单选题They always give their vacant seats to ______ comes first.
单选题We ______ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.
单选题I love thinking of new designs. It keeps my mind clear and active and fills my retired life with __________ .
单选题According to a recent survey, employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in 1979.They also take shorter vacations than employees in 1979. It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before. Or are they? A management consultant, Bill Meyer, decided to find out. For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote down everything the banker did during his long workday. At the end of the three- day period, Meyer reviewed the banker"s activities with him. What did they find out? They discovered that the man spent 80 percent of his time doing unnecessary work. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made redundant (多余的) telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his tow big briefcases.
Apparently, many people believe that the more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes. When employers evaluate employees, they often consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance. Employees know this. Although many working people can do their job effectively during a regular 40-hour work week, they feel they have to spend more time on the job after normal working hours so that the people who can promote them see them.
A group of headhunters (猎头) were asked their opinion about a situation. They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an important company. The candidates had similar qualifications for the job. For example, they were both reliable. One could do the job well in a 40-hour work week. The other would do the same job in an 80-hour work week just as well. According to a headhunting expert, the 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job. The time this candidate spends on the job may encourage other employees to spend more time at work, too. Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later, they may actually do more work.
However, the connection between time and productivity (生产率) is not always positive. In fact, many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyone"s productivity and creativity begin to decrease. Some employees are not willing to spend so much extra, unproductive time at the office. Once they finish their work satisfactorily, they want to relax and enjoy themselves. For these people, the solution is to find a company that encourages people to do both.
单选题I can’t get online because my ________ broke down.
单选题I've got a very ______ schedule today so I can't see you until tomorrow.
单选题Some people (like) to (eat) apples, but others (prefer) bananas (for) apples.
单选题Jenny didn't have time to go to concert last night because she was busy ______ for her examination. A. preparing B. to be prepared C. to prepare D. being prepared
单选题Suffering was easier to than the bitterness he felt destroying his spirit.
单选题Please keep an eye on my luggage, and I"ll be back ______.
单选题The doctor"s advice was that the patient ______ at once.
单选题If we ______ early tomorrow morning, we will reach the coast before dark.
单选题It is said that the math teacher seems ______ towards bright students.A. partialB. beneficialC. preferableD. liable
单选题______ he came to have such a valuable painting is a mystery.
单选题Speaker A: I was locked in last night.
Speaker B: What do you mean by "locked in"?
Speaker A: Well, my roommate thought I was out, so when he left he locked the door from outside.
Speaker B: That"s a funny story. ______.
单选题Van Gogh was ______ painter at that time. A. the unique B. a more unique C. a unique D. a better unique
单选题Let's ask him for help, ______ ?
单选题It"s no use ringing me up at the office this week because I"m ______.
单选题W: I"m taking the train downtown to go shopping.
M: ______
单选题I cannot ______ the truth of your words, although they go against my interests. A. but admit B. but admitting C. help but to admit D. help but admitting