Question

Susan Cleveland is the young president of a candy company in the city of Chicago. Her father began the company in the 1960’s. He died three years ago. Now, the company belongs to Susan. Susan,  l , did not have any jobs before becoming head of the company. She just finished the college. The employees became 2 concerned during Susan’s first months 3 the job. Mr. Cleveland had been a 4 leader. But Susan permitted 5 employees to make their own 6 . One employee said,“Old Mr. Cleveland 7 told us what to do. He kept people on a short leash. 8 the company did Well.”What does a“short leash”mean? A leash is a kind of rope. We use a leash 9 our pet dogs. The leash keeps the dog from 10 away 11 getting into trouble.

    Keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her 12 close control. The person can’t make many decisions for himself or herself. Ms Cleveland does not keep her workers on a short leash. 13 , she encourages them to get 14 ways to do business. For example, her secretary proposed (建議) an idea. She said the company should 15 a sum of money as a prize to the best student in the high school 16 the factory. The winner could use the prize money to study at a university. Ms. Cleveland 17 the idea. After the prize was announced,  18 who lived in the area of the factory began to buy 19 of the company’s candy. Local newspapers wrote about the competition. Business 20 .

    Ms. Cleverland made her secretary the company’s first Director of Public Relations. The former secretary was very pleased.

    1. A. but　　　　　　    B. yet　　　　　　　　    C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. however

    2. A. so little　　　　  B. even less.　　　　  C. even more　　　　 D. no more

    3. A. on　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　  C. for　　　　　　　　    D. at

    4. A. weak　　　　　　　　    B. strong　　　　　　   C. kind　　　　　　　　  D. clever

    5. A. no　　　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　    C. few　　　　　　　　  D. many

    6. A. products　　    B. candy　　　　　　    C. decisions　　　　   D. plans

    7. A. never　　　　　　 B. always　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　  D. did

    8. A. Although　　    B. Because　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　 D. But

    9. A. to walk　　　　  B. to use　　　　　　    C. to frighten　　　　 D. to play

    10. A. stepping　　　　　　  B. pulling　　    C. running　　　　　　 D. jumping

    11. A. in　　　　　　    B. for　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　    D. or

    12. A. in　　　　　　    B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　    D. under

    13. A. Still　　      　　   B. Yet　　　　　　　　    C. Instead　　　　　　  D. While

    14. A. other　　　　   B. more　　　　　　　　 C. many　　　　　　    D. better

15. A. save　　　　    B. offer　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　    D. lend

16. A. belonging to 　　   B. far from　　　　    C. near　　　　　　　　  D. in

    17. A. studied　　　　 B. appreciated　　    C. refused　　　　　　 D. changed

    18. A. students　　　　　　  B. workers　　　　    C. businessmen　　  D. people

    19. A. some　　　　   B. little　　　　　　　　  C. more　　　　　　　　 D. less

20. A. improved     B. fai1ed　　　　　　    C. continued　　　　  D. stopped

 

Answer 1

答案：D;C;A;B;D;C;B;D;A;C;D;D;C;D;B;C;B;D;C;A
提示：

1.表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，可單獨(dú)使用。 2. even修飾形容詞的比較級。 3. on the job工作著。 4. 聯(lián)系上下文，應(yīng)是strong leader。 5.but表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，所以是many。 6. make decisions 作決定。 7. 聯(lián)系上文，應(yīng)是always，總是。 8. but 表示轉(zhuǎn)折，對比。 9. walk這里是及物動詞，遛狗。 10. run away, 跑掉。 11.or 表示選擇關(guān)系。 12. under control固定短語，在控制之下。 13. instead, 反而，相反地。 14.她鼓勵他們想更好的辦法。 15. offer主動提供。 16. 聯(lián)系上下文，應(yīng)是near。 17. 欣賞，贊賞。 18. 住在工廠地區(qū)的人們。 19. 比起原來更多了，所以選擇more. 20. 聯(lián)系上文，應(yīng)是改善了。