When you consider what subject to study in college, chances are 1.you and your parents will think what you can make out of it 2. graduation. You will likely ask the question:“Can I find a well-paid job or find simply a job with a degree in this in the future?”
This consideration also influences students when they come to choose 3. science and humanities(人文学科) at college. People generally believe that the humanities, 4. include literature, history, cultural studies and philosophy, do not prepare students for a specific profession. Science subjects, 5., are considered professional courses that produce scientists, engineers and economists.
“I’ve decided to take finance as 6. college major. My parents and I think this subject will help me get a good job or start a business, ”said Huachen Yueru, 17, 7. science student at Wuxi No. 1 Senior High School.
Even 8. who choose a liberal arts college often pick the humanities that they think will best help them find a job later.
We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief .
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her , and we were off.
“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal of confusion.
“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ____ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the waitress, that I realized she had given my family something a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I this thoughtful, caring man.
1.A. painting B. smiling C. cooking D. serving
2.A. argument B. discussion C. conversation D. debate
3.A. attend to B. look for C. care about D. find out
4.A. advice B. suggestion C. tip D. prize
5.A. feeling B. look C. attitude D. face
6.A. wondering B. knowing C. saying D. answering
7.A. help B. keep C. drive D. follow
8.A. except B. below C. above D. within
9.A. excellent B. skilled C. generous D. grateful
10.A. rather than B. more than C. less than D. no more than
11.A. respect B. sympathy C. thanks D. satisfactory
12.A. trained B. refused C. left D. married
The Romany are thought _______ from India.
A. to have come B. to come
C. to coming D. to be coming
—Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?
—I went to Ning Xia and _______ there for a year, teaching as a volunteer.
A. stayed B. stay
C. had stayed D. am staying
Can you tell me ________ makes the video Gagman Style so popular?
A. what is it that B. how is it that
C. what it is that D. how it is that
After the strong typhoon “Haiyan” visited Philippines, gone ________ the beauty and many other things.
A. is B. was C. are D. were