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Directions: In this part of the test, there are 5 passages for you to read. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D, and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.Passage One So far as I know, Miss Hannah Arendt was the first person to define the essential difference between work and labor. To be happy, a man must feel, firstly, free and, secondly, important. He cannot be really happy if he is compelled by society to do what he does not enjoy doing, or if what he enjoys doing is ignored by society as of no value or importance. In a society where slavery in the strict sense has been abolished, the sign that what a man does is of social value is that he is paid money to do it, but a laborer today can rightly be called a wage slave. A man is a laborer if the job society offers him is of no interest to himself but he is compelled to take it by the necessity of earning a living and supporting his family. The antithesis to labor is play. When we play a game, we enjoy what we are doing, otherwise we should not play it, but it is a purely private activity; society could not care less whether we play it or not. Between labor and play stands work. A man is a worker if he is personally interested in the job which society pays him to do; what from the point of view of society is necessary labor is from his own point of view voluntary play. Whether a job is to be classified as labor or work depends, not on the job itself, but on the tastes of the individual who undertakes it. The difference does not, for example, coincide with the difference between a manual and a mental job; a gardener or cobbler may be a worker, a bank clerk, a laborer. Which a man is can be seen from his attitude toward leisure. To a worker, leisure means simply the hours he needs to relax and rest in order to work efficiently. He is therefore more likely to take too little leisure than too much; workers die of coronaries and forget their wives’ birthdays. To the laborer, on the other hand, leisure means freedom from compulsion, so that it is natural for him to imagine the fewer hours he has to spend laboring, and the more hours he is free to play, the better. A man is a laborer if ______.

A. what he likes to do is not recognized by society.
B. he has to make a living or supporting his family
C. he cannot get paid for what he does
D. he is forced to do what he doesn’t enjoy

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Dear Sirs, We are told that you are the largest importer of clothes in the State of California, U.S.A. and are interested in purchasing silk goods from China. For your information, our company has been exporting silk wears for more than 21 years; and our Peony range(牡丹牌系列产品) has been a great success wherever it has been introduced, thanks to their high quality, attractive design and reasonable price. Therefore, we are certain that our company has the ability to meet the requirements of our customers abroad. Enclosed you will find our catalogue(商品目录) and current price list showing the full range of our export products; and you will also notice that we offer a discount (折扣) of 2%. We are looking forward to the opportunity of doing business with you, and meanwhile we assure you that your orders will receive our immediate and careful attention. Yours faithfully, Sales Manager What is enclosed with the letter _____________________and the price list.

It’’s no need to go any_________ (far) to make a phone call since there’’s a phone booth here.

A — filing cabinet B — executive desk C — push-button telephone D — computer terminal E — printing room F — duplicating paper G — specialist H — buyer’s representative I — seller’s representative J — contract K — catalogue L — document M — business negotiation N — salesman O — reception office P — export commodities fair Q — general manager R — foreign businessman S — signing a business contract T — sample ______ 签订合同 ______ 商品目录

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