Armed with a bachelor’s degree in medicine, I left Jammu, my hometown, for Delhi hoping to find a good job. Those were testing time — I was _________ my resume at every hospital and clinic in the capital, and facing upsetting _________responses. These big-city folks seemed too busy to care about a 23-year-old, jobless girl. Then a friend told me about the “Technical Recruitment Cell”, ___________ near the Income Tax Office (ITO), where I could _________ for a government job.
The next day I reached the ITO area and _________ in the sun for an hour asking everybody for the Technical Recruitment Cell, but no one had any idea _________ it was.
It was _________, and the heat unbearable. I then reached a big book shop, full of books on law and finance. Maybe I’ll _________ inside, I thought as I walked in and found a man aged about 40 busy at his PC. _________him, I asked if he knew the address. Seeing me drenched in sweat (大汗淋漓)，he asked me to take a __________ and offered me a glass of water. He then googled “Technical Recruitment Cell”, but without __________. I must have looked frustrated.
“Don’t get __________.” he said, as he continued his search. “We’ll find it.” He’d spent several minutes searching when an older man who also __________ in the shop, came by and asked us what we were looking for.
“Beta, it might be the Delhi Subordinate Board,” he suggested. “They __________ people for government posts.” We searched for that and found it __________ — actually the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board. They then gave me a printout of the __________.
“What do I __________ you for the Internet time and the printout?” I asked the first gentleman.
“Oh, nothing. Good luck!”
“Thank you,” I said to the pair. The older man then told me the __________ of the bus that would get me there, the fare, even the best __________ to take, finally saying “God bless you!” as I walked out.
I was happy in the discovery that not all city folks are too __________ to help other.
1.A. dropping B. reviewing C. sending D. examining
2.A. admirable B. negative C. enthusiastic D. professional
3.A. adapted B. adopted C. situated D. covered
4.A. wait B. register C. prepare D. make
5.A. tolerated B. prayed C. looked D. wandered
6.A. when B. why C. where D. how
7.A. discouraging B. thrilling C. inspiring D. entertaining
8.A. read B. meet C. ask D. think
9.A. Troubling B. Interrupting C. Impressing D. Embracing
10.A. walk B. breath C. try D. seat
11.A. luck B. doubt C. wonder D. delay
12.A. cautious B. upset C. lost D. regretful
13.A. rested B. played C. listened D. worked
14.A. train B. arrange C. employ D. require
15.A. slowly B. calmly C. immediately D. formerly
16.A. name B. telephone C. position D. address
17.A. owe B. charge C. demand D. thank
18.A. colour B. number C. direction D. drive
19.A. chance B. test C. route D. prize
20.A. rich B. generous C. eager D. busy
It is said that there are about 40,000 different kinds of jobs in the world.1.
“Finding a job”is not the same as“choosing a job”．Many young people end up in a job which they are not suitable for.2..Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university.
First，it is important to realize what kind of person you are，which special qualities make you different from everyone else and what you are interested in. 3..If you like art and enjoy looking at pictures，that is an interest. But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse instead of a big dog，that is a skill.
Then ask yourself this question：in the following three areas－skills with people，skills with information and skills with things－which are your best skills?
After examining your skills，the next step is research. To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible，go to the library and read books，magazines and newspapers.4..
Finally，trust your own ideas and your own thinking！5.
A. It is your own life，so find something that you enjoy doing.
B. Choosing the right one itself is a difficult job.
C. We must know what our ideal jobs are.
D. There is a difference between an interest and a skill.
E. Ask your friends about the work they do.
F. “Chance” may play a more important part than “decision”.
G. Your parents may also give you a job offer.
JOHANNESBURG—They say cats have nine lives. Now a Chinese toad(蟾蜍)has joined that club of clever survivors.
South Africans are shocked at the endurance of a toad that got trapped in a cargo shipment from China to Cape Town, after jumping into a porcelain(瓷器) candlestick（烛台） that was made there. South African officials reportedly planned to put down the creature, fearing it would cause harm as an invasive species if it were let go in the wild.
