1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does Bill look troubled?

A．He is short of money.

B．He has made a big mistake.

C．He is facing a tough choice.

2. What is Bill now?

A．A college student.

B．An army officer.

C．A computer engineer.

3. What does the woman seem to suggest Bill do?

A．Learn to repair cars.

B．Decline (婉言谢绝) the job offer.

C．Ask his uncle for advice.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，完成下面小题。
1. How does the woman sound at first?

A．Concerned.

B．Unhappy.

C．Amazed.

2. What does the woman suggest Bill do?

A．Apologize for his mistake.

B．Work in another industry.

C．Enrich his knowledge first.

3. What did the woman major in?

A．Education.

B．Economics.

C．Computer Science.

4. What is Bill likely to do next?

A．Sign up for a course.

B．Meet his leader.

C．Make a phone call.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man want to be?

A．A pop star.

B．A movie star.

C．A great musician.

2. How does the man feel about his future?

A．Uncertain.

B．Sad.

C．Confident.

3. When will the man go to find a manager?

A．After he moves to London.

B．After he takes his last exam.

C．After he knows his exam results.

4. What will the man probably do at first in London?

A．Do part-time jobs.

B．Make his record.

C．Earn lots of money.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did the woman do before the conversation?

A．She had a meeting.

B．She went to a club.

C．She went shopping.

2. What is the invitation about?

A．A wedding.

B．College admission.

C．A tennis club.

3. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．Accept the invitation.

B．Refuse the invitation.

C．Go to college.

4. What does the man want to do?

A．Go to Sweden.

B．Work and save money for college.

C．Become a professional player.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the man refuse the job?

A．His wife didn’t want him to take it.

B．It wasn’t special enough.

C．He couldn’t handle it.

2. What does the woman offer to do at the end?

A．Ask around for a babysitter.

B．Look after the children.

C．Help the man find another job.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What month is it now?

A．July.

B．August.

C．September.

2. What is the woman going to do this September?

A．Start teaching.

B．Join a club.

C．Go to college.

3. Where did the woman teach children before?

A．In Prague.

B．In London.

C．In Manchester.

4. What does the woman’s father probably think of her being a teacher?

A．Satisfying.

B．Unwise.

C．Strange.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man most interested in?

A．Cleaning.

B．Customer service.

C．Housekeeping.

2. What is the man’s major at college?

A．Opera.

B．History.

C．Spanish.

3. When does the man expect to start work?

A．On 25th.

B．On 26th.

C．On 27th.

8 . As a kid in Rochester, I sent an evening newspaper, The Times Union, with a friend. We had two routes. Once when my friend went on a trip with his family, I had my two younger brothers help me. We developed a system. We put the papers in a wheelbarrow which I’d push up the street as fast as I could. They’d take the papers and run them to people’s doorsteps. We could do the whole route in 20 minutes.

When I look back, I realize I’ve asked myself three questions about each job I’ve taken: Is it interesting? Will I learn a lot? Who will I work for? At 22, I had to design my own program, from choosing the textbook to planning the course outline.

After graduation in 1983, I got a job as a market analyst at Chase Manhattan Bank. In 1986, a friend told me about a job as an investment specialist at Vanguard. I knew nothing about Vanguard. I took an interview with about 20 people there, and it was clear to me I was not the best for the position. But Jack Brennan, who was then the CFO(he later became CEO), talked about his idea and Midwestern values. It was a completely different point of view compared with what I had found in New York. I hoped that the Vanguard people would offer me the job, and they did.

When you accept a new job, timing can be everything. I’ve been the CEO since August last year. I’ve been part of the leadership team for almost 23 years. Before I took Jack’s place, I was the managing director. What has surprised me most about my present position is that time management skills are even more important than before.

1. What do we know about the writer’s childhood?

A．He developed a system with his friend.

B．The system did little good to his work.

C．He worked as a newspaper delivery boy.

D．His friend moved to another city with his family.

2. How do you think of the writer?

A．Creative and self-administered.	B．Determined and wealthy.
C．Warm-hearted and innocent.	D．Different and ambitious.

3. Why did the writer hope he could be employed by Vanguard?

A．Because he was the best for the position.

B．Because he was just out of work from the bank.

C．Because the company was not far from his house.

D．Because Jack Brennan’s idea and values interested him.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The benefit of never losing hope.

B．The importance of time management.

C．The author’s career planning experience.

D．The reason why the author wanted to be a CEO.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will the woman do on the computer?

A．Search for an article.

B．Deal with some work.

C．Purchase newspapers.

2. What do we know about Max?

A．He has mixed feelings now.

B．He is admitted to a college.

C．He is afraid of leaving home.

3. Who is Roxanne White?

A．A consultant.

B．A professor.

C．A journalist.

4. What will Max do?

A．Give a lecture.

B．Visit a university.

C．Meet Roxanne White.

10 . A career aptitude (能力、倾向) test is often used to help those interested in entering the work force.     1    . These tests can help evaluate how a person thinks and best understand what areas of interest a person may want to go after.

    2    . They will typically consist of a number of questions phrased as multiple-choice or true/false questions. These are often used so that the results of the test can be determined through computer analysis of answers. Take 123 Career Test for an example. 123 Career Test is a five-to-ten minute assessment of your career personality. You look at pictures of people who are doing work-related task, and choose “yes” or “no” in regard to whether you could see yourself enjoying that task.     3    , the computer will soon tell you what work environments and occupations best suit your career personality.

123 Career Test shows how wonderful career aptitude test can be. You may now be eager to try one.     4    .

Some career aptitude tests may only focus on analyzing the types of skills or strengths and weaknesses a person may have. The results of such tests may not always match what a person wants to do. Someone could be very strong at critical thinking and analysis, which may indicate he or she has an aptitude for becoming a scientist. If that person has no particular interest in science, however, then the results of such a test would not necessarily indicate what career he or she should pursue.     5    .

A．It is relatively easy to carry out

B．It indicates what tests are more suitable for them

C．It determines what career might be the best choice for them

D．After you finish the tasks related to choosing “yes” or “no”

E．But before you do that, there’s something you’d better know

F．The results only show a career which he or she may be good at

G．There are many ways in which a career aptitude test can be prepared