单选题

A. They invited him to a party.
B. They asked him to make a speech.
C. They gave a special dinner for him.
D. They invited his wife to attend the dinner.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 1-3 Sam had worked 30 years for the same company and now he had to retire. As a sign of gratitude, the company held a dinner in his honor. "Sam", announced his boss, "it is my great honor to present this gift to you on behalf of the company." Sam walked down to the front of the table and accepted the gift with pride. It was a gold watch and on it was written "To faithful Sam for 30 years of service." Sam wept. "I am at a loss for words." At home, Sam's wife looked at the gold watch critically. "For this you worked 30 years? A cheap gold-plated watch? It's the thought, dear," answered Sam. "The important thing is that I am not working any more." His wife held the gold watch to her ear and said, "Neither is your watch." What did the company do to honor Sam? 本题属于词义替换题，测试的是事件的一个情节。短文一开始就说“As a sign of gratitude, the company held a dinner in his honor”(公司为Sam设宴以答谢它对公司的贡献)，其中held a dinner in his honor与选项中的gave a special dinner for him同义，因此，答案为C。

单选题

A. He was embarrassed.
B. He felt greatly encouraged.
C. He felt sad.
D. He was deeply touched.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] How did Sam feel when he saw what was written on the watch? 本题是对隐含信息的提问。公司的老板把一块金表赠给Sam，当Sam看到上面所写的赠言：“赠给兢兢业业工作了30年的Sam”时，他落下了泪(wept)，又说不出话来(at a loss for words)。其隐含的意思是他被其深深地打动了，因此，答案为D。

单选题

A. Sam's wife did not think that the company was fair to Sam.
B. Sam's wife was satisfied with the gold watch.
C. Sam did not like the gold watch.
D. The company had some financial problems.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] What can we infer from the story? 本题是综合推断题，测试的是考生的归纳、总结能力。做这类题，考生要根据自己对文中内容的记忆，进行分析、归纳，才可选出正确答案。选项D文中没有涉及，考生可立即排除。文中讲述的是：Sam退休时，公司为他设宴答谢，并送他了一块金表。她(Sam的妻子)looked at the gold watch critically(以批评的眼光看着那块表)，说“For this you worked 30 years?”，此句的内涵显然是：她认为送这样一块表对Sam是不公平的。这并不是因为她不喜欢这块表，因而选项B和C与短文的内容不符，答案应为A。