1 . How to Prepare for a Job Interview

A job interview is one of the longest and most frightening ways of making first impression(印象).    1    . To prepare for a job interview, use these tips.

Respond well and timely to the Invitation to interview.    2    .Most interview invitations are sent by email and it is polite to reply by email, in a brief, pleasant and sincere manner. Thank the sender for their time and for the invitation to the interview, making it clear that you will appear at the determined time.

Research the company's background. Start by looking into their future goals and plans. Carrying out the interview with this in mind will make you seem like a good long-term investment(投资).    3    .

Think of questions to ask your interviewer. Taking an active part in the interview gives a good impression of your level of interest in the job.    4    . However, avoid asking anything that can be easily answered through a quick Internet search.

    5    . It's best to prepare for all sorts of questions by thinking about your own work goals, long-term plans, past successes, and work strengths. In addition, you should get ready for the seemingly simple questions that most employers like to throw at their interviewees.

A．Think over your own goals and plans.

B．Guess what questions your interviewer may ask.

C．Avoid asking your interviewer personal questions.

D．However, it's also your chance to get on an employer's good side.

E．It's a good idea to prepare at least three questions to ask your interviewer.

F．Replying to the invitation already forms a part of your interview impression.

G．Also, be ready to talk about the organization and the job you are applying for.

2 . Need a job in your spare time?

Do you want to make some extra money in your spare time? Here are some choices.

Technical support

It seems almost everyone has a friend who is a technical genius. Such people earn money using their talent. If you are one of them, you could be responsible for technical support in your college or university and get your part-time job for a college student. You can help your friends with programs install and market services on different sites and social media. Set your hours free and enjoy the process of earning money by doing your favorite.

Tutor

A lot of students hire a tutor to help them in high school or college. If you are good at some subjects, why not work as a peer tutor? You help your friends and earn money at the same time. If you know foreign languages, you can earn more. All you need to do is make an appropriate advertisement of your services using college newspapers. One of the best things about being a tutor is that you can set your hours.

Fitness instructor

If your college or university has a fitness center and you are a sporty person, go and sign up for this job. You will have an absolute free opportunity to engage yourself in sports. You need to be a good psychologist, because you’re going to work with people and it’ll be your job to persuade and motivate them to become sporty, healthy and strong. Being a fitness instructor is a perfect position for those who love to help others and want to make more friends.

Babysitter

Babysitting is quite a widespread and nice opportunity for students to make extra money while having a lot of fun. You can apply for a job at college day-care centers or consider babysitting for families you know.

1. Who are the part-time jobs intended for?

A．College students.	B．Language teachers.
C．Newspaper reporters.	D．Community volunteers.

2. How can one get a job as a tutor?

A．Through different websites.

B．By advertising on newspapers.

C．By submitting the application form.

D．Through in-person interviews.

3. Which of the following suits you most if you are sporty and sociable?

A．Technical support.	B．Tutor.
C．Fitness instructor.	D．Babysitter.

3 . Exploring work possibilities is quite an emotional challenge for people. The desire to simplify the process by focusing on one attractive option, instead of keeping your eyes open for even more possibilities to add to your list, can be very strong. Naturally, we'd rather make a decision and get on with our lives.     1     However, putting off a decision until after you have done your detective work can pay off in ways you can't even imagine now. So, learn to explore work possibilities as though it was a treasure hunt.

Uncertainty is not the only challenge holding you back.     2     You may be unwilling to ask strangers about their work or to ask your colleagues for help because you fear rejection. Or, you may fear failure. Don't let these fears block your search. Remember that one definition of success is ^u doing your very best to realize your dreams. “     3    

There are three ways to learn about work possibilities that you already know exist and to discover more possibilities.

1. The easiest and quickest way is to read career information materials available on the Internet, in newspapers and magazines.

2.     4    They can give you an “ insider's opinion. “ Spend your time with people as constructively as possible by asking about the local situation or other things not covered in print materials.

3. The best way to learn about the work is to “ try it on for size “ by getting some related experience.

    5    That greatly increases your ability to “mix and match” information later on to discover, or even create, work possibilities that would be ideal for you.

A．Identify your own ability.

B．Explore as many options as possible.

