Section Ⅰ Use 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.

Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI. Joe as a mindless war toy, the symbol of American military adventurism, but that's not how it used to be. To the men and women who  1   in World War Ⅱ and the people they liberated, the GI. was the  2   man grown into hero, the pool farm kid torn away from his home, the guy who  3   all the burdens of battle, who slept in cold foxholes, who went without the  4   of food and shelter, who stuck it out a ……此处隐藏41245个字…… isfied and no one feel satisfied at all. For people over 50, the degree of satisfaction largely exceeds the other groups, amounting to 40%.

    Such difference may be rooted in the following reasons. First, middle-aged employees face more pressure to support the family, both the children and the senior, so that they neglect to enjoy in work. Second, the senior citizens has developed a lot in personality, so they are more prone to see the optimistic aspects of the work. Last, the current society patterns pose more challenges to the middle aged group under 50.

    To sum up, the senior employees enjoys more content than the young and middle-aged ones under 50.