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8 Many children have consistently achieved academic excellence, b ut that is no shield against a parent’s quest for
perfection.
Many children’s consistent academic excellence cannot stop their parents from pushing them for even better
performance.
Many children’s consistent academic excellence means little to their parents, who constantly push themselves
for perfection.
Many children who consistently achieve academic success have shielded themselves against their parents’
quest for perfection.
Many children who consistently do excellent schoolwork have failed to please their parents because their
work is not good enough.
9 The Senator’s promise was seen as a ploy to cozy up to the indigenous people.
The Senator was very friendly to the indigenous people.
The indigenous people were happy with the Senator’s promise.
The Senator’s promise to the indigenous people was regarded as a deceptive tactic.
The indigenous people deemed the Senator highly.
10 The popularity of the Lucas film didn’t defeat the overall box office slump that had plagued Hollywood for 13
straight weeks.
The popular movie made by Lucas didn’t succeed in bringing in more people to the movie theaters, and the
problem of few moviegoers had lasted for 13 weeks in a row.
The film made by Lucas was popular and more people had been going to see the movie over the past 13
weeks.
The popular movie made by Lucas didn’t stop people from going to the movies, and the problem of too many
moviegoers had troubled Hollywood for 13 straight weeks.
Despite the fact that fewer people went to the movies for 13 straight weeks, the Lucas film was so popular that
Hollywood decided to build more movie theaters.
11 For men who have cycled through expensive divorces, marriage, more than dating, fills old traditions of
respectability, status, and comfort.
Men who have gone through expensive divorces prefer dating to marriage since marriage comes with old
traditions.
Men who have gone through expensive divorces still go on dating actively in the hope of getting married
again soon.
Men who want to marry again, despite their history of expensive divorces, do not seem to have learned their
lessons.
Some men, despite their history of expensive divorces, still believe in certain traditional values symbolized by
marriage.
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With the clouds of difficulty in finding jobs still lingering, plus the intangible pressure of competition within the
workplace, office workers are staying in the office later and later.
In fact, working long hours is already a shared situation worldwide. In Japan, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and
Labor has issued repeated directives regarding overwork. Some corporations, worried about leaving a paper trail of
illegal overtime, figure out ways to remove punch clocks, lock their doors, and turn off their lights while still keeping
workers secretly working overtime. Others directly ask their employees to take work home with them. The average
American works nearly 1800 hours a year, 200 hours more than in Germany. And even “after work,” modern
technologies like e-mail and cell phones are like invisible chains preventing employees fro m ever being out of reach of
the boss’ demands.
“Reasonable working hours” is one of the factors used in all countries to evaluate labor conditions. Since the
beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, the war between labor and capital over working hours has
been never-ending.
12 What will be a good title for this passage?
Revolution of Working The Working Hours War
Winner at Work, Loser in Life What Will a Best Cooperation Do?
13 According to the passage, which of the following statements about Japan is NOT correct?
Some companies give high salary to attract people to work overtime.
Some companies ask their employees to work at home after daytime working.
Several companies put away the punch clock, so their employees could not punch their cards.
Some companies turn only fewer lights on and ask their employees to work in secret.