1、In China it is relatively usual to ask people their age， but in the West this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true _11()women， and even more so if the inquirer is a man. However， it is very _12()to ask children their age， and some adults may not mind being asked either. In fact， some elderly people are quite happy to _13()their age， especially if they feel they look young for their age. Nevertheless， it is not very wise to ask a direct question like “How old are you?”.If elderly people want to talk about their age， they may easily14()_the topic themselves， and ask the other person to guess how old they are . They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness， though rather than()15() that they look very old. Even tbough Westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are， this does not _16() that they are not interested to know how old other people are. They may ask _17()for the information， or else they may try to 18() the topic indirectly. Sometimes discussions about educational_19()and the number of years of working experience may provide some clues， but this is not always the 20().14. ( )

2、It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact， it seems that a little more politeness could save businesses £ 5 billion every year. Frequently hearing the phrase” thank you” or” well done” means the same to staff as modest pay rise. Praise and encouragement also makes employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs. In this way the business companies can save the cost of finding new employees. A third of 1， 000 workers surveyed by a consulting firm said they did not get thanked at all when they did well—and a further third said they were not thanked enough. In both cases， staff said they felt undervalued， meaning they were less likely to exert themselves and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere. The result of the survey shows that there would be around f 5.2 billion loss in productivity if the employees felt less appreciated.According to the firm， praising staff has the same positive effect as a 1 per cent pay rise—and works out much cheaper for bosses. Three out of four employees said that regular acknowledgement by their bosses was important to them， but only a quarter said they were actually owen as much praise as they felt they needed. The survey found that those in blue-collar and manual jobs were less likely to be given any recognition for doing well. But it seems that they most need such praise. In regional terms， Scottish staff felt most undervalued.Four out of ten workers said they were never thanked and eight out of ten said they would like more praise. However， workers in the North-East are less impressed by being praised by the boss， as only 69 per cent said they felt the need to be told “well done”regularly.Older employees and women need the most reassurance， according to psychologist Averil Leimon. She said that words of praise did more than creating a pleasant place to work—they could even promote profits.2.Workers doing well but not getting thanks from their bosses will probably ( )

A. leave for jobs elsewhere

B. work harder to get praise from their bosses

C. exert themselves in their work to get pay rise

D. work harder to get encouragement from their bosses

33.He tried ()to start the old car.

A. in short

B. in large measure

C. in vain

D. in all

47.Take a coat along; it＇s ()to be cold down there.( )

A. like

B. alike

C. likely

D. unlikely

2、It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact， it seems that a little more politeness could save businesses £ 5 billion every year. Frequently hearing the phrase” thank you” or” well done” means the same to staff as modest pay rise. Praise and encouragement also makes employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs. In this way the business companies can save the cost of finding new employees. A third of 1， 000 workers surveyed by a consulting firm said they did not get thanked at all when they did well—and a further third said they were not thanked enough. In both cases， staff said they felt undervalued， meaning they were less likely to exert themselves and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere. The result of the survey shows that there would be around f 5.2 billion loss in productivity if the employees felt less appreciated.According to the firm， praising staff has the same positive effect as a 1 per cent pay rise—and works out much cheaper for bosses. Three out of four employees said that regular acknowledgement by their bosses was important to them， but only a quarter said they were actually owen as much praise as they felt they needed. The survey found that those in blue-collar and manual jobs were less likely to be given any recognition for doing well. But it seems that they most need such praise. In regional terms， Scottish staff felt most undervalued.Four out of ten workers said they were never thanked and eight out of ten said they would like more praise. However， workers in the North-East are less impressed by being praised by the boss， as only 69 per cent said they felt the need to be told “well done”regularly.Older employees and women need the most reassurance， according to psychologist Averil Leimon. She said that words of praise did more than creating a pleasant place to work—they could even promote profits.1.The survey indicates that politeness could save businesses a huge amount of money every year because().( )

A. politeness makes employees expect pay rise

B. politeness is less likely to make staff work harder

C. politeness helps employers find proper employees

D. politeness helps employers reduce the cost of staff employment

2、In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent， notions of male superiority are hard to maintain.The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality， and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a hcme， the growing boy and girl lean场accept that equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the “battle of sexes.” If the process goes too far and man＇s role is regarded as less important that has happened in some cases----we are as badly off as before， only in reverse. lt is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of “Momism”----but we don＇t want to exchange it for a”neo-Popism.” What we need， rather， is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals. There are signs that psychiatrists， psychologists， social workers， and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men pkay and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit----nor all the blame. We have almost given up saying that a woman＇s place is in the home. We are beginning， however， to analyze man＇s place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it. Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.The family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules. because each family needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems. Excessive authoritarianism has unhappy consequences， whether it wears skirts or trousers， and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is pertinent not only to a healthy democracy， but also to a healthy family.1.Notions of male superiority are()( )

A. maintain by most American women

B. difficult to maintain in a home where does most of the work

C. difficult to maintain in a home where the father is the acknowledged ruler of the family

D. difficult to maintain in a home where household tasks are shared by mother and father

43.What do you ()to do about the problem now that this solution has failed.

A. attempt

B. think

C. pretend

D. intend

13.Beth could () her coat because it had large red buttons.( )

A. claim

B. identify

C. define

D. prove

12.It is no easy thing to() some work to do.( )

A. bring about

B. bring up

C. bring out

D. bring back

3.Before we can pass you fit， you will have to ()a number of medical tests. ( )

A. suffer

B. endure

C. undergo

D. undertake

2.You should go through your composition carefully to all the errors from it.

A. eliminate

B. take

C. bring

D. end