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1、Test1Forsomeofournation’smostimportantworkers,thereisamajordisconnectbetweenpayandpriorities.Manyteachersandfirefightersare(26)____justtomakealiving.Whiletheremaybea(27)____senseofheroismforthenation’sfirefighters,theyarenotcompensatedforthe(28)______risksthattheyfacedaily
2、.Andteachingisoneofthelowestpayingamong(29)_____professionals.Teachingisno9-to-5job.DonO’NeilleavesthehouseandarrivesatWeaverHighinHartfordby7.Toconnectwithinner-citystudents,thescienceteacherhelpscoachthefootballteamandhe(30)_____students,meetswithparentsandgradespaper.Wh
3、enthebellgoeson,heisonstage.Heisanactor,a(31)_____,aninstructor,aparent,a(32)____worker,andhehastodoitfivetosixperiodsaday,fivedaysaweek,(33)_____ofhowhefeels.Forallofthis,the50-year-old,six-yearveterangetspaidjust$36,000,eventhoughhisstate(34)_____thethirdhighestinteacher
4、’spay.Hispaycheckshrankbyathirdwhenheswitchedcareersfrommanagingapaintstoretomanagingstudents.(35)_____,heteachesnightandsummerschoolaswell.Teachersjustdon’tmakethegradewhenitcomestopay.Thepaygapbetweenteachersandotherprofessionalskeepsgrowing.Therehavebeenexplanationsthat
5、alotofthenewmoneyisgoingintospecialeducation,whichtendtohavesmallerclasssizes,whichmeansyouenduphiringmoreteachersinsteadofpayingtheteachersyouhavemore.Test2There’sanewbusinessinatrendyWashingtonD.C.neighborhoodthat’skindofhardtocategorize.Itcouldbe(26)____asastorewithnoem
6、ployeesinside,orperhapstheworld’sbiggest(27)_____machine.OurBobFranken,quartersinhand,checkeditout.ATMs,who(28)_____banktellers?Travelisbecomingalmost(29)____.ReservationsarebookedontheInternet.Boardingpassespickedupat(30)_____ticketkiosks.Andnow,anautomatedconveniencestor
7、e.The(31)______rangesfromtheproverbialsouptonuts,fromelectrical(32)_____toanylargeequipment.About200itemscomparedtothemorethan2,000ina(33)_____conveniencestore,liketheoneacoupleofblocksfromher.Butthat’snotthebiggestdifference.It’sconvenient.Youdon’thaveto(34)____asortofsur
8、lyclerk.ThesearemorecommoninEuropeandAsia,butthisistheonlyoneintheUnitedStates.MostofNewY