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【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】两个分句间没有转折意思，也不存在因果关系或假设关系，应用并列连词and来连接，故选C。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】职工上班迟到，经理当然是不会高兴的，故选A。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】这里用came既表示汽车“到来”，也强调了方向。另三项既没有“到达”之意，也没有往说话人方向来的意思。came round the corner是个常见短语，表示汽车“拐了过来”。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】就本句来说，所提供的四个选项似乎都可以，因此不要匆忙作出决定，继续往下看，当读到48题后面的opening a bank account时，就不难看出本题的答案显然是bank，表示“在银行工作”，故选C。
【答案解析】such通常指上述情况，such luck指上文the manager doesn't notice。But no such luck意思是“但没那样走运”。另外，一般说not much，而不说no much，故不选A。this通常指下文要说的话，that通常指上文所说的话，故也不选D。这里没有比较含义，故C是错的。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】根据经理说话的语气，显然很生气。根据史密斯下面的回答，这里经理要问的显然不是idea或answer，而是reason，cause或excuse，再根据第57题后的提示语，本题应选A。"What's your excuse this time?"意思是“这次你有什么话说?”excuse这里指“谎言，借口”，表示经理不止一次看到他迟到，知道他又要编造借口。
【答案解析】本题要求正确理解词意，根据经理的讲话内容，即：再过几分钟银行就要开门了，上柜台边你的位置上去，这里的位置指的是工作人员指定的工作处，应选C。spot指事情所发生的特殊地点或地区，不合句意，故应排除。go to your place/seat表示“到位置上去”，一般不说go to your business/job。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】表示具体的方位，“在某人的前面”说in front of sb.，“在某人的后面”说behind sb.。第59题后也有提示，故本题选B。