完形填空。
Darlene Johnson thinks she knows why she looks so young. Looking at herself in the mirror, she takes
1 in her healthy skin and pink cheeks. "It's probably because I haven't
2 makeup," she says. Not wearing
makeup had another
3 , however. It caused her to lose her job.
In the 21 years that Johnson worked at Harrah's Casino in Reno, most of the years spent
4 drinks, she
felt makeup was no big deal. But last spring the manager
5 a new "Personal Best Program" for women. This
6 everything. "Makeup must be worn and
7 neatly. And it must be used in complementary colors,"
8 the orders. It should be noted that the orders did not
9 to men who were employed there. Johnson was angry
10 this. "You're telling me my God-given face has to be
11 to do this job?" she asked.
Refusing to wear makeup, she was
12 from her $ 30 000-a-year job. Johnson
13 it to the US Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission. She hopes to
14 lost pay. She also wants money for
15 caused by her
job loss. But Jan Jones, Harrah's manager, defends the company's move. "We are an
16 company," she says.
"We want people we employ to be
17 ."
Johnson is not
18 being dressed-up.
19 , she dutifully wears good-looking clothes and styles her hair to
look nice. However, she refuses to touch up her face. It had never
20 to her that she would lose her job. "The
Personal Best Program," says Johnson, "plain and simple, just got too personal."
( )1. A. pride ( )2. A. dressed ( )3. A. event ( )4. A. caring ( )5. A. established ( )6. A. placed ( )7. A. put up ( )8. A. wrote ( )9. A. expand ( )10. A. on ( )11. A. made up ( )12. A. depressed ( )13. A. said to ( )14. A. discover ( )15. A. harm ( )16. A. trade ( )17. A. dressed up ( )18. A. opposed for ( )19. A. In truth ( )20. A. occurred |
B. option B. shown B. effect B. affording B. imagined B. exchanged B. put on B. reported B. extend B. of B. made of B. frustrated B. spoke to B. recover B. hurt B. advertisement B. dressed down B. opposed by B. In fact B. happened |
C. honor C. made C. action C. serving C. settled C. replaced C. put off C. read C. express C. to C. made for C. replaced C. complained about C. uncover C. gains C. entertainment C. dressed for C. opposed to C. In return C. appeared |
D. chance D. worn D. accident D. making D. planned D. changed D. put down D. recited D. explain D. about D. made in D. fired D. talked about D. reuse D. damages D. business D. dressed in D. opposed with D. In case D. showed |