英语期末测试

Diretions: In this section, there are ten incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the four choices marked A, B,C, and D.

25.Some of the employees in the company are__________to work at flexible hours.

A.taken

B.achieved

C.allowed

D.formed

26.Not until she arrived at the meeting room,__________she had forgotten bring the document.

A.she realized

B.she did realize

D.did she realize D.does she realiz

27._________,the sales manager began his report with the statistics of last month’s sales.

A.By now

B.As usual

C.So far

D.At most

28.By the time you get to the office I_________all the documents for the meeting.

A.was preparing

B.prepared

C.had prepared

D.will have prepared

29.A company meeting provides an opportunity to__________ideas and discuss any problems that come up within the workplace.

A.reach

B.share

C.take

D.lead

30.We were excited to learn that the last month’s sales __________by 30%.

A. had increased

B. increase

C. are increasing

D. have increased

31.They will not start the project until the board chairman_________back from South Africa.

A. will come

B. is coming

C. came

D. comes

32. Enclosed you __________an application form that you are asked to fill out.

A. will find

B. find

C. found

D. are finding

33. _________you have left your wallet in the restaurant.

A.May

B.Maybe

C.Might

D.May be

34. Only when we hurried to the airport __________the filght was cancelled.

A. we found

B. did we find

C. have we found

D. we have found

Directions: There are five incomplete statements here. You should fill in eachblank with the proper form of the word given in brackets.

35. We are looking forward to (receive)__________your early reply.

36. The main purpose of (educate)__________is to teach students to think for themselves.

37. I was told that their project (complete)_________last week as scheduled.

38. It is (general)_________believed that about 14% of new cars can have electrical problems.

39. As a newcomer, almost everything in the company seems to be (interest)__________

to me.

Task1

Directions：After reading the passage，you will find five questions or unfinished statements,numbered 40 to 44.For each question tjere are four choices marked A,B,C, and D.You should make the correct choice.

The contract of employment is the agreement made between the employer and the employee. This could be a written agreement or in an oral form.

In addition,the contract will also include“custom and practice”agreements.These are how things are usually done in the workplace,for example,if the employer always gives the employees a day’s holiday in August. Even though this is not mentioned in the written contract, this will form part of the contract as it is the usual practice.

A trade union may have negotiated(谈判达成)an agreement with an employer about conditions at work. The negotiated agreement will often form part of a contract.

Some contracts will be illegal if：

the employee gets all or part of their wages in cash；

tax and national insurance contributions(国民保险税)are not paid;

and the employee knows they are getting paid in this way to avoid paying national insurance and tax.

40.According to the first paragraph, a contract of employment__________

A.must be a written one

B.could be in an oral form

C.should be signed by a trade union

D.ought to be a workplace agreement

41."Custom and practice" agreements are usually__________

A.included in the contract

B.known to employees only

C.always written clearly in the contract

D.signed by both the employer and a trade union

42.According to the passage, the trade union and employer may negotiate an agreement on__________.

A.paid holidays

B.insurance terms

C.training programs

D.conditions at work

43.If the employee receives his pay in cash, this practice will be regarded as_________.

A.reasonable

B.practical

C.illegal

D.unfair

44.The passage is mainly about_________.

A. the negotiation with an employer

B.the employment contract

C. the working conditions

D. the job responsibilities