[填空题]According to Edward Surarez, people who have to do many tasks are prone to ______.

[填空题]These days people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are (36) referred to as "white-collar workers" for the simple reason that they usually wear a (37) and tie to go to work. Such is human (38) , that a great many people are often willing to (39) higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to (40) situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a (41) for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alfred was too (42) to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home (43) in a smart black suit. (44) . Before returning home at night, Alfred took a shower and changed back into his suit. (45) . Alfred’s wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alfred h

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· You will hear five different people, who have all been interviewed for jobs with a large international company which is going to build a new factory.
· For each extract there are two tasks. For Task One, choose the job the speaker was interviewed for from the list A-H. For Task Two, choose the feeling that each person expresses about changing jobs from the list A-H.
· After you have listened once, replay the recording.

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[填空题]These days, people who do manual work often (11) far more money than people who work in (12) . People who work in offices are frequently referred to as "white-collar workers" for the (13) reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human (14) , that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice (15) pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations.

[填空题]A few people who do not agree with us about the matter haven’t realized the (important)（）of the matter.

[单项选择] Thigh, robot People who have suffered debilitating strokes often have to cope with impaired muscles that do not work properly. Even a simple act such as standing up from a chair and walking a few steps can become extremely difficult. Stroke victims often have to rely on wheelchairs, sticks, walking frames and other "orthotic" devices to move about. But a new generation of active orthotic devices, capable of augmenting or replacing lost muscle function, is in the works. These devices use an assortment of complex computer and mechanical technology, borrowed from the field of robotics, to help patients get around. They are being made possible by the falling prices and improving performance of sensors, computer control systems and battery technology. As well as benefiting elderly patients with permanent paralysis or muscle dysfunction, such devices could also help people in recovering from "arthroscopic" (literally, "looking within the joi
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