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Happy hours are not necessarily happy, nor do they last for an hour, but they have become a part of the ritual of the office worker and businessman.
On weekdays in pubs and bars throughout America, there is the late afternoon happy hour. The time may vary from place to place, but usually it is held from four to seven. After the workday is finished, office workers in large cities and small towns take a relaxing pause and do not go directly home. They head off instead for the nearest bar or pub to be with friends, co- workers and colleagues. Within minutes the pub is filled to capacity with businessmen and secretaries, office clerks and stock executives. They gather around the bar like birds around a fountain or forest animals around a watering hole and chat about the trifles of office life or matters more personal. This is their desert garden, the place to relieve the day’s stress at the office.
At these happy hours, social binding occurs between people who s
A. professional requirement
B. regular practice
C. refreshing break
D. unpaid work

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Happy hours are not necessarily happy, nor do they last for an hour, but they have become a part of the ritual of the office worker and businessman.
On weekdays in pubs and bars throughout America, there is the late afternoon happy hour. The time may vary from place to place, but usually it is held from four to seven. After the workday is finished, office workers in large cities and small towns take a relaxing pause and do not go directly home. They head off instead for the nearest bar or pub to be with friends, co- workers and colleagues. Within minutes the pub is filled to capacity with businessmen and secretaries, office clerks and stock executives. They gather around the bar like birds around a fountain or forest animals around a watering hole and chat about the trifles of office life or matters more personal. This is their desert garden, the place to relieve the day’s stress at the office.
At these happy hours, social binding occurs between people who s
A. have a good rest after work
B. stay away from household work
C. make new friends
D. celebrate their achievements

[简答题]Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door.

[简答题]I want neither your sympathy nor do I want your pity. (sentence with parallel structure)

[填空题](be) ______ rich is not necessarily being happy.

[单项选择]They work long hours but do not earn enough to ensure a(n) ______ living for themselves and their families.
A. reticent B. decent C. innocent D. descent

[简答题]My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were, but I spend fewer of them at the office. (Passage 2)

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Researchers said that children do not necessarily develop healthy bones in a report that stresses ______ consumption of calcium-rich foods such as tofu and broccoli.

[填空题]Markets do not necessarily totally on the price of demanded goods.

[简答题]Part 1Sleeping 1. How many hours do you sleep every day 2. Is it necessary to take a nap at noon 3. Do old people sleep a lot, why or why not 4. Do you think younger people sleep more than old people 5. What are the effects of sleeping too little on people 6. Do you sometimes find difficult to fall asleep 7. Are there any methods to help us fall asleep more easily

[单项选择]We do not necessarily grow wiser as we grow older.（　）
A. 当我们长大后，没必要变得更聪明了。
B. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们未必会变得更聪明。
C. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们不是必然会变得更聪明。
D. 当我们长大后，未必就会变得更加聪明。

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What do economists think of working hours in Asia
A. They don’t think that the working hours need reducing.
B. They think that a flexible working schedule is also desirable.
C. They think that working hours have declined satisfactorily.
D. They believe the flexible working hours benefit workers only.

[简答题]People do not work long hours only for more money. In such fields as advertising, show business, and journalism, the glamour and publicity are worth more than any monetary benefit. Once they finish their work satisfactorily, they want to relax and enjoy themselves. For these people, the solution is to find a company that encourages people to do both.

[单项选择]It took me two hours to figure out how to do it.
A. guess
B. sum up
C. understand
D. summarize

[单项选择]I Know Just How You Feel 　　Do you feel sad Happy Angry You may think that the way you show these emotions is unique. Well, think again. Even the expression of the most personal feelings can be classified, according to Mind Readingame, a DVD displaying every possible human emotion. It demonstrates 412 distinct ways in which we feel the first visual distionary of the human heart. 　　Attempts to classify expressions began in the mid-1800s, when Darwin divided the emtions into six types-anger, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise and enjoyment. _________(46) Every other feeling was thought to derive from Darwin’s small group. More complex expressions of emotions were probably learned and therefore more specific to each culture. But now it is believed that many more facial expressions are shared worldwide. _________(47) The Mind Reading DVD is a systematic visual record of these expressions. 　　The project was conceived by a Cambridge professor as an aid for people with autism (孤独症), who have