C

    In hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each.

    But Pepsi wouldn't pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security¹ code² (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349.

    Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code.

44. Which of the following is not true?
A. All those who got the number of 349 got some money
B. All those who got the number of 349 didn't get the same amount of money
C. None of those who get the number of 349 wasn't rewarded
D. The company made a mistake so as to sell more pepsi

45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _________.
A. the name of a person　　　B. a kind of drink
C. the name of a company　　 D. none of the above

Part D

    In Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was large, fairly out of date, run ( 经营), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer³. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didn't, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasn't too diligent⁴ (勤奋) about that either.

    One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to 'put them up'. I couldn't put anything up ---I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six - inch spring mattress⁵ (弹簧垫子) , helpless⁶ with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members' store for a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God!

46. The furniture department was run by _____.
A. the author's parents B. the author's relatives
C. some member of a big family 　 D. the local government

47. The shop in Cardiff ______.
A. was big and very modern B. was old but beautiful
C. didn't sell furniture only D. was famous in London

48. The author was lucky because ________.
A. sales figures were not important for him B. he was younger than the others
C. he produced good sales figures　　D. his pay was higher

49. One salesman thought that ______ .
A. the author was more of an observer than a real member of the store
B. what the author had said was far from the truth
C. the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture dishonestly
D. the writer destroyed a four-foot six - inch spring mattress

50. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because he was not interested in business.
B. The author felt light - hearted when he left the shop.
C. The author was punished for stealing money from the customer.
D. The author was asked to put up the carpets.