Question

Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　35　 . She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She 　36　 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk 　37 she was surprised to find a large bunch of flowers on it. They were 　38 . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried joyfully. She then 　39 for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 　40 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.

The day passed very 　41　 and Nancy did everything 　42 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 43　 herself in her work.

Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　44　.

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 　45　 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 　46 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 　47 with “Records of managers' meetings”, and 　48 the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company 　　　49　 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.

35. A. depressed　　 　　 B. excited　　 　　　 C. encouraged　　　 　　 D. surprised

36. A. pushed　　　　　 　 B. forced 　　 　　　　C. turned　 　　　 　　　 D. knocked

37. A. that　　 　　　　　　 B. which 　　　　　 　　　 C. there　 　　　 　　　　 D. where

38. A. old　 　　　　　　 　 B. fresh 　　 　　　 C. good 　 　　　 　　　　 D. sweet

39. A. looked up　　 B. looked at　　 　 C. looked around 　　　　　　 D. looked down

40. A. happy　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. very 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. funny　 　　　 　　　　 D. quite

41. A. slowly 　　　　　　 B. normally　 　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　 　　　　　 D. hardly

42. A. at　　 　　　 　　　 B. in　　 　　　　　 　 C. for　 　　　　 　　　　 D. with

43. A. devoted B. focused C. buried D. made

44. A. sender 　　　　　　 B. receiver　 　　　　　　　 C. manager　　　 　　　　　 D. waiter

45. A. send for　　　　　　 　　 B. hand out　 　　　　　　　 C. try out 　　　 　　　　　 D. hand in

46. A. asking for　 　　　　　　　 B. waiting for 　　　 C. looking for 　 　　　　 D. searching for

47. A. marked 　　　　　　 　　　 B. given　　 　　　　　 C. used　　　 　　 　　　　　 D. signed

48. A. glanced at 　 　　 B. stared at 　　　　　　　　 C. glared at　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. looked at

49. A. has ordered B. has said C. has decided D. has demanded

Answer 1

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