 　51 　as we would like to; but we do 　52 　and I want you to know how 　53 　you are to us.

　 The thoughtfulness, empathy (同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people 　54 　more how much a(an)　 55　 cares than how much he pays.

36.D　 37. B　 38. A　 39. A　 40. C　 41.D　 42. A　 43. B　 44. C　 45. A　 46. D　 47. C　

55. A. treatment　　　 B. action　　　　　 C. choice　　　　 D. remark

KEY:

54. A. still　　　　　 B. also　　　　　　 C. once　　　　　 D. almost

53. A. following　　　 B. next　　　　　　 C. above　　　　 D. former