44. Our hopes and fell in the same instant.

A. 　 Lasting for all time.

B. 　 In a short time.

C. 　 Having no time.

D. 　 Having nothing to do with time.

A. 　 go in for

B. 　 go back on

C. 　 go through with

D. 　 go along with

A. 　 would have arrived

B. 　 should arrive

C. 　 must have arrived

D. 　 would arrive

A. 　 Being overweight actually does not do much harm to the overall well-being of employees.

B. 　 People are not adversely affected in the workplace by false self-perception of body weight.

C. 　 Self-esteem helps to combat gender inequality in the workplace.

D. 　 Gender inequality continues to frustrate a lot of female employees.

A. 　 A woman who likes paintings.

B. 　 A woman who was a silk merchant.

C. 　 The wife of a wealthy merchant.

D. 　 The wife of the painter himself.

A. 　 Less innovation efforts.

B. 　 Lowered product quality.

C. 　 Poor working relationships.

D. 　 Bad employment situation.

A. 　 Think about laziness as an enemy of work.

B. 　 Struggle to shorten our working week.

C. 　 Sit down, relax and be lazy for a while.

D. 　 Enjoy our leisure time if our jobs allow us to.

A. 　 flinging away

B. 　 moving quickly

C. 　 flattering himself

D. 　 following up

A. 　 Morality.

B. 　 Truthfulness.

C. 　 Timelessness.

D. 　 Universality.

A. 　 Because Susanna was not qualified for the job.

B. 　 Because Susanna’s working experience was less than five years.

C. 　 Because Susanna was going to leave.

D. 　 Because they want a better sales director.