56. The author says she’ll one day take her clients to dinner in order to _______.
(A) see what kind of person they are
(B) experience the feeling of being served
(C)show her generosity towards people inferior to her
(D)arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life

52.The author was disappointed to find that ___________________. (A) one’s position is used as a gauge to measure one’s intelligence. (B) talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job (C) one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person (D) professionals tend to look down upon manual workers

53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph? (A) Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them. (B) People absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minded. (C) Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintances. (D) Some customers like to make loud complaints for no reason at all.

54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19? (A) She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professionals. (B) She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon. (C) She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her. (D) She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.

55. What does the author imply by saying “…many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant” (Lines 3-4, Para.7)? (A) Those who cater to others’ needs are destined to be looked down upon. (B) Those working in the service industry shouldn’t be treated as servants. (C) Those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living. (D) The majority of customers tend to look on a servant as a server nowadays.

57.What is the current topic of common interest among the very rich in America? (A) The fate of the ultrawealthy people. (B) The disintegration of the middle class. (C) The inequality in the distribution of wealth. (D) The conflict between the left and the right wing.

58. What do we learn from Mortimer Zuckerman’s lamentation? (A) Many middle-income families have failed to make a bargain for better welfare. (B) The American economic system has caused many companies to go bankrupt. (C) The American nation is becoming more and more divided despite its wealth. (D) The majority of Americans benefit little from the nation’s growing wealth.

59. From the fifth paragraph we can learn that ____________. (A) the very rich are fashion-conscious (B) the very rich are politically sensitive (C) universal health care is to be implemented throughout America (D) Congress has gained popularity by increasing the minimum wage

60. What is the real reason for plutocrats to express solidarity with the middle class? (A) They want to protect themselves from confiscatory taxation. (B) They know that the middle class contributes most to society. (C) They want to gain support for global economic integration. (D) They feel increasingly threatened by economic insecurity.

61. What may happen if the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods? (A) The prices of imported goods will inevitably soar beyond control. (B) The investors will have to make great efforts to re-allocate capital. (C) The wealthy will attempt to buy foreign companies across borders. (D) Foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in return.

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