Some managers have noticed recently that the employees in the company are taking advantage of the policy of having breaks. The workers have two l5-minute breaks per (1) ________. However, the two breaks are lasting (2) ________ as 25 to 30 minutes each. The workers complain that the factory work is so (3) ________ that they need longer breaks. Also the dining hall is so (4) ________ that it takes too long to walk there and back. But the company is losing hundreds of work hours each year. Should employees be paid for the time they are not working? The general manager has to call a meeting to (5) ________ this matter.

    It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax (税) he ought to pay to the government because it depends on so many different things: whether the man is married; how many children he has; whether he supports any relations; how much he earns; how much interest he receives; how much he has spent on his house during the year, and so on and so forth. All this makes it difficult to decide exactly how much the tax is.
    There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount.
    One year, after posting his cheek as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough, and after a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, decided that he had not. He believed that he owed the government something.
    He was just writing another cheek to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at the front door. Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a cheek for five pounds from the tax-collector. The official explained that too much had been paid, and that therefore the difference was now returned to the taxpayer.

Pressure Cooker (压力锅) Safety 

    When you are cooking with a pressure cooker, you should learn a few common sense (常识) rules: 
    1) Never leave the cooker unwatched when it is in use. 
    2) Add sufficient liquid but never past the recommended fill point. Overfilling the cooker may block the vent pipe (排气孔) and cause the cooker to explode. 
    3) Set the cooking time. Too much time may overcook the food or too much pressure may build up in the cooker. Too little time will lead to undercooked food.
    4) If you are new to pressure cooking, follow the cooking instruction carefully. Heat and time can either result in a great meal or a ruined one.
    5) Never try to force a pressure cooker cover open. Allow the cooker to cool or run it under cool water before trying to open the cover.
    6) Clean the cooker thoroughly after each use. Mild detergent (冼涤剂) and hot water work the best. Do not use stove ash or sand for they may damage the cooker. The gasket (密封圈) is best cleaned in warm soapy water and then dried. Store the gasket in the bottom of the pot.

    When someone is sick at home, the mother usually makes the first diagnosis (诊断). So we do everything we can to give her all the information she needs.
    Take Columbia One Source. It’s our monthly magazine which outlines practical ways to live a healthier life.
    Then there’s our website on the Internet that provides doctors’ advice and other healthcare information.
    Of course, if you ever need more than just information, Columbia One Source offers our patients the special knowledge of the nation’s largest network of homecare services, hospitals and outpatient surgery (门诊手术) centers.
    Our goal is to provide a series of services possible.
    For more information, see our site on the Web or call l-800-Columbia for a doctor’s treatment or to get your tree copy of Columbia One Source.

Example: (N)神经疾病    (K) 心脏病

    Fly with Singapore Airlines to Australia and you could win free tickets.
    There is a winner every day from January 1st to April 30th 2005.

Lucky Promotion (促销)

    Fly between January 1st and April 30th 2005, and you could win free tickets daily, plus a chance to win one of the 2 Great Prizes:
    First Prize: One pair of First Class return tickets on Singapore Airlines to any of our destinations (目的地) in Australia, 5 nights’ accommodation (住宿) in a 5-star hotel and US $5000 cash.
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    Plan your holiday to Australia on Singapore Airlines now and try your luck for the good chance！
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    Card-holders of Holiday Sunshine Hotel automatically become registered members of its Reservation（预订）Network. They are able to enjoy the services offered by its member hotels. We encourage card-holders to use the card as often as possible, and they will be awarded with prizes when their marks (积分) reach a certain amount.
    Before checking into a hotel, please always reserve your room first. When you check out, you will only have to pay the member price.

说明：假定你是王明（中国籍），去海口旅游度假，于2005年6月10日入住白云宾馆3002房间，6月20日离店。临走刚填写了一份问卷调查表。
内容如下：
(1) 对酒店的总体管理感到满意；
(2) 对酒店提供的各种服务感到满意；
(3) 建议：
A)因酒店位于海边，交通并不方便，周围的商业设施也较少，建议酒店每天能提供免费班车，方便来海边度假的住店客人去市区购买所需商品；
B)建议酒店与相关公司联系，为住店客人提供租车服务。
Words for reference
总体（的）overall
商业（的）commercial
班车shuttle bus
相关公司related company