But the toad got a last-minute pardon. Mango Airlines, a South African airline, transported the toad on Friday to Johannesburg for delivery to an animal shelter, after officials decided to find a way to let the toad live. The two-hour fight was a breeze compared to the trip from China, a long way of many weeks and thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean.
Airline spokesman Hein Kaiser said the toad got “first-class treatment”, sitting in a transparent plastic container with escort Brett Glasby, an animal welfare inspector. There was even a ceremony, in which the toad’s boarding pass was handed to Glasby.
“He was the star of the show on the flight,” Kaiser said of the amphibious(两栖的) passenger. “I think every passenger stopped to have a look.”
On landing in Johannesburg, the toad was brought out of its container for a celebrity-style photo shoot. Observers said the brown toad seemed like a cool customer. It belongs to the Asian Toad species, which breeds during the monsoon(季风) season. It is believed to have survived the trip from China by hardening its skin to prevent it from drying out, and also by slowing its breathing and heart rate—methods that help the species survive in times of drought.
“We’ve had snakes in imported timber and scorpions(蝎子) in fruit. We were called because the toad was right inside the candlestick, and we had to break it to get it out” Glasby, the inspector, told The Star, a South African newspaper.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. An Asian toad gets a new home in South Africa.
B. Asian toads can’t get used to the life in South Africa.
C. Workers shipped a toad to South Africa on purpose.
D. South Africa ignores the protection of animals.
2.If the toad is released into the wild, _________.
A. it will make the locals feel shocked
B. it might harm the native species
C. it will lose its life in the wild
D. it might flee into another country
3.The toad was able to arrive in South Africa alive_________.
A. because it escaped all attacks and hunts
B. because it used to stop its breath in winter
C. because it formed hard skin to protect itself
D. because it was lucky to be given a chance
4.It can be inferred from the passage that_________.
A. sometimes animal are transported accidentally
B. no one has seen such a big toad in Africa
C. a candlestick is the best place for a toad
D. droughts make toads live longer
Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband's income. So this year she did something more than a hobby. She planted vegetables in her yard. For her first garden, Ms. Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family's old farm house has become a chicken house, its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms. Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said, "The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so it's a win-win situation all around."
They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy, have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Others have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex, some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.
George C Ball Jr., owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last year, double the average growth of last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is striking rise in the cost on food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there is more time to garden.
1.What does the word "residents" in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A. chickens B. tomatoes
C. gardens D. people
2.Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?
A. More Americans are doing it for fun. B. The price of oil is lower than before.
C. There's a growing need for fruits. D. The cost of living is on the rise.
3.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A. Family Food Planning B. Banking on Gardening
C. A Belt-tightening Move D. Gardening as a Hobby
William Purkey, a well-known professor of education, said, “Dance like no one is watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like no one is listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” It seems like the perfect life philosophy — and one I’ve learned to apply to running over the year.
But I didn’t always feel this way. In my early days, when I weighed 240 pounds, I ran like everyone was watching — and judging. If I was on a run and saw a car approaching, I’d stop and pretend I was looking for something I’d lost. I bought the high-tech gear and clothes that I thought would make people believe I was a runner. And I didn’t have a clue if the expensive shoes I was wearing were the right kind for me — I just wanted to look like I fit in with this group.
To be honest, I felt a certain satisfaction in believing that someone was watching. I really thought that other people cared about my performance. The best example of this was a combined, two-lap marathon in Florence, Italy. As I approached the finishing line, the crowd began to cheer. I was surprised. Here I was, thousands of miles from home, and the Italians were shouting for “IIPenguino.”
About 20 yards from the finishing, the truth set in when the winner of the full marathon went past me as I was finishing the half-marathon. No one was cheering for me. No one probably even noticed that I was finishing. I couldn’t help but smile at my own illusion of self-importance.
