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　　DC Hilton was one of the first American to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night. 42 years ago be bought a small __1___on US highway 69, in Oklahoma. His___2___customers were truck drivers and___3___salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheese-burgers when they stopped to___4___their journey.

　　It was they who first tried to____5____Hilton to remain open all night. He thought about it for a while, and then suddenly made up his___6____. He took the door key and threw it across the road. He hasn't closed the door____7___.

　　Over the years his simple cafe expanded into a 24-hour roadside ____8___,with a 100-seat restaurant, a petrol station, a mini shopping market, a car ___9___for mobile homes and all-night selfhelp laundry（洗衣店）.

　　Hilton was a ___10__in a 24-hour working trend which has now ___11___ around the world. Today not only restaurants but also hanks, supermarkets, mail-order ___12___and many other businesses are___13___to be open all night. But is this really a good thing?

　　A lot of ____14____has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working and there is growing ___15____about the long term dangers of society that doesn't sleep.

　　Americans are said to be___16___20％ less than they did 100 years ago, and 55％ claim to __17___at least occasionally from overtiredness. ___18____of the worst man-made accidents happened in the last few hours before ___19___, when even the most experienced night-worker has difficult____20____awake.　　

It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact，__1__ hearing the phrase “thank you” or “well done” means the same to employees as a modest pay __2__， researchers say.

Praise and encouragement also __3__ employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs, saving on the cost of finding __4__.

A third of 1,000 workers __5__ said they did not get thanked at all when they did well，and a(n) __6__ third said they were not thanked enough.

In both __7__， the employees said they felt __8__， meaning they were less likely to be __9__ to their jobs and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere.

According to the survey, praising employees has the same __10__ as a 1 percent pay rise, and works out much __11__ for bosses.

Three out of four employees said that regular __12__ by their bosses was important to them, __13__ only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise __14__ they felt they needed. Those doing manual(体力的)jobs were less likely to be given any __15__ for doing well.

Scottish employees felt __16__ undervalued, eight out of ten saying they would like more praise. However, workers in the northeast are less __17__ by being buttered up by the boss, as only 69 percent said they felt the __18__ to be told “well done” regularly.

The research found that words of praise did more than __19__ a pleasant place to work—they could __20__ increase profits.

1．A.properly　　 　　　B．consequently　 C．insistently　　　　　 D．frequently

2．A.rise　　　　　　　 B．ride　　　　　 C．surprise　　　　　　 D．incident

3．A.forces　　　　　 　B．catches　　　 C．makes　　　　　 　 D．contributes

4．A.possibilities　　　　 B．replacements　 C．responsibilities　　　 D．disadvantages

5．A.surveyed　　　　　 B．reported　　 C．employed　　　　　　 D．inspired

6．A.adequate　　　 B．total　　　　　　 C．special　　　　　 　D．further

7．A.surveys　　　　 B．cases　　　　　　　 C．parts　　　　　　 D．points

8．A.privileged　　　　　 B．favored 　　　 C．undervalued　　　 D．evaluated

9．A.caught　　　　　　　 B．attached　　　 C．involved　　　　 D．devoted

10．A.motivation　　　　 B．advantage　　 C．development　　　　 D．feeling

11．A.less convenient　　　　 B．more likely　 C．cheaper　　　　　 D．more expensive

12．A.inspection　　　　 B．acknowledgement　 C．commitment　　 D．outlines

13．A.but　　　　　 B．otherwise　　　　　 C．thus　　　　　　 D．so

14．A.that　　　　　 B．when　　　　　　　 C．while　　　　　　 D．as

15．A.solution　　　　　 B．situation　　　 C．recognition　　　　　 D．communication

16．A.least　　　　　　 B．the less　　　　 C．the more　　　　　 D．most

17．A.charged　　　　　 B．impressed　　　 C．delayed　　　　　　 D．exploded

18．A.chance　　　　　 B．need　　　　　 C．potential　　　 　　D．function

19．A.create　　　　 B．demand　　　　　　 C．require　　　　　 D．restore

20．A.alone　　　　　 B．still　　　　　　 C．even　　　　　　　 D．yet

Eric Seal thought the poor dog at his feet was perhaps five weeks old. Sometime during the night, the little female had been 　16 at the Seals front gate. “We can’t just turned her　 　17 ” his wife, Jeffrey said, “I’ll feed her and get her 18 up. Then we’ll find a home for her.”

