READING NO.1

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 (I)  Tom, Susan, Linda, and Tina are sitting in the reception(接待) room at the Ace(王牌) Employment(僱用) Service(服務). They're all looking for work, and they're hoping(希望) that the person they talk to today can help them. Tom is looking for a job as a superintendent(管理員) of an apartment building. He can paint walls. He can fix motors(馬達). And he can change locks(鎖). Susan is looking for a job as a secretary. She can type. She can file. And she can speak well on the telephone. Linda and Tina are looking for jobs as actresses. They can sing. They can dance(跳舞). And they can act(表演).

______ 1. How many people are sitting in the reception room?  (A. 3     B. 4    C.5

    D. 6)

______ 2. What do those people want?      (A. money      B. work      C. superintendent

         D. Ace Employment Service)

______ 3. What kind of job is Tom looking for?   (A. A superintendent      B. An actor

         C. A secretary         D. We don't know).

______ 4. What can't Tom do?         (A. Fixing motors    B. Painting walls    C. Typing

         D. Changing locks).

______ 5. What can Susan do?             (A. Singing and dancing.      B. Changing

 locks.    C. Filing and speaking well on the telephone.      

 D. Painting walls.)

______ 6. What kind of job is Tina looking for?    (A. A secretary      B. An actress

           C. A superintendent.        D. An actor.)

______ 7. What can Linda do?               (A. Typing.      B. Painting walls.     C. Acting.

        D. Fixing motors.)

(II)   Mr. Blaine is the president(總裁) of the Jones Insurance(保險) Company. His company is very big and always very busy. Mr. Blaine has a group of nice employees(僱用人員) who work for him. Unfortunately(不幸的), all of his employees are out today. Nobody is there. As a result(結果), Mr. Blaine is doing everybody's job, and he's having a very bad day at the office!

(III) He's answering the telephone because the receptionist(接待員) is at the dentist's(牙醫) office. He's typing letters because the secretary is in bed at home because of the cold. He's using the computer because the computer programmer(程式員) is on vacation. He's fixing the doors and changing the locks because the superintendent has just quitted(辭掉) the job. Poor(可憐) Mr. Blaine! It's a very busy day at the Jones Insurance Company, and nobody is there to help him.

______1. Mr. Blaine is ______ of the Jones Insurance Company  (A. the manager

   B. boss    C. the employee      D. secretary)

______2. Is the company big and busy?   (A. Yes     B. No     C. Maybe   

D.We don't know).

______3. Did Mr. Blaine have a bad day today?    (A. Yes     B. No     C. Maybe

        D. We don't know).

______4. Who usually answers the telephone?  (A. Mr. Blaine    B. The receptionist

         C. The secretary        D. The superintendent) does.

______5. Who usually fixes the doors?  (A. Mr. Blaine        B. The receptionist

          C. The secretary        D. The superintendent) does.

______6. Where is the receptionist?  (A. At the office.     B. At the dentist's office.

          C) At home.       D. He quitted the job.)

______7. Where is the secretary? (A. At the office.     B. At the dentist's office.  

  C) At home.      D. He quitted the job.)

______8. Where is the superintendent?  (A. At the office.     B. At the dentist's office.

          C) At home.       D. He quitted the job.)

______9. Where is the computer programmer?  (A. At the office.     B. On vacation.

         C) At home.       D. He quitted the job.)

 ANS:

PART ONE:  1. CBACC     6. BC

PART TWO:  1. BAABD     6. BCDB