[单项选择]To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train （　） travel by air.
A. as
B. to
C. than
D. while

[单项选择]Instead of sights, Edison would spend the time ______ in the public library.（　）
A. seeing, reading
B. see, read
C. to see, to read
D. seeing, to read

[单项选择]Jack would rather spend time complaining than ______ the problem by himself.
A. solve
B. solved
C. solves
D. to solve

[简答题]Describe a person whom you would like to spend time with. Explain why you would like to spend time with this person. Include reasons and details to support your response.

[单项选择]— Would you like to go to Hawaii to spend our holidays
— Well, I'd like to, ______ I have to stay with my sick sister.
A. but
B. and
C. however

[单项选择]I (think) I (would enjoy) the movie we went to last night even more (if I had) read the book before (seeing) it.
A. think
B. would enjoy
C. if I had
D. seeing

[简答题]Irene Moyo, who was employed as a receptionist by Mhondoro Stationers (Pvt) Ltd was suspended and subsequently dismissed on 1 November 2007. The reason for her dismissal was alleged disobedience to a lawful order by the employer. This arose from the fact that on 31 October 2007, she developed a serious headache while at work and wanted to see her doctor immediately. When she sought permission from her immediate supervisor to see the doctor, this was turned down and fearing the worst for her health she decided to visit her personal doctor nonetheless. Upon returning to work the following day she found a letter of dismissal from employment waiting for her. Required: In relation to employment law, discuss the nature of possible legal remedies available to Irene Moyo. (10 marks)

[单项选择]

Organised volunteering and work experience has long been a vital companion to university degree courses. Usually it is left to （1） to deduce the potential from a list of extracurricular adventures on a graduate's resume, （2）now the University of Bristol has launched an award to formalise the achievements of students who （3） time to activities outside their courses. Bristol PLuS aims to boost students in an increasingly（4）jobs market by helping them acquire work and life skills alongside（5）qualifications.
"Our students are a pretty active bunch but we found that they didn't （6）appreciate the value of what they did（7）the lecture hall," says Jeff Goodman, director of careers and employability at the university. "Employers are much more （8）than they used to be. They used to look for（9）and saw it as part of their job to extract the value of an applicant's skills. Now they want students to be able to explain why those skills are（10）to the job."A. origin 
B. initial 
C. popularity 
D. potential