阅读理解综合类C级考试职称英语经典练习与答案(4)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Pay">Pay</span> <span word="Rise">Rise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Not">Not</span>?</p><p> <span word="Unless">Unless</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Manley">Manley</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Strong">Strong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="George">George</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Birmingham">Birmingham</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wyeford">Wyeford</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Birmingham">Birmingham</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Manley">Manley</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="motors">motors</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="Manley">Manley</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="Somehow">Somehow</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sighed">sighed</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="rang">rang</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Strong">Strong</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="Manley">Manley</span> <span word="sighed">sighed</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Strong">Strong</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="Manley">Manley</span> <span word="rubbed">rubbed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="forehead">forehead</span> ; <span word="his">his</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="endless">endless</span>.</p>
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