C．We wouldn't like to live with uncertainty.

D．The only way you can fail is to do nothing.

E．Talk to people who are knowledgeable about the work.

F．The following is what you should do to explore work possibilities.

G．Fear is most likely the biggest emotional challenge to successful career building.

4 . Interviews are becoming an increasingly common part of the application process for US universities. Since many Chinese applicants are unable to meet admissions officers in person, some rely on phone or video interviews to connect with recruiters. Software like Skype and FaceTime helps students to bridge the distance.     1    

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Before the interview, review your experiences fully and be prepared to explain them in vivid detail. In particular, think about what you’ve done outside of academia. Remind yourself why you would be a strong candidate. To improve your storytelling skills, New Oriental Education recommends you remember the “STARS”. It refers to “situation, tasks, actions, result and self”.     3     What situations did you find yourself in? What tasks were you faced with? How did you react, and what was the outcome?

● Master the art of interviewing electronically.

    4     The right clothes can help put you in the mindset of a professional conversation. Also, remember to smile while you are speaking. Experts from Villanova University say it can help improve the tone of your voice. Still, remember to look into your webcam-not at your monitor during the Skype video interviews, as this will stimulate direct eye contact.

● Be thankful and send a thank-you e-mail.

Make sure to write a thank-you e-mail after you finish the interview and address it specifically to the admissions representative.     5     If there is something about the interview that was helpful to you, let your interviewer know. If you share an interest with your interviewer over a book or a band, make sure you mention it in the e-mail. Send it within 24 hours after the interview while it’s still fresh in your mind and your interviewer’s.

A．Be a good storyteller.

B．Think carefully before the interview.

C．Dress professionally, even for phone interviews.

D．Here are some tips while doing long - distance interviews.

E．Most importantly, the e-mail should be kept short and right to the point.

F．These words can help you highlight the most important parts of your resume.

G．Express your interest in the school and thank your interviewer for meeting with you.

5 . In the US, tornadoes(龙卷风） are responsible for 80 deaths and more than 1,500 injuries each year. Although they happen quite frequently, tornadoes are difficult to predict. Why? Tornadoes develop from storms, but only some storms are likely to become tornadoes. Scientists don’t know where and when a storm will touch the ground and turn into a tornado. Today, the warning time for a tornado is usually just 13 minutes.

Time Samaras is a storm chaser. His job is to find tornados and follow them.When he gets close to a tornado, he puts a special tool called a turtle probe on the ground. This tool measures things like a tornado’s temperature, humidity (湿度), and wind speed. With this information, Samaras can learn what causes tornadoes to develop. If meteorologists(气象学家) understand this, they can warn people about tornadoes sooner and save lives.

How does Samaras hunt tornadoes? It’s not easy. First, he has to find one Tornadoes are too small to see using weather satellites. So Samaras can’t rely on these tools to find a tornado. Instead, he waits for tornadoes to develop. Every May and June, Samaras drivers about 40,000 kilometers across an area known as ToknownTornado Alley, looking and hoping to spot a tornado.

Once Samaras sees a tornado, the chase begins. But a tornado is hard to follow. Some tornadoes change direction several times—for example,moving east and then west and then east again. When Sanaras finally gets near a tonrnado, he puts the turtle probe on the ground. Being this close to a tornado is terrifying. Debris (碎片) is flying in the air . Then wind is blowing at high speed. He must get away quickly.

The work is risky, even for a skilled chaser like Samaras. But danger won’t stop his hunt for the perfect storm.

1. What do we know about tornadoes?

A．They can be predicted by satellites.	B．They usually come down in winter
C．The warning time for them is very short .	D．They often develop into storms.

2. A turtle probe is used to                 .

A．predict tornadoes	B．collect information about tornadoes
C．chase tornadoes	D．decrease the power of tornadoes

3. The third paragraph is mainly about                 .

A．how tornadoes develop	B．how the turtle probe works
C．how powerful Tornado Alley is	D．how Samaras chases a tornado

4. According to the text ,the job of a tornado chaser is                 .

A．difficult and dangerous	B．stressful and troublesome
C．mysterious and interesting	D．exciting and popular

6 . Housekeeping Services - A responsible, professional，experienced housekeeper is needed to take care of all cleaning details of a local business in Angwin. This person will be needed 2 or 3 times per week for about 8 hours per day. Please send an email for additional information and be ready to provide resume and work history. Driver’s license and the ability to lift at least 50 pounds are required. Pay will be $20-$25 per hour. To contact them，email recruitingangwin@gmail.com.

