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W: Good morning, Mr. Jacob. Is everything all right
M: No, it’ s not. Someone’ s stolen some of my valuables-two rings and a gold necklace.
W: I’ m very sorry to hear that, sir. Where were they
M: In my room. And the door was locked. It can only be one of your staff. I want my things back. And fast.
W: Well, I can certainly understand that you’re upset a bout losing them and we’ll do all we can to help. If they really are missing, it’ s a matter for the police.
M: What do you mean, ff they are missing I told you they were.
W: Yes, Sir. But first I’ll have one of the housekeeping staff look through your room in case they’ re still there. But I must say that we can’ t be held responsible. You should have deposited the valuables with Reception. It says so on the Key Card.
M: That’ s not good enough, I want to see the manager, immediately.
A. Two rings.
B. A gold necklace.
C. A ring and two gold necklace.
D. Two rings and a gold necklace.
Small is beautiful. That, at least, is the conclusion of new research（1）how satisfied secretaries are in different sized firms. “We have found that people who work for small or medium-sized companies work harder and are（2）,” says David Smith, author of one of the latest studies in this field. “The smaller the environment, the bigger the part you play as an individual, and the more people notice your absence.”
This will come as a surprise to many secretaries. Some recruitment agencies said that secretaries are keen to get positions in the bigger companies. However, smaller companies can be more flexible when it comes to working hours, and have better working conditions. But working for a smaller firm is（3）. Career development in the form of courses can be limited, but, on the other hand, employees often feel that they can learn more on the job.
In fact, opportunities for promotion are the same（4）. Smith also says: “Our research shows t
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You probably won’t be shocked to find out that the inventor of tire rubber is Charles Goodyear, as he’s the only guy on the list to actually get his name attached to the end product. (46) It wasn’t easy coming up with a form of rubber tough enough to withstand the drag racing and car chases everyone envisioned the day the automobile was invented. In fact, if there was one man who should have given up his life dream, it was Goodyear. (47)The man spent time in and out of prison, lost every friend he had and starved his children in his tireless pursuit of a stronger form of rubber.
(48) After his first two years of tinkering and failing with primitive rubber in the 1830s, Goodyear and his family were camping out in an abandoned factory and fishing for sustenance. This is when he made a huge breakthrough: He’d use acid to smooth out and toughen rubber! The government bought 150 mailbags made of the stuff and the rest is...
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