【推荐1】You've done the right things right. Your materials and certificates made a good impression. You passed the interview phone screening and you've been invited to the company for that important interview. How do you continue to build the relationship with the potential employer that will lead to an eventual job offer?

●    1     Don't expect the potential employer to extend their day by several hours to accommodate your schedule. If you're currently working and looking for a new position, hopefully, you've chosen the most ethical path that your employer knows. A recruiting employer is often willing to interview a good candidate late in the afternoon, but rarely will the interview extend past 6 p.m.

● Make the right, positive impression. Arrive early, dress up for the position for which you are applying and bring an additional resume with references. Remember to treat every person you encounter with dignity and respect. The receptionist is reporting his impressions of you to the HR Director. Be polite as much as possible throughout every interaction you have with the company. Each person is assessing your potential fit within their organization.     2    .

● Bring your resume and other needed information, for you will be asked to fill out an application.     3    . It also allows the company to obtain your written permission to check your references, employment history, and do criminal background checks, etc. if you are hired.

● Follow up after the interview with a thank you letter, and perhaps a phone call. I received three thank you letters and a couple of phone calls from the 23 people who participated in a first interview with us.     4    .

Doing the right things right will result in more interviews, better job offers, and a more successful career.     5    , and your application will rise above the pack. I promise.

A．Good manners always count

B．Take time off work for the interview

C．Take a little more time at each step

D．The filled out application makes the data entry easier

E．Count on it, especially in small- to mid-sized organizations

F．The purpose of the interview is to determine if you and the organization are a good fit

G．Don't blow your chances by behaving rudely to people you believe unimportant

【推荐2】Norah had a cottage on a cliff above a big bay. In winter it could be very nasty because of strong winds and sea spray. In fact, when a gale was blowing, Norah and her husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs, because their bedroom upstairs, which faced the gales, had a very big window, and they were afraid that an extra violent gust might break it and blow pieces of broken glass over them.

Also, the salt spray from the sea put an end to many of the colourful plants Norah planted in her garden. She tried putting up a fence to protect them, but the wind just hit it, went up over the top and then down the other side, so in the end she filled the garden with trees and bushes that liked salt.

But most of the summer Norah enjoyed her cottage and garden very much. At weekends she could sit out of doors in the sun, looking at the beautiful view, with interesting ships and boats passing by, and she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim.

Now, Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations. In the summer lots of them used to come to enjoy the beautiful place, and in the end it really became quite annoying for Norah and her husband. When they were at home, they found friends and relations arriving, expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals, and to sit in the sun for hours, talking as if Norah and her husband had nothing else to do but entertain and listen to them.

This went on for several years. Norah did not wish to appear rude by refusing to let her friends and relations in, but on the other hand, she was getting tired every summer.Then one day Norah was complaining about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair. “You’re disturbed by too many uninvited guests, are you?” said the hairdresser. “Why don’t you try my way of escaping?”

“What’s that?” asked Norah.

“Well,” the hairdresser answered, “when the bell rings, I put on my coat and take my shopping bag. If it’s someone I don’t want to see, I say innocently,’ I’m sorry, but I’ve got to go out.’ But...”

1. The underlined word “cycle” can be replaced by_______________.

A．ride by bike	B．drive
C．walk	D．go by ship

2. We can infer that________________.

A．a lot of friends came to visit them in winter

B．few friends came to visit them in winter

C．friends came to visit them only for drinks and meals

D．Norah was a good cook

3. Which of the following is the best title ？

A．A Good Place of Enjoying the Sea

B．A Warm-hearted Couple

C．A Clever Way of Escaping

D．A Visit to Norah

4. What is the hairdresser likely to continue to say in the end?

A．If I am tired, I say, “Sorry, can you come next time?”

B．If it’s someone I like to see, I say, “How lucky! I’ve just come in!”

C．If it’s someone I like to see, I say, “How happy to see you! I was going shopping, but now I’ve changed my mind.”

D．If it is fine that day, I say, “I’m tired of this, but I’ll show you around the place, anyhow.”

【推荐3】Being deaf in a hearing world can lead to painful feelings of isolation (孤独).

Waitress Kelsey recently shared an experience on a social media sharing site that quickly zoomed (陡直上升) to the top of the “ front page of the Internet”. In her brief post, Kelsey explained that she waits tables at a bar during the evenings, and one night she noticed a deaf man sitting alone in her section (区域).

When Kelsey isn’t working at the bar she makes a good hourly pay doing sign language translation, so she sensed an opportunity to use her skill to make this customer feel a little less alone in the world. She went up to his table and began chatting with him in sign language(手语).

When the table next to his noticed their silent conversation they asked Kelsey how long she’d been signing. They had a brief conversation about her goal of becoming certified (合格的) to translate sign language in a medical or mental health setting. She didn’t think much about the whole exchange until the customers had left the restaurant and she was tidying up the tables. There, on the table of the customers who’d seen her American sign language conversation with the deaf man, was a handwritten note on the receipt.

“Thank you for what you do; it absolutely matters!” the note said. “Good luck with finishing your degree!” Not only that, but they’d left her a $100 tip.

Kelsey was moved by the kind note, especially because she wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary. To her, she was just conversing with someone in a language that only they understood. Yet to the deaf man and the people seated next to him she’d bridged a gap and helped someone who probably feels lonely a lot of the time.

Kelsey shared the note on the Internet to spread more love and light in the world.

1. What do we know about Kelsey’s work at the bar？

A．It offers her a chance to learn sign language.	B．It goes beyond her ability.
C．It requires her to work all day long.	D．It is her part-time job.

2. What can we learn about the deaf man?

A．He could use sign language.

B．He left Kelsey $100 as a tip.

C．He found it hard to communicate with Kelsey.

D．He was a friend of the customers at the next table.

3. What lesson can we learn from Kelsey’s experience?

A．Practice makes perfect.	B．It is never too late to learn.
C．Kindness is repaid with kindness.	D．When in Rome, do as Romans do.