[单项选择]It was when he took a job in a company he began to learn English.
A. when.
B. that
C. which
D. what

[简答题]Robert took off when he heard the knock on the front door ; he took a box of money. (sentence with a prepositional phrase)

[填空题]

[听力原文] 11-15
A fellow took a job painting yellow line down the middle of a highway. On his first day he painted ten miles, and his boss said," You did well. Keep it up and you’ll get a raise."
The next day the man painted five miles, and the boss said, "Well ,five miles isn’t as good as ten, but keep up the good work."
The following day he painted only one mile. The boss called him in and said," first you did ten miles, then you did five miles, then you did one mile. You’re not doing the work well, so I have to fire you."
As the man walked away from the office, he complained," But it’s not my fault. Each day I kept getting farther away from the paint can."

How many miles did the man paint on the first day？He painted（）

[填空题]A week later John took a job (sell) （） dry goods at half the salary the radio station had offered.

[单项选择]He was ______ when he spoke at the company dinner last year.


A. lighter than the year before
B. heavier than the year before
C. with the Weight Watchers
D. planning to go on diet

[单项选择]When can he share in the company’s bonus scheme
A. After one year．
B. After six months．
C. After two years．

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When he formed his own company in 1949, Minoru Yamasaki had had years of experience with New York’s top architectural firms（）

A. tallest
B. chief
C. except
D. like

[单项选择]When he heard how well the new company was doing, he took a calculated ______ and invested all his money in it.
A. risk
B. opportunity
C. danger
D. venture

[单项选择]He（）losing his house when his company went bankrupt.
A. endangered
B. chanced
C. threatened
D. risked

[填空题]When he got off, he found that he took the wrong train. He didn’t find that he took the wrong train ______ he got off.

[单项选择]A. He took a bus. B. He had a class C. He broke a glass D. He took a bath.

[单项选择]—How do you think of the job he did last week
—Well done. ______ .
A. It couldn’t he worse
B. It should be better
C. It couldn’t have been better
D. It was worse

[填空题]He took down everything the teacher said lest he ______ (forget) it.