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Section I Use of English

  Directions:

  Read the following text.Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank.and mark[A],[B],[C]or[D]on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

  In 1924 American National Research Council sent to engineer to supervise a series of experiments at a telephone-parts factory called the Hawthorne Plant near Chicago. It hoped they would learn how stop-floor lighting __1__ workers productivity. Instead,the studies ended__2__ giving their name to the “Hawthorne effect” the extremely influential idea the very__3__to being experimented upon changed subjects’ behavior

  The idea arose because of the__4__behavior of the women in the plant.According to __5__of the experiments their hourly output rose when lighting was increased, but also when it was dimmed. It did not __6__what was done in the experiment. __7__something was changed productivity rose . A(n) __8__ that they were being experimented upon seemed to be __9__to alter workers' behavior __10__ itself

  After several decades,the same data were __11__to econometric the analysis Hawthorne experiments has another surprise store 12 the descriptions on record,no systematic __13__was found that levels of productivity were related to changes in lighting

  It turns out that peculiar way of conducting the experiments may be have let to __14__interpretation of what happened.__15__,lighting was always changed on a Sunday When work started again on Monday, output __16__ rose compared with the previous Saturday and __17__ to rise for the next couple of days __18__ ,a comparison with data for weeks when there was no experimentation showed that output always went up on Monday, workers __19__to be diligent for the first few days of the week in any case,before __20__a plateau and then slackening off. This suggests that the alleged “Hawthorne effect” is hard to pin down

  1.[A] affected [B]achieved [C]extracted [D]restored

  2. [A]at [B]up [C]with [D]off

  3. [A]truth [B]sight [C]act [D]proof

  4. [A]controversial [B]perplexing [C]mischievous [D]ambiguous

  5. [A]requirements [B]explanations [C]accounts [D]assessments

  6. [A]conclude [B]matter [C]indicate [D]work

  7. [A]as far as [B]for fear that [C]in case that [D]so long as

  8. [A]awareness [B]expectation [C]sentiment [D]illusion

  9. [A]suitable [B]excessive [C]enough [D]abundant

  10. [A]about [B]for [C]on [D]by

  11. [A]compared [B]shown [C]subjected [D]conveyed

  12. [A]contrary to [B]consistent with [C]parallel with [D]peculiar to

  13.[A]evidence [B]guidance [C]implication [D]source

  14.[A]disputable [B]enlightening [C]reliable [D]misleading

  15.[A]In contrast [B]For example [C]In consequence [D]As usual

  16. [A]duly [B]accidentally [C]unpredictably [D]suddenly

  17. [A]failed [B]ceased [C]started [D]continued

  20.[A]breaking [B]climbing [C]surpassing [D]hitting

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