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The soldiers cheered as the train crossed the border into Wisconsin.It had been a long trip from the south back to their homes in the north.
One of the men had a large red scar across his forehead. 36 had an injured leg that made it 37for him to walk.The third had 38 large eyes, because he had been sickwith malaria.
The three soldiers spread their blankets on the seats and tried to 39.It was a cold evening 40 it was summertime. George, the soldier with a fever, 41 in the night air.
His joy in coming home was 42 with fear and worry.He knew he was sick and 43 .How could he 44 his family? Where would he find the 45 to do the heavy work all farmers have to do? Morning came.The train was slowing down as it came into the town of La Crosse where they would 46 the train.‘‘I’ll get home in time for 47 ,’’George thought.“She usually has dinner about one o’clock on Sundays,”and,he smiled.
George and the other two soldiers 48 off the train together.“Well boys,”George began, “here’s where we say good-bye.We’ve marched together for miles.Now, I suppose, we are49.”The three men now found it 50 to look at each other.
“We ought to go home with you,” one of the soldiers said to George. “You’ll never be able to 51 all those miles with that heavy pack.”
“I’m all right,”George said, 52 his army cap.“Every step takes me closerto home.”
They all shook hands.“Good—bye!”“Good luck!”“Same to you!”
George 53and walked away quickly.Soon he turnedagain, waving his cap.His two friends did the same.Then they marched away with their 54soldier’s step.George walked, thinking of his55 .He remembered the many days they had been together during the war.
36.A.Another B.The other C.Some D.Others
37.A.dangerous B.painful C.impossible D.sensitive
38.A.unnecessarily B.unreasonably C.unfairly D.unnaturally
39.A.chat B.escape C.sleep D.hide
40.A.when B.though C.until D.unless
41.A.cried B.whispered C.trembled D.fired
42.A.filled B.faced C.excited D.mixed
43.A.weak B.brave C. lonely D.1ucky
44.A.care for B.believe in C.depend on D.turn to
45.A.skill B.patience C.courage D.strength
46.A.get off B. get on C. get through D. get away
47.A. rest B. dinner C. breakfast D. drink
48. A.fled B.rolled C.jumped D.fell
49.A.done B.fixed C.lost D.gone
50.A.happy B.funny C.strange D.hard
51.A. ride B. walk C. run D. slip
52.A. taking downB. taking on C.putting on D. putting down
53.A. looked B.turned C.topped D. stood
54.A.broken B.casual C.steady D.heavy
55.A.future B.health C.family D.friends
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Why doesn’t the unemployment rate ever reach zero? Economists, who generally believe that supply tends to meet demand, have long thought about this question. Even in good times, i.e. not now, there are people who can’t find work. And even in bad times, i.e. now, there are job openings. With over 14 million people out of work and looking for a job, you would think every available job would be filled. But that’s not the case. Not now and not ever.
On Monday, the Nobel Prize committee awarded the prize for economics to the three scholars who have done the most to explain this phenomenon. Two of the winners are Americans, Peter Diamond of MIT and Dale Mortensen of Northwestern. The third winner is Christopher Pissarides, who teaches at the London School of Economics and was born on Cyprus.
Like most of economics, what they have found about why the jobless and ready-employers don’t find each other seems obvious. You have to find out there is job opening you are interested in. Employers need to get resumes (简历). It takes a while for both employers and employees to make the decision that this is what they want. And these guys came up with a frame-work to study the problem of why people stay unemployed longer than they should and what can be done about it.
So what would today’s Nobel Prize winners do to solve the current problem of the unemployed? And does the awarding of the prize contribute to the politicians’ lowering joblessness?
Speaking from his north London home, Pissarides told The Associated Press the announcement came as “a complete surprise” though his work had already helped shape thinking on both sides of the Atlantic.
For example, the New Deal for Young People, a British government policy aimed at getting 18-24-year-olds back on the job market after long periods of unemployment, “is very much based on our work,” he said.
“One of the key things we found is that it is important to make sure that people do not stay unemployed too long so they don’t lose their feel for the labor force,” Pissarides told reporters in London. “The ways of dealing with this need not be expensive training – it could be as simple as providing work experience.”
1.According to the writer, which is true about finding jobs?
A. It is always difficult to find a job.
B. Everyone can find a job in good times.
C. Contrary to popular belief, it is easier to find a job in bad times.
D. It is possible to find a job even in times as bad as now.
2. What is it that leads to their winning the prize?
A. They have found the reason for unemployment.
B. They have put forward a set of ideas to deal with unemployment.
C. They have found out why people don’t want to be employed.
D. They have long studied the problem of unemployment.
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Pissarides thinks his work surprising.
B. The work of Pissarides has influenced many economists.
C. Some of the winners’ ideas have been put into practice.
D. It is probable that unemployed young people in Britain benefit from Pissarides’ work.
4. According to Pissarides, _________ is effrctive in dealing with unemployment.
A. spending large sums of money on training
B. teaching some knowledge of economics
C. providing work experience
D. keeping people unemployed for some time
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