听力原文: Thomas Edison is a well known American inventor. He was taught by his mother when he was a child. Later he learned things by himself by reading and experimenting. He built a lab for himself to work in, and he worked very hard in his sixty years of scientific activities. He made over a thousand inventions. Few inventors in the world have had such great success.
Edison's first invention was made in 1868. He was then a telegraph operator. He wished to work out a new method to improve the old telegraph system because it was impossible at that time for the system to send more than one message along the same line at the same time. He read all the works of Faraday, another great scientist, before starting his invention. Sometimes he didn't go to bed and didn't even stop to eat. He thought he had very much to do and there was no time to lose. Days and nights he was reading and reading. After he read through Faraday's writings, he began his experiments. A few months later he succeeded in building a double transmitter and improved the old telegraph System.
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A.He went to a famous school.
B.He was taught by his mother.
C.His parents employed a good teacher to teach him.
D.He was taught by his father.
Although he's a lawyer, he is employed ______ controlling a large business.
A.exceedingly
B.excessively
C.principally
D.particularly
听力原文: My father was a very soft-spoken man, however, he had some very definite ideas about money and work. He believed that work was good for the soul and, besides, money could come in very handy. Papa also felt that the best way to get a job was to already have one.
As a teenager, I remember my father being delighted when my brother landed a job working for a major hamburger chain. My brother wasn't very happy about the job but desperately wanted the money necessary to buy his own ear. Although the position was as unglamorous as they come, my father felt that it was a good beginning. He believed that if you had a job, it would show other employers that you are worth hiring.
Even to this day, I never resign a position until I am offered another one. Papa's wise counsel has helped me to be gainfully employed ever since I graduated from college. Although papa died a few years ago,' his wisdom will be passed on to generation upon generation.
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A.He was indifferent to his job.
B.He was happy about his job.
C.He was unhappy about his job.
D.He was satisfied with his job.
He was employed by the company because ______.
A.he had worked in a computer shop
B.he had written some computer programs
C.he works very hard
D.he had learned to use computers at school
What is most probably the reason Securepoint employed Jaschan?
A.Because it wants to support him in the trial.
B.Because it sympathizes with him in the case.
C.Because he can contribute to the work on the defenses against computer viruses.
D.Because he is capable of attacking computer worms.
He was employed as an interpreter because he was ______ in three languages.
A.intimate
B.proficient
C.efficient
D.sufficient
Although he' s a lawyer, he' s ______ employed in controlling a large business.
A.exceedingly
B.particularly
C.principally
D.excessively
He was employed by the company because
A.he had worked in a computer shop.
B.he had written some computer programs.
C.he had worked very hard
D.he had learned to use computers at school.
Although he was employed by Foreign Office, Richard Burton was ______.
A.interested in becoming a monk or an emplorer.
B.very interested in his work and a number of other things.
C.bored by his work and his duties.
D.bored by his work and his many other interests and activities.