Standing between them, the puppy seemed to 　19 that her fate was being decided. Her tail wagged 　20 she looked from one to the other. Finally, Eric shrugged his shoulders, “Okay, if you want to fool with her, 　21 ” Eric continued, “one other thing, let’s wait a few days to put her in the doghouse with Tex. We don’t want Tex 22 to anything. He has all the troubles he can handle.”

Tex, the six-year-old cattle dog --- the Seals had raised from a puppy, 　23 he already shared his doghouse with a yellow cat, happily moved over and made room for the new puppy the Seals called Heinz. Not long before Heinz showed up, the Seals had noticed that Tex 　24 to be losing his eyesight. When they brought Tex to a specialist in Dallas, doctors there determined that Tex was already 　25 . It was soon obvious that the little puppy 　26 be a large dog --- too large to continue sharing a doghouse with Tex and the yellow cat. One weekend the Seals built　 　27 doghouse next to the one the dogs had shared.

It was then they 　28 that what they had supposed was puppy playfulness actually had a purpose. 　29 any training or coaching, Heinz had become Tex’s “seeing eye” dog. Each evening when the dogs 　30 for the night, Heinz gently took Tex’s nose in her mouth and　 　31 him into his house. In the morning, she got him up and guided him out of the house again. On sunny days, Tex 　32 stretched out on the driveway, if a car was coming, Heinz would wake him up and guided him 　33 danger.

The Seals were surprised, without any training, the young dog had devised 　34 means were necessary to help, guide and protect her blind companion. It was clear that Heinz shared 　35 her eyes with Tex; she shared her heart.

16. A. caught　　　　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　 　　 C. found　　　　 　　 D. left

17. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 　　 C. away　　　　 　　　 D. down

18. A. clean　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　 　　 C. give　　　　 　　　　 D. stand

19. A. sense　 　　　　　　　　　 B. smell　　　　 　　　 C. tend　　 　　　　　　　 D. train

20. A. for　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 　　 C. so　　　　　　 　　 D. since

21. A. go on　　　 　　　　　 B. go up　　　　 　　 C. go ahead　　　 　 D. go down

22. A. left　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. exposed　　　 　　 C. come　　　　　 　 D. gone

23. A. although　 　　　　　　 B. when　　 　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 　　 D. however

24. A. happened　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. appeared　　　 　　 C. supposed　　　 　 D. thought

25. A. recovered 　　　　　　　 B. all right　　　　 　　 C. blind　　　　 　　　 D. kind

26. A. might　　 　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　　　　 D. had to

27. A. other　　 　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　　 　 C. one　　　　　 　　　 D. another

28. A. recognized 　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　 　　 C. wondered　　　 　　 D. doubted

29. A. With　　　　 　　　　 B. Because of　　 　　 C. Without　　　 　　 D. Instead of

30. A. stayed up　　 　　　　 B. settled in 　　　　　 C. watched out　　　　　　 D. lay down

31. A. forced　　　 　　　　 B. carried　　　　 　　 C. put　　　 　　　　　 D. let

32. A. slept　　　 　　 　　 B. walked　　　 　　　 C. ran　　　　　　 　 D. sat　

33. A. into　　　　 　　　　　 B. out of　　　　　 　 C. without　　　　 　 D. from behind　

34. A. no matter why　　　　　 B. no matter how　　　　 C. wherever　　　　　　　　 D. whatever

35. A. the same as　 　　　　　 B. as well as　　 　　　 C. more than　　 　　　 D. rather than

Little Bit

"Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard as I walked. I went to the noise and found there was a 36 black and white cat under a piece of wood. I picked him up and 　37 he must be freezing to death. I 　38 home with the cat held in my jacket.

My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost 　　39　　 when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tall. Little Bit's small size had a great advantage -- he 　40 perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made 41 him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn’t leave my 　42 . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always roll up around my head to keep me 　43.

　 Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life 　44 my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace (节奏) that I stopped making time for him. My free time was spent with my 　45 　　 instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not 　46 him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn’t his fault that he 　47 his best friend back.

　 With time going by, Little Bit became 48 . His body began shutting down and by the time I realized 　49 was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and 　50 this day I still remember the 　51 look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I 　52 him he wasn’t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.

Little Bit’ s 　53 made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I 　54 him. I regret our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always 　55 the special memories we made.

