[单项选择]A middleman's work may become difficult because ______.
A. manufacturers run their production on a much higher level
B. market demand may not be the same as industrial production
C. retailers are not necessary in running their retailing business
D. retailers demand lower levels than those demanded by manufacturers

[单项选择]Mr. Scott asked for an assistant because his work load was too ______.
A. preoccupied
B. onerous
C. trifling
D. omnipresent

[单项选择]Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication _______.
A. tragedy
B. vacuum
C. question
D. barrier

[单项选择]Eye Contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication ______.
A. tragedy
B. vacuum
C. question
D. barrier

[单项选择]{{U}}Because our work is very busy{{/U}}, so we need to relax at midday.
A. We are very busy,
B. Our work being busy,
C. Our work so very busy,
D. Because our work so very busy,

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Opportunities for rewarding work become fewer for both men and women as they grow older. After age 40, job hunting becomes even more difficult. Many workers stay at jobs they are too old for rather than face possible rejection. Our youth-oriented, throw-away culture sees little value in older people. In writer Lilian Hellman’s words, they have "the wisdom that comes with age that we can’t make use of."
Unemployment and economic need for work is higher among older women, especially minorities, than among younger white women. A national council reports these findings: Though unemployed longer when seeking word, older women job-hunting harder, hold a job longer with less absenteeism, per- form as well or better, are more reliable, and are more willing to learn than men or younger women. Yet many older women earn poor pay and face a future of poverty in their retirement years. When "sexism meets ageism, poverty is no longer on the doorstep—&md
A. have more job opportunities than young people.
B. live below the poverty line.
C. have new opportunities to remain active in society.
D. no longer believe in the premise ,of a happy life upon retirement.

[单项选择]Curriculum vitae has become very important because ______.
A. jobs are becoming very complicated nowadays
B. other means of job application are scarce
C. there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised
D. there has been an increase in the number of applications with degrees