The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 31 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 32 to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be 33 , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 34 . I felt that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 35 that I could possibly have ever met with his friend out of millions of people in Chicago. But, 36 , I just smiled and reminded（提醒） him that Chicago was a very 37 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be glad to drop the topic and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 38 to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main 39 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player, and he 40 had his own tennis court（網球場）. There were a lot of people with swimming 41, yet there were only two people with private (私人的）tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 42 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 43 that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he 44 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 45 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence (巧合)46_ his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 47 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 48__ the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 49 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 50 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
31. A. brother B. teacher C. neighbour D. friend
32. A. managed B. happened C. tried D. wanted
33. A. expecting B. lying C. joking D. talking
34 .A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed
35. A. think B. find C. realize D. see
36. A. indeed B. actually C. instead D. exactly
37. A. famous B. interesting C. noisy D. big
38. A. began B. stopped C. refused D. failed
39 .A. problem B. interest C. choice D. work
40. A. just B. ever C. even D. surely
41. A. suit B. habit C. pools D. river
42. A. people B. players C. strangers D. friends
43. A. advised B. argued（爭論)C. admitted （承認)D. announced （宣布）
44. A. recognized B. knew C. visited D. found
45. A. how B. whether C. when D. where
46. A. because B. if C. then D. though
47. A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player
48. A. rent B. visited C. designed D. sold
49. A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D. nodded
50. A. chance B. pleasure C. time D. turn
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Without most people realizing it, there has been revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of techology, small computers have come onto the market which are capable of doing the work which used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them.
The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors, or WPS as they are often called, 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.
There are many advantages in using a word proccssor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re－typing letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do othe more interesting work for the boss. From a manager's point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily job automatically outside office hours.
But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done autuomatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units(顯示器). The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.
Whatever the arguments for and against word processors, they are a key feature of this revolution in office practice.
1．Ten years ago, large computers were only used by large companies because ________.
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A．small companies did not have enough money to buy such expensive computers
B．large computers could not do the work that small companies can do today
C．large computers did not come onto the market
D．small companies did not need to use this new technology
2．According to the writer, the main progress made in office work over the last ten yeas is ________.
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A．the saving of time and money
B．the use of computers in big companies
C．the wide use of word processors
D．the decreasing number of secretaries
3．We can infer from the passage that with the use of word processors ________.
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A．some secretaries will lose their jobs
B．daily jobs can be done automatically outside office hours
C．medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased
D．the British companies will make less money
4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word processor
B．The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors.
C．The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years.
D．Using word processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses.
5．From the passage we can draw the conclusion that ________.
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A．safety screens are of poor quality
B．working at VDU for a long time is good for one's health
C．more and more people in British offices will use word processors
D．British companies will need fewer and fewer managers
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