1. (2021七下·吴兴期末) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

One day, a man sent a letter to his boss to ask for raise（涨薪）. Here's what he wrote.

Dear David,

In this life, we all have something that we 1 the most. I think you should 2the needs of your workers. We have given so much support, includingsweat and service, to your3. I am sure you can guess what I mean and get back to4soon.

Yours sincerely,

Norman

The next day, he got this5 back:

Dear Norman,

I kNOw you are 6 very hard. NOwadays, NOthing much has changed（改变）. But you should kNOw that our company（ 公 司 ）is NOt doing 7. NOw the newspapers are saying that the world's top economists（经济学家）believe the United States might go into another recession（经济衰退）.After the NOvember presidential Election（总统大选）, things might turn even worse. I have NOthing more to give NOw. You kNOw 8 I mean.

Yours truly,

David