1 . The first    1    (obviously) reason is the money.I am not one of those rich    2    (kid)whose parents could give them cars    3    birthday presents.My parents    4    (work) all their lives and saved every penny to pay my tuition and living expenses.Although they would be willing to give me some pocket money if I    5    (ask),I prefer to earn it    6     (me).I feel good that I can in a way lighten the burden of my parents.

The second reason is the experience my part-time job provides.Sooner or later,I'll have to enter the job market and sell myself.And if I am to sell myself for a good price,experience will make a difference.    7    working,I get to know people,employers as    8    (good) as workers.I learn how to deal with the bosses and how to get along    9    my fellow workers.All this experience    10    (gain) from my part-time job will be valuable to my future.

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According to     1     recent survey, the     2     (major) of doctors believed their incomes did not match how hard they worked. The survey found that about 50 percent of the doctors were not     3     (satisfy) with their working conditions, especially those from hospitals in small towns. A physician     4     (work) in a large public hospital often has to see 100 patients per day. The researchers     5     conducted the survey concluded that if hospitals and     6     (clinic) serving the general public received more support, it would help to keep     7     (they) medical staff     8     leaving the profession, and therefore the public would continue to receive good health services. In     9     (respond) to a question about tensions between doctors and patients, some respondents complained that misleading media reports about doctors have greatly harmed society,     10     (cause) the public to distrust medical workers.

4 . At only 12, Milton Hershey stopped     1     (attend) school and began to work for a candy maker in Lancaster. There, he learned to mix sugar and water to make candy products,     2     he moved to Philadelphia to set up a candy store. However, his store was a complete     3       (fail). So he     4     to Lancaster and began making caramels (焦糖) in his own way — with fresh milk and he made it.

Then in 1893 he bought the chocolate-making machines made by Germany. He was developing a(an)     5       (usual) plan — to build a large chocolate factory and a town to support it. So soon he bought a town     6     he set up his chocolate factory in the following year. The factory provided free accommodation and all his workers lived in it. He found a way to make large amounts of milk chocolate. The Hershey Candy Company was on its way to success.

Today, in the town of Hersey, the streetlights       7       (shape) like the candy. The air often smells       8     chocolate. At Hershey’s Chocolate World, visitors can learn     9     chocolate is made. This special town callus     10       “The Sweetest Place on Earth.”

5 . I thought that I had great skills in     1    (deal) with kids, so I applied for a job to teach kids. The day of my interview was also my first day of work. My first mistake led to my first lesson. Don’t try to make     2    (friend) with managers, but be respectful. After going through some work with     3    

couple of kids I learned I was not as good as I thought I was, and it was     4    (good) to ask for help than do what you thought was right.
       A few days after work, feeling pressured to do a good job, I found repetition     5    (make) it more comfortable. It wasn’t long     6     I learned how to develop respectful relationships with my bosses and what tone of voice     7    (use) with kids. I started sounding more confident and realized that the more confident you sound, the more     8     seems that you know what you are doing.
       What surprised me most after a few months was how little money I had spent．Money from working long hours seemed to be more valuable to me than money     9    (give) by my parents. I kept it firmly in my hands and suddenly shopping was a     10    (total) different experience. The cost of items translated into how many hours I needed to work to pay for it.

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M: I’d like to know something about your educational background, Miss King. Your major is English, isn’t it?
W: Right. I    1    (graduate) from Harvard University in 2010.
M: Fine. And could you please tell me    2    you have got any working experiences?
W: Well, I`m working for Singapore Airlines at    3    moment, in their San Francisco office.
W:     4    (exact) speaking, what are you there now?
W: I work in the department of sales promotion.
M: I see. And how long have you been working there?
W:     5    two and a half years.
M: Would you mind    6    (tell) me your present salary?
W: I’m making $2,280 a month at present. And I know your starting salary of this position is about $2,600 a month.
M: That`s right.
W: I`d like to know if your company provides opportunities for    7    (far) education.
M: Yes, our employees    8    (allow) to take up six hours a week at full pay to attend college courses.
W: That`s very generous.
M: Well, I`ve enjoyed talking with you and we will phone you    9    (late).
W: Thank you. I’d appreciate    10    if you could inform me as soon as possible.

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“Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are     1    (fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the     2    amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important     3    (decide), so it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women     4    (work) at all. When wives go out to work, they say, the home and children are given no attention     5    . If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will     6    (able) to do the things that they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing     7    children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the     8    (limit) place which society wishes them to fill and have     9    freedom to choose between a job and home life,     10    a mixture of the two. In fact women have the right not only to equal pay but also to equal chances.