A、 Young people tended to do what they like.
B、 Companies preferred male workers to female.
C、 Young men got better pay than young women.
D、 Good looking people earned more than bright ones.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：短文提到一项研究调查了4000名青年男女，调查结果显示美貌比智慧赚得更多。D项的good looking people对应beauty。bright one对应intelligence，为答案。

A、 The self-assured ones.
B、 The high-income ones.
C、 The average ones.
D、 The popular ones.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：短文提到自信的人可能看起来比他们本身表现更出色一点，而且对加薪的忧虑也少点，A项符合。

A、 Brighter people got better pay.
B、 Pay scales were not fair at all.
C、 Males were brighter than females.
D、 Pays depended on one's age.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：志愿者们做了IQ测试，说了各自的薪水后发现薪酬级别非常不公平。B为正确答案。

A、 He has to be 40 per cent smarter.
B、 He has to work for longer time.
C、 He needs to have a better education.
D、 He should have something special.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：短文后面提到，如果长相普通的人要获得跟长相好的人一样的报酬的话，必须比他们聪明40％，A项正确。