上海英语高考11选10词汇题练习含答案(2)

A. alternative B. appointed C. valued D. investment E. issued F. mentioned G. noticeable H. reward I. returns J. surprise When Minnesota Bank and Trust opened in 2008, CEO Kate Kelly was determined to make it a place people wanted to work. So she __1__B__ three volunteers to the employee event committee and waited to see what would happen. Soon, there was lawn bowling, miniature golf, blue-jean Fridays and a(n) __2__J__ holiday trip to Wal-mart where each worker got $ 10 to buy a Secret Santa gift. ‘It is nice every once in a while to just laugh,’ Kelly said. ‘There is a(n) ___3__G__ difference in the mood here after an event. Everyone is chatting and laughing. You don’t have to spend a lot of money.’Yet the __4__H__ is significant: people want to work there. And that’s important, according to a report __5__E__ by the Society of Human Resources Management. If emplo yers don’t want their best talent to slip out the door for good, they need to develop the programs aimed at keeping their employees. Some executives say they are determined to keep their best talent and to spend the time and money necessary to ensure that all workers have a fun, engaging workplace where they feel ___6__C_. Kelly said her bank grew from 20 employees to 33 in four years. At the same time, she’s lost just three workers since 2008. It takes 12 to 18 months of training to replace a person who leaves. So her ___7__D__ in fun makes a lot of sense. Jessica Pecoraro is a member of the Women President Organisation. Every leader in that group ‘is looking for __8__A__ methods other than salary to motivate people, one, so they perform and two, s o they stay.’ Beyond money, they look for ways to have fun. Other __9__I__ on investments come in all sizes of smiles and in all manner of nuttiness(疯狂) that often have little to do with the job at hand.