C．You must bring a piece of official photo ID． D．You can not register if you don’t have a passport． 23．What can we learn from the passage?

A．You can only have food with meat in Konnopke’s．

B．You can have a full sightseeing in Berlin within two hours． C．You can only choose walking tours to visit Berlin．

D．You can enjoy the food and the atmosphere in the Adana Grillhaus．

B

Ma did well in math and science classes in high schoo1．And he ended up choosing to study electrical engineering in college．Several engineering jobs later，though，Ma had a change of heart．He wanted to enter the restaurant business．It was in his blood．After a11，his parents had owned a Chinese restaurant in Arkansas．His uncle also owned one in New York．

Ma has a clear memory of when he decided to open his own restaurant．His parents could not understand why he would leave such a good job to open a restaurant．But Ma remained certain．He was going to do things different from his parents．He was able to learn from their one major mistake as restaurant owners—they knew very little about the art of cooking．

“My parents knew nothing about cooking or owning a restaurant，so they could only let their excellent chef start to go across the street and open a Chinese restaurant and it really put my parents in a bad situation．”

So，at age 30，Ma decided to return to a cooking school named International Culinary Center．Then he received training in French cooking．He wanted to study the fundamentals of cooking so that he could work as a chef in his own restaurant．

He originally didn’t know anything about cooking．Never cooked through his entire life up until this point．Ma soon learned that he enjoyed cooking．He discovered it was similar to engineering．“Professional cooking is consistency，efficiency，cleanliness and it’s all about the process of things which you know my background in engineering was，”said Ma．

In 2009，Ma opened his first restaurant in Virginia．It is called Maple Avenue，

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which serves American cuisine．At Maple Avenue，Ma did everything，and he worked long hours，seven days a week．His long hours paid off．Ma opened his fourth restaurant last year，Kyirisan in Washington，D．C．He mixes his training in French cooking with his Chinese heritage to create new dishes．

Kyirisan’s success is due to the creative menu and food，Ma says．

“I think you can create your own success，just by working hard．Not because you’re smarter than anybody，not because you’re more creative than anybody，just by working hard．”

24．Why did Ma want to open his own restaurant? A．He felt it difficult to be an engineer． B．He had to help his parents support his family． C．He was greatly influenced by his family．

D．His parents and his uncle all owned restaurants in New York． 25．What made his parents’business poor? A．They lacked the professional management． B．They were cheated by their chef．

C．They were not creative enough in making menus． D．Their dishes were not tasty enough．

26．What does the underlined word“fundamentals”in paragraph 4 refer to? A．Different menus． C．Necessary skills．

B．Useful cookers． D．General steps．

27．What is the key factor for Ma’s final success? A．His being smarter than anybody else． B．His hard work and great effort．

C．The places he chose for his restaurants． D．The help from his parents and his wife．

C

Every year between May and September，all 54 employees of Basecamp，a Chicago—based web applications company，work a short week：just four days—a total of 32 hours．They work a conventional five-day week the rest of the year．

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“That’s plenty of time to get great work done．This is all we expect and all we want from people，”says Jason Fried，co-founder．“Working 60 or 70 hours is unnecessary．In fact，if you have to work 60 or 70 hours a week，there’s a management problem．”

The company’s summer workload must fit reduced hours，Mr．Fried insists，otherwise the benefits of a shorter week——to recover from work，enjoy time with family and pursue outside interests—would be undone．

His thought chimes with new research that finds it is not just long hours that are harmful to employees’physical and mental health．It is also the intensity of work—tight deadlines and an unrelated pace．Moreover，it suggests that intense work harms career prospects．That is because long hours and intensity reduce the quality of the work．

The study，to be published in the Industrial and Labor Relations Review，concludes that the level of intensity we apply to the work we do is generally“a stronger predictor of unfavourable outcomes than overtime work”．

The researchers，Argyro Avgoustaki，assistant professor of management at ESCP Europe and Hans Frankort，senior lecturer in strategy at Cass Business School，compared people in similar jobs and education levels，and found they were more likely to suffer poorer well—being and low career prospects，including satisfaction，security and promotion，when they worked at an intense level for long periods． 28．What can we learn about the company? A．Working 32 hours is unnecessary． B．There is a management problem．

C．Its summer workload is suitable for its shorter hours． D．Its employees work a four—day week conventionally．

29．What does the underlined phrase“chime with”in paragraph 4 mean? A．Contribute to． B．Consist with． C．Deal with．

D．Go against．

30．What are harmful to employees’health according to Mr．Fried? A．Career prospects and intensity． B．Tight deadlines and reduced hours．

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C．Long hours and intensity．

D．Career prospects and poorer well-being． 31．From which is the text probably taken? A．A health magazine． C．A culture report．

B．A biology textbook．

D．A travel brochure．

D

It is perhaps unsurprising that a study started and funded by the wool industry would conclude that wool is the best material to sleep in．The study，by the University of Sydney，has found that wearing wool pyjamas(睡衣)over cotton can result in up to 15 minutes extra sleep．Wool，apparently，regulates body temperature better and keeps our bodies in the“warm comfort zone”for better—quality sleep．

Wool has also been called a“super—fibre”thanks to its drying functions(especially useful for those who suffer night sweats)，which is the selling point．The National Sleep Foundation，a US nonprofit，lists wool among its recommended materials to sleep in．It also promotes silk，which it calls a“thermoregulator”,but warns it might be“slippery”as well as expensive．

According to a survey last autumn，40％of adults in the UK wear pyjamas in bed，20％wear underwear and a third wear nothing．But guess what? That survey was also conducted by the wool industry to push its products．So，basically，the wool industry wants us to just follow everything they say，like sheep．

It is well known that worrying has a negative impact on our ability to sleep，so perhaps not stressing too much about pyjama material is the best advice．Then again，perhaps there is something else to worry about—skincare experts are trying to persuade us that cotton pillowcases cause wrinkles because of friction．The National Health Service doesn’t seem to care about pyjama material，however．Its sleep health guidance includes a room temperature of between 18℃and 24℃，thick curtains to increase darkness and keeping tech in other parts of the house．So wear what you want——the advice that also applies when you’re awake． 32．What is mainly talked about in the first two paragraphs? A．The introduction of the wool industry．

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