单选题Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.

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单选题Since I have promised him not to tell anybody about this incident, I ______ say it.

单选题Just as a book is often judged ______ by the quality and appearance of its cover, a person is judged immediately by his appearance.[A] previously[B] uniquely[C] outwardly[D] initially

单选题Gently ______ her words were spoken, there was no mistaking that she was displeased. A. although B. as C. so D. what

单选题Computers and high-tech tools did all the following for American athletes EXCEPT ______.

单选题What is the cause of the stampede?

单选题There is no mother ______ loves her children.

单选题Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

单选题According to the passage, Milton' s Paradise Lost could be characterized as______.

单选题I've never been able to work her out. The underlined part means ______. A. to work together with her B. to understand her C. to ask her out D. to persuade her

单选题Where will tile speakers meet each other?

单选题Every month a fourth of my wages is ______ for house rent. A．excluded B．expelled C．docked D．compelled

单选题Merry is a woman of ______ who has never abandoned her principles for the sake of winning a vote.[A] honesty[B] reputation[C] integrity[D] notoriety

单选题{{B}}TEXT C{{/B}} Industry should get rid of half its bosses, says behavioral psychologist Alfred J. Marrow." Adults are quite capable of handling their lives outside their homes, at their jobs," Marrow said in an interview. They need fewer supervisors and managers, not more. As president of the American Board of Professional Psychology, he's heard the complaint from working people over and over again: too many bosses. If a shirt manufacturer's customers are returning merchandise because the collars are crooked, he said, the people who make the shirts are more likely than management to identify the problem quickly if they get together to talk about it. But if the boss comes on as an adversary, bawling them out for bad work and threatening to or actually firing some, the remaining workers will probably react angrily and work will suffer. He recalled an insurance company in Hartford, Conn. that got about 50,000 pieces of mail every morning. One person was assigned to slit the envelopes starting at 6 a. m.. When a meeting was called to discuss the frequent turnover of employees in that job, one worker suggested that the starting hour be changed to 7:30, and the one person to a team of four of five. The solution worked, Marrow said, because one person was no longer stuck with a boring and lonely job for four to five hours. The work got done in one hour, and the propel who did it were then given more varied and interesting clerical duties the remainder of the day. That's called "job enrichment". More American companies are turning to it because surveys show it's No. I on employees' lists of importance:" Not wages, not hours. They are fifth, sixth, seventh," Marrow said. Job enrichment and employee participation gain the support of top organizations because they are good for production and reduce staff turnover, he said. For employees who have not yet discovered they can actually influence management, he suggests: if you have a problem or objectives that will be good for the company, first discuss them with your top workers.

单选题What has the man not been able to do recently?