36. A. tiny 　　　　　　　　 B. lovely　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pretty 　　　　　 D. friendly

37. A. agreed 　　　　　　　　　　 B. remembered 　　　　　 C. realized　　 　　 D. proved

38. A. left 　　　　　　　　　 B. stayed 　　　　　　　　　 C. drove 　　　　　　　　　　 D. hurried

39. A. useless 　　　　　　 B. weightless 　　　　　　　 C. breathless 　　　 D. hopeless

40. A. fitted 　　　　　　　 B. grew　　　　　　　　 　 C. played 　　　　　　 D. existed

41. A. showing 　　　　　 B. keeping 　　　　　　　　　 C. taking 　　　　　　 D. putting

42. A. pocket 　　　　　　　　　　 B. heart 　　　　　　　　　　 C. mind 　　　　　　　 D. side

43. A. quiet 　　　　　　　　 B. asleep 　　　　　　　　　　 C. safe 　　　　　　　 D. warm

44. A. built 　　　　　　　　 B. weakened　　　　 　 C. deepened 　　　　 D. sharpened

45. A. computer　　　　　 B. friends　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. parents 　　　　　 D. relatives

46. A. find 　　　　　　　　 B. feed 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice 　　　　　　 D. hear

47. A. pulled 　　　　　　　 B. won 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wanted 　　　　　 D. permitted

48. A. weak　　　　　　　　 B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strong 　　　　　　 D. healthy

49. A. everything 　　　　 B. nothing 　　　　　　　　　 C. anything 　　　　 D. something

50. A. until 　　　　　　　　 B. before 　　　　　　　　　 C. during 　　　　　　 D. for

51. A. shameful 　　　　　 B. serious 　　　　　　　　　 C. long 　　　　　　　 D. sorrowful

52. A. helped 　　　　　　　 B. met 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. held 　　　　　　　 D. doubted

53. A. death 　　　　　　　 B. illness　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sadness 　　　　　 D. story

54. A. caught　　　　 　 B. needed　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. protected 　　　　 D. picked

55. A. admire 　　　　　　 　　B. treasure　　　　　　　　　 C. remind 　　　　　 D. explore

I do not know the city at all and 　1 , I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day seeing 　2 in the town centre, I decided to lose my 　3 deliberately (故意地) on my second day, since I 　4 that this was the best way to get to know my way 　5 . I got on the first bus that passed, and some thirty minutes later came to 　6 must have been a suburb (郊区). The first two hours passed 　7 enough. I discovered mysterious little bookshops in back streets and 　 8 arrived at a market-place where I stopped and had a coffee in an open-air cafe. Then I decided to 　9 back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about 　10 for some time, I made up my mind to ask 　11 . The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the 　12 of the street in which I lived and 　13 that I pronounced badly. The policeman 　14 me, smiled and gently 　15 me by the arm. There was a 　16 look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking 　17 the direction he told me. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting 　18 and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the country. The only thing 　19 for me to do was to find the 　20 railway station.

1. A. more or less　　　　 B. what's more C. on the whole D. above all

2. A. sights　　　　　　　　　 B. boob　　　　　　　　　　　 C. everything　　　　　　　 D. anything

3. A. wallet　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hotel　　　　　　　　　　　 D. meals

4. A. knew　　　　　　　　　 B. found out　　　　　　　　 C. came to see　　　　　　　　　　 D. believed

5. A. here　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. there　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. around

6. A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

7. A. unhappily　　　　　　 B. stupidly　　　　　　　　　 C. pleasantly　　　　　　　　 D. difficultly

8. A. at once　　　　　　　　 B. carefully　　　　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　　　　 D. sadly

9. A. return　　　　　　　　　 B. come　　　　　　　　　　　 C. run　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

10. A. happily　　　　　　　 B. aimlessly　　　　　　　　 C. correctly 　　　　　　　 D. carelessly

11. A. the way　　　　　　　 B. a meal　　　　　　　　　　 C. the name　　　　　　　　 D. people

12. A. name　　　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shop　　　　　　　　　　　 D. people

13. A. even　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

14. A. stared at　　　　　　 B. came to　　　　　　　　　 C. listened to　　　　　　　　 D. nodded to

15. A. caught　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seized　　　　　　　　　　 D. touched

16. A. mysterious　　　　 B. good　　　　　　　　　　　 C. foolish　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. distant

17. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

18. A. larger　　　　　　　　 B. better　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fewer　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more

19. A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. given　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. right

20. A. best　　　　　　　　　 B. smallest　　　　　　　　　 C. nearest　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. biggest