That’s when I realized I had been running for every reason except the right one. I ran to make other people happy, ran to live up to their expectations. But no one was watching — no one cared. So I decided I was going to run for me—just me—and gained a new enjoyment from the sport I hadn’t truly experienced yet. I’ve learned to run like no one is watching.
So if you see me at race, and I look like a 60-year-old guy waddling(蹒跚) along, don’t worry. I’m fine. The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.
1.It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that the writer ________.
A. used sports clothes and shoes to attract attention
B. was concerned about what others thought of her
C. liked to be the focus of other runners
D. struggled to find the right shoes to fit her
2.When the writer was near the finishing line, ________.
A. she smiled at her own achievement
B. the crowd cheered for her madly
C. nobody really cared about her running
D. she realized the importance of confidence
3.Now the writer thought the reason for running is to ________.
A. live up to others’ expectations
B. create a miracle in her own life
C. run like no one is watching
D. enjoy the pleasure of running
4.By telling her own story, the writer wanted to ________.
A. tell us to live a life of our own
B. inspire more people to run
C. expect us to improve our health by running
D. stress the importance of determination
Soaping up your hands may do more than just get rid of germs. It may wash away the inner confusion you feel right after being forced to make a choice between two appealing choices, according to a new study. The study builds on past research into a phenomenon known as “the Macbeth effect”.
It turns out that Shakespeare was really onto something when he imagined lady Macbeth trying to clean her conscience（良心）by rubbing invisible bloodstains from her hands. A few years ago, scientists asked people to describe a past wrong act. If people were then given a chance to clean their hands, they later expressed less guilt than people who hadn’t cleaned.
This finding fascinated W. S. Lee, a researcher. “Anything from the past, any kind of negative emotional experiences, might be washed away,” says Lee.
He decided to test hand washing’s effect on one kind of bad feeling: the tension we feel after being forced to choose between two attractive choices, because picking one choice makes us feel that we’ve lose the other. People usually try to calm this inner conflict by later exaggerating（夸大）the positive aspects of their choice.
He had students rank 10 different music CDs. Then he offered students one CD as a gift. Some students then use liquid soap. Others only looked at the soap or sniffed（嗅）it. “Actually, you do not need water and soap,” says Lee.
Later, the students again had to rank all the music. People who didn’t wash their hands had the normal response — they scored their take-home CD higher, suggesting that they now saw it as even more attractive than before. But this wasn’t true for the hand washers. They ranked the music about the same. “they feel no need at all to justify the choice,” say Lee.
But the implications of it just aren’t clear. Schwarz says it’s too soon to know whether people should head for a sink after making a tough choice. He says washing may help decision-makers by cleaning away mental disorder, but perhaps if they don’t go through the usual post-decision process of justifying their choice, they might feel more sorrow in the long run.
1.The Macbeth effect refers to the fact that ________.
A. Shakespeare did scientific research before writing Macbeth
B. soaping up one’s hand may help wash away the inner confusion and make a decision
C. people feel less guilty by getting rid of invisible germs from their hands
D. people feel less ashamed after washing their hands
2.According to Lee, after people make the choice ________.
A. they will overstate the goodness of their chosen choice
B. they will feel regretful for not choosing another
C. they will feel free due to the feeling of losing the other choice
D. they will think nothing of their chosen choice any more to calm their inner conflict
3.According to Lee, the hand washers consider the judgment of choice ________.
A. more scientific B. unnecessary
C. a little convincing D. absolutely useless
4.What does Schwarz need to research more?
A. Whether people need to justify their choice.
B. Whether people feel more sorrow after washing hands.
C. Whether washing hands help over a long period of time.
D. Whether washing hands is helpful to make a choice.
5.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Is Washing Hands Necessary to Defeat Tension?
B. Washing Hands, Washes Our Mind
C. Washing Hands, Helps Make a Better Choice
D. Washing Hands, Reduces the Stress of Decision
