1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．A shopping trip.

B．A family argument.

C．A working environment.

2. What does the woman probably want the man to do?

A．Do some cleaning.

B．Be careful in his job.

C．Take out the trash in turn.

3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Mother and son.

B．Brother and sister.

C．Manager and new worker.

2 . The Companies Doing the Most to Make Their Employees Happier

Fat paychecks, light workloads, and endless vacation days don’t necessarily add to happy employee. In fact, the happiest employees in the U. S. owe their happiness to first-rate employee motivations, sufficient benefits, career advancement programs, and great work-life balance. The companies that have been the most devoted to cultivating and advancing these things in the past year have seen employee happiness _____ .

The jobs site CareerBliss.com just announced the winners of this year’s “Leap Awards,” which honor the companies that have made the biggest leaps to improve employee happiness year-over-year. CareerBliss evaluated more than 250,000 company reviews and ratings it received from _____nationwide to determined the top 50 deserving companies. To_______the list, each company had to have at least 50 reviews.

“The Leap Awards are important because they highlight _____ in our workforce,” says CareerBliss’s chief executive, Heidi Golledge. CaareerBliss asked the respondents to evaluate the key factors that ______work happiness, including work-life balance, one’s relationship with the boss and co-workers, the work environment, job resources, salary, growth opportunities, company culture, company reputation, daily tasks, and job _____ .

Each respondent valued each of these things on a 1-to-5 scale, and indicated how important each was to their overall happiness at work. These numbers were______to find an average rating of overall employee happiness for each company. These averages were compared to last year’s numbers to find which companies had ______the most.

“Every employer who receives a Leap Award should ______their workplace happiness initiatives,” says Golledge. “Even though we are coming out of a difficult time, it is _____to see companies putting their efforts into providing a great environment for their employees. These efforts in workplace happiness will ensure that their employees will be around for years to come, as happiness breeds _____ .”

“We find each year that work-life balance is a key factor in determining employee happiness,” says Golledge. “Employee want to know that they can balance their career with their family and personal life. Often this______ over things like salary. Having programs that allow managers to offer employees flexibility can be a key factor in creating a happy work environment. ______, we see career advancement programs have a big impact on overall employee happiness. Often employees would rather take a job for a ______salary, if the company provides a comprehensive program which will help grow their career. Employees want to learn, develop and sustain a successful career path.”

Workplace happiness is the core of Career Bliss’ mission, Miller says“An individual’s happiness at work will create happiness throughout all areas of their life, and ______a company with a happy, motivated workforce will see exceptional results in its products and services.”

1.

A．soar

B．change

C．cease

D．disappear

2.

A．netizens

B．administrators

C．candidates

D．employees

3.

A．make up

B．quality for

C．count on

D．refer to

4.

A．change

B．power

C．duty

D．variety

5.

A．lay in

B．resulted from

C．focused on

D．contributed to

6.

A．analysis

B．vacancy

C．flexibility

D．responsibility

7.

A．applied

B．combined

C．compared

D．remembered

8.

A．benefited

B．improved

C．changed

D．produced

9.

A．approve of

B．account for

C．take pride in

D．get used to

10.

A．good

B．easy

C．impossible

D．interesting

11.

A．profit

B．honesty

C．creativity

D．loyalty

12.

A．turns

B．runs

C．advantages

D．skips

13.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．Instead

14.

A．lower

B．fair

C．regular

D．similar

15.

A．obviously

B．frankly

C．fortunately

D．similarly

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How long did the speaker stay abroad?

A．Six months.

B．One year.

C．Two years.

2. Why did the speaker quit the job in the family?

A．She didn’t like the children in the family.

B．She decided to try something else.

C．She wanted to go back home.

3. Why did the speaker think it was good to work in a bakery?

A．It gave her chances of practising her languages.

B．It provided her with free meals and easy work.

C．It offered her much free time in the afternoon.

4. What can we learn about the speaker in the end?

A．She followed her parents’ advice on finding a job.

B．She worked for a bank in a foreign country.

C．She continued her study in the foreign language department.

4 . Perhaps at one point in time, it was acceptable to start any letter or e-mail with “To Whom It May Concern.”     1     Starting your cover letter or e-mail for a job this way might give off the impression that you didn’t do your research on who you’re writing to.     2     After all, people who address other people by their names when writing and speaking to them tend to be more pleasant.

    3     It can be used in letters of recommendation or reference, formal complaints（抱怨）made to a company, letters of introduction, and letters of interest.

Grammarly uses the example of needing to write a letter of recommendation, for a colleague who will have to make several copies to distribute to interviewers,     4     “In most cases, though, try to narrow your focus rather than cast a broad net,” notes Grammarly.”Ask yourself. Who does this e-mail concern? If you can honestly answer ‘Anyone, ‘then feel free to use “To Whom It May Concern.” （These are the things you should never say in your cover letter.）

If you do happen to find that using “To Whom It May Concern” is appropriate, don’t make grammar mistakes, for example, letters or punctuation.     5    

A．However, it maybe interesting.

B．Those times have changed, though.

C．Making mistakes in writing will surely get you low scores.

D．It’s also very impersonal, which some employers might not appreciate.

E．In that circumstance, sending and receiving letters is more of a formal greeting.

F．You might want to take note of other common errors you might be committing, too.

G．But according to Grammarly, there are four times when it’s OK to use this greeting.

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注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节使行文连贯；
3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith,

I’ve read your advertisement for an assistant teacher for a children’s winter camp.

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