When I worked for the government, I worked with some of the finest, most competent and most committed people I have ever met. I was impressed by the overall quality of our career civil servants then, and I still am. But one of my greatest concerns now is that I will not be able to hold this same high opinion in the future.

　　Career public servants are leaving government in alarming numbers, and qualified replacements are becoming harder and harder to find. Good people who leave career government service are striving for highly paid positions in private enterprises.

　　We depend on government to keep this country safe in an uncertain world, to secure justice and domestic order and to solve a host of pressing problems. We need the best possible people performing and overseeing these vital tasks. A high-quality, professional federal service has been a source of national pride for more than a century. But what we have built up during a hundred years can be lost in less time than we imagine. We can't afford to let this happen. We must act now if this country is to be assured of the quality public service it deserves.

　　六級閱讀練習題目：

　　21. Career public servants are leaving government in alarming numbers. One of the

　　reasons may be that______.

　　A. they received lower pay B. they deserved no fame and glory

　　C. they performed poorly D. they worked harder than anyone else

　　22. According to the author, _______, so I will not be able to hold this same high opinion

　　toward the public servants in the future.

　　A. I never worked as hard as when I was a public servant

　　B. I have become a company executive

　　C. there will not be so many competent and qualified servants in the government as we had before

　　D. my time in government was not the most exciting experience in my life

　　23. We depend on government to keep this country safe in an uncertain world, therefore,

　　A. we should make greater contributions to the country

　　B. the best possible people are urgently needed to do important tasks

　　C. we should show deep concern about the nation's future

　　D. we should become public servants

　　24. If we neglect the serious problem and make no efforts, we will lose_______.

　　A. national pride B. high-quality professional federal service

　　C. good people D. private enterprise

　　25. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

　　A. Those who work for companies are highly paid.

　　B. More and more public servants have left the government.

　　C. Career public servants are qualified.

　　D. Many people of high qualities want to work in the government.

　　六級閱讀練習題參考答案：

　　21. A 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D

　　六級閱讀練習題2：

　　More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty. Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister. He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production. It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international markets to compete with those produced in other countries. The French economy needed a larger share of international market to balance its import and export trade.

　　French industrial and agricultural production was still inadequate to meet the immediate needs of the people, let alone long-ranged developments. Essential imports had stretched the national credit to the breaking point. Rents were tightly controlled, but the extreme inflation affected general population most severely through the cost of food. Food costs took as much as 80 percent of the worker's income. Wages, it is true, had risen. Extensive family allowances and benefits were paid by the state, and there was fulltime and overtime employment. Taken together, these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of security. In this discouraging situation, workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages.

　　The government was unwilling to let workers leave the country. It was feared that migration of workers would reduce the labor force. The lack of qualified workers might hinder the improvement in the quality of industrial products produced. Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries. Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its ualified labor force moved to other countries.

　　六級閱讀練習題目：

　　26. The purpose of the passage is to_______.

　　A. explain the French government's emphasis on quality products

　　B. discuss Charles Deschanel's contribution to the French industrial development

　　C. compare the quality of French goods with that of foreign goods

　　D. show French workmen's enthusiasm to seek well-paid jobs in foreign countries

　　27. It can be inferred from the passage that at the time of Rene Coty .

　　A. France was still at the first stage of industrial development

　　B. French workers were better paid than the workers in any other European countries

　　C. the unemployment rate in France was comparatively higher than that in other European countries

　　D. French workers were able to live better with the increase in their wages

　　28. It is implied in the passage that at that time_______.

　　A. France had a very large share of international market

　　B. the import and export trade in France was making a successful advance

　　C. demand and supply in France was barely balanced

　　D. France was experiencing economic depression

　　29. Which of the following is the best indicator of the extreme inflation in France?

　　A. Eighty percent increase in the prices of consumer goods.

　　B. High cost of food.

　　C. High rents for houses.

　　D. Lack of agricultural products.

　　30. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Rents in France were tightly controlled.

　　B. France was flooding the international market with inferior products.

　　C. French workers were prohibited from going abroad to find jobs.

　　D. The migration of French workers would hinder the improvement of quality in industrial production.

　　六級閱讀練習題參考答案：

　　26. A 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. B