Caregiver Position-Looking for a caregiver to help with a 91-year-old woman who lives in Calistoga. She speaks both English and Spanish, but Spanish is her preference. She sleeps quite a bit during the day so there is time to do housework. She cannot be left alone because she is a fall risk. She walks with a walker on her own. Please call 925-785-8500 if interested.

Worship Music Leader -- First Presbyterian Church (FPC) in Napa is looking for someone who will select songs and use media for church services on Sundays. Applicants must be able to commit 8-10 hours per week for service and meetings as well as being available every Sunday from 9:00am to 12:00 pm. The pay is about $18 an hour. Detailed job information will be posted on the Payroll Office’s window. If interested，send your cover letter and resume to David Stoker at david@fpcnapa.org.

Catering Company Oak Avenue is a most successful catering company in St. Helena searching for enthusiastic people to join their talented team of chefs and service professionals. Hours are flexible and positions are available for ambitious chefs，bakers，service helpers，and captains. Please send a brief cover letter and resume to Maritza@oakavenuecatering.com or call 707-963-9278 for more information.

1. To work as a housekeeper, one needs to .

A．be a local in Angwin	B．be able to speak two languages
C．work about 8 hours per week	D．be able to drive

2. Why does the 91-year-old woman need to be accompanied?

A．She cannot walk by herself.	B．She has a poor memory.
C．She is likely to fall down.	D．She has difficulty in sleeping.

3. Which is the contact number or email address for those who want to become great bakers?

A．707-963-9278	B．925-785-8500
C．david@fpcnapa.org	D．recruitingangwin@gmail.com

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1. Which address should you email at if you want to be a support worker？

A．careers@golden-care.com	B．info@wowee.com
C．info@top-model-agency.uk	D．jobs@coffeebeans.co.uk

2. A writer working for Wowee Magazine can ______ .

A．bring a parent

B．get a free uniform

C．choose working hours

D．receive free tickets to events

3. What can we learn about the jobs from the job postings？

A．The model opportunity is only meant for adults.

B．There is no need to be trained as a support worker.

C．Employees at Coffee Beans have few management opportunities.

D．Applicants to Wowee Magazine should be sociable and enthusiastic.

8 . My brother Stanley died last January from cancer，and I spent a lot of time with him in hospital over his last few months. I witnessed the care he received and，at the time，I thought it was poor. It shocked and hurt me.

While Stanley was sick，I was a medical student. I therefore put a lot of time and energy in the medical profession. It gave me an insider's view of the care Stanley received，when most people spending time with a very sick loved one only have an outside view. However，as I see now it made me judge the care that his doctors and nurses gave him too harshly(严厉的).

We experienced long waits in emergency departments，and doctors were unsure of the details of Stanley's case. We waited around for doctors to arrive，but they seldom turned up. But worst of all was Stanley's senior doctor. Near the end，he announced coldly that there was nothing left to try. “All the choices have been used，"he said. And with that，he left，never to be seen again.

All this affected the way I thought about my studies. Did I want to work in a field where people treated patients as if they were numbers on a chart？After Stanley died，I finished my studies and graduated with all the rest of students in my year. They went on to get jobs in hospitals，while I took a year out. I simply couldn't face working in medicine.

Finally，I applied for and got a position as a cancer doctor in a busy clinic in a big city. Now I was a cancer doctor myself，and I often had to tell patients bad news. It is a terribly difficult thing to inform someone that they have a serious illness. I also found that I couldn't always answer patients' questions. They would want to know whether they could be cured，or how long they would live，but it wasn't always possible to say.

It was then that I understood what difficult job health providers do. It made me think back to my experiences with doctors and nurses when Stanley was sick. Perhaps what I had thought was unprofessionalism(不专业)or coldness was just a reflection of the demanding nature of the work.

I began to see my patients as Stanley，and myself no longer as his sister，but one of his