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These days people who do manual work often receive far more
money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are{{U}}
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that they usually wear a{{U}} (37) {{/U}}and tie to go to work. Such is
human{{U}} (38) {{/U}}, that a great many people are often willing to{{U}}
(39) {{/U}}higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar
workers. This can give rise to{{U}} (40) {{/U}}situations, as it did in
the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a{{U}} (41) {{/U}}for the
Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alfred was too{{U}}
(42) {{/U}}to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told
her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home{{U}}
(43) {{/U}}in a smart black suit. {{U}} (44) {{/U}}. Before
returning home at night, Alfred took a shower and changed back into his suit.
{{U}} (45) {{/U}}. Alfred’s wife
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These days, people who do manual work often {{U}} (11)
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for the {{U}} (13) {{/U}} reason that they usually wear a collar and tie
to go to work. Such is human {{U}} (14) {{/U}}, that a great many people
are often willing to sacrifice {{U}} (15) {{/U}} pay for the privilege of
becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations.
[单项选择]Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full( ).
A. capacity
B. strength
C. length
D. possibility
[单项选择]Stockholders who do not go to meetings often vote by (), which means that they delegate in writing their authority to vote their shares of common stock.
A. proxy
B. envoy
C. monarch
D. regent
[单项选择]It is often the children who truly lead the elders into America, the sons who take their fathers to their first baseball game or shepherd them to their first rock concert or give them a real sense that they ( ) America’s future.
A. have an impact on
B. have a facility for
C. have a grasp of
D. have a stake in