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¡°people thought of themselves as having rights from companies,¡± said hoshua freeman, a labor historian at columbia university. that sense of entitlement grew even stronger in the early decades after world war ii and collective bargaining became the arena for arguing out wages, pensions, health insurance, vacations, hours and job security.

that system is disappearing today. career-long attachments to one employer, a notion born in the 1920¡¯s, are no longer the .norm. the new class-consciousness makes less distinction between workers and managers. rights are relative, at best. an increasingly conservative electorate has reduced government¡¯s role in regulating the economy. unions have lost influence and membership.

what people do is try to cope, by themselves, said ms. skelly, of dyg. self-employment is one solution, dyg¡¯s polls show, and that is a rising trend. "they try, on the job, to hide any weakness in their performance," she said. ¡°they work longer hours and take work home, without letting the boss know, to give the impression that they can do difficult tasks quickly. there is nothing like, ¡®we are all in this together.¡¯ there is too much competition.  people talk of their weakness to friends and spouses, but not to coworkers.¡±

and many americans feel in their hearts that the unemployment might be justified. ¡°there is a sense among people that we are inefficient and bloated,¡± ms. skelly said. ¡°and until they feel that is no longer true, they are reluctant to criticize the forces that are cutting out the fat and the inefficiencies.¡±

94. it can be inferred from the second paragraph that ___________.

a. people do not enjoy their rights nowadays

b. people are more likely to change their jobs than they were in the 1920¡¯s

c. workers and managers share the same rights today

d. nowadays, people refuse to take part in the union

95.   according to ms skelly, which of the following is true?

a. people like to work overtime.

b. people want to work at home.

c. people want to impress the boss with their capability and efficiency.

d. people need help from their families, for they cannot cope with difficult problems themselves.

96. people hide their weakness from___________.

a. their parents b. their wives or husbands

c. their friends  d. their colleagues

97. the main idea of the passage is___________.

a. people thought of themselves as having rights from companies

b. people¡¯s sense of entitlement is not as strong as it used to be

c. people work at home

d. people regard unemployment as usual

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you may not have thought of it just this way, but the letter you write is part of you, and expression of your personality. therefore to write letters that are mere patterns of form is to present a colorless personality.

letters, by their very nature, are too individual to be standardized. a letter may be absolutely perfect according to the standards of good taste and good form; but unless it also expresses something of the writer¡¯s personality, it is not a good letter.

in other words, don¡¯t be satisfied to write letters that are just correct and nothing more. try to write letters that are correct for you... letters that are warm and alive with reflections of your own personality.

and if this sounds like a platitude (³Â´ÊÀĵ÷), stop for a moment and think back over your recent correspondence. what was the most interesting letter you received? was it a letter anyone could have written? or was it a letter that instantly ¡°came alive¡± as you read it¡ªthat brought the personality of the sender right into the room with you. as though you were face to face, listening instead of reading?

the fault with too many letters, today as in the past¡ªthe reason so many letters are dull and lifeless, and often fail to accomplish the purpose for which they are written is simply this: they sound exactly like the letters everyone else writes. they are neither exciting to receive nor stimulating to read.

98. what does the author mean by saying ¡°the letter you write is part of you¡±?

a. writing letters plays an important part in your life.

b. when you write letters, you should be careful about what to write.

c. people can see your personality from the letters you write.

d. you should write good letters.

99. what does the author want to explain in the fourth paragraph?

a. a good letter presents one¡¯s personality.

b. his opinion is a platitude.

c. letter-writing is interesting.

d. talking face to face is a better way to communicate than writing letters.

100. the best title for the passage is___________.

a. letter writing                                         b. personality in letter writing

c. to write interesting letters                      d. to write correct letters

part vi       writing                                                [45 min]

section a     composition                                                    [35 min]

we all know that men and women play different roles in modern society, and that they differ in many ways, such as how to perceive the world, how to tackle problems and how to approach people. think about the issue and discuss the different ways in which men and women behave in terms of interpersonal relationships, expressing affection, friendship and views on beauty.

write on answer sheet two a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:

the different approaches or perceptions of men and women

you are to write in three parts.

in the first part, state your view on this issue.

in the second part, support your view with details or examples.

in the last part, bring what, you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.

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section b     note-writing                                                [10 min]

write on answer sheet two a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:

you are william or aileen. you are invited this weekend to a farewell party hosted by your friend, sandy, who is going abroad for his phd. study. however, you are unable to see him off. write him a note politely declining his invitation and expressing your good wishes to him.

marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.