12. C in a theater

　　13. A a tragic accident

　　14. D focus on the main points of her lectures

　　15. D the woman spilt coffee on the man’s jacket

　　16. B. hard to understand

　　17. A. attending every lecture

　　18. D the new TV system may not provide anything better

　　19. C the description of a thief in disguise

　　20. D showing his ID

　　21. C not to let anyone in without an appointment

　　22. C the pension she had just drawn was stolen

　　23. A. marketing consultancy

　　24. D. being able to speak Japanese

　　25. B. it will involve lots of train travel

　　26. A. the lack of time

　　27. A. they were just as busy as people of today

　　28. D. to find effective ways to give employees flexibility

　　29. B. the Great Depression

　　30. D. his second wife’s positive influence

　　31. B. love breeds love

　　32. B. its owner died of a heart attack

　　33. C. putting up a Going Out OF Business sign

　　34. C. developing fresh business opportunities

　　35. A. owning the greenhouse one day

　　36 labor/labour

　　37 ingredients

　　38 vital

　　39 individual

　　40 engage

　　41 figures

　　42 generating

　　43 currently

　　44. Will be making decisions in such areas as product development, quality control and customers’ satisfaction、

　　45. To acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies and procedures

　　46. Don’t expect that the companies will provide you with clearly defined career paths