Section II: Read the following passage and answer the questions
In many of our cities, the downtown areas are growing. Every year, more office buildings are built downtown. These office buildings house the head quarters of many different businesses. The building and their occupants make the downtown a business center.
For a while, downtown areas were losing businesses. In the 1960s and 1970s, some companies moved from cities to new industrial parts. The new buildings were in suburban towns instead of in cities. The companies that moved thought that improvements in communications and transportation made it unimportant to be near customers and other films.
More recently, companies have started to move back into downtown areas. They realize that businesses depend on people getting together in person. Salespersons need to meet with customers to show them merchandise. Those who manage businesses want to be able to meet with people from other companies. employees sometimes need the libraries, banks, and other services offered downtown.
Some companies have also found that moving downtown makes it easier to hire people. People enjoy being in a busy downtown where they can shop during lunch hour. They like being near museums, theatres, and restaurants to which they can go after work.
Most people who work downtown have what we call ‘white-collar’ jobs. Some are manage businesses; some are lawyers; others are programmers, or designers of World Wide Web pages; and some work in services that help other people.
1.In many cities, the downtown area has become .......................................
A. empty B. a business center C. too crowded D. a factory center
2.The word in paragraph 3 that means goods to be sold is .......................................
3.When a business moves downtown, it is close to .......................................
A. many factories. B. other businesses. C. apartment buildings.
4.On the whole, this story is about .......................................
A. downtown business centers. B. salespeople and the customers. C. why people live downtown.
5.Why are jobs downtown called ‘white-collar’ jobs? Because .......................................
A. There are more laundries downtown. B. White collars look nice on everybody
C. Men who worked in offices used to wear white shirts and neckties.
