45. A. see                  B. remember              C. imagine                D. know

( A )

When Tom finished his studies at the university (大学), he began to look around for a job. He did not know what he would like to do, but one of his uncles had worked for the government for thirty years, and he advised Tom to try to get a job of the same kind, so he went for an exam one day. He was successful, and his first job was in a large government office in London.

  When Tom had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle came to visit the family one Saturday evening. He was pleased that his nephew (侄子) had got a job working for the government, and he asked him a lot of questions about it.

  One of the questions he asked was, “How many people work in your department (部门), Tom?”

  The young man thought for a few moments and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim.”

  44. A. body              B. mind                C. hand                 D. eye

  43. A. help               B. protect              C. improve               D. make

  42. A. better              B. worse                C. faster                       D. slower

  41. A. long-term          B. common             C. good                 D. bad

  40. A. boring             B. usual                 C. regular                D. exciting

      39. A. probably                   B. slowly                  C. hardly                D. never

      38. A. writes             B. sends                 C. puts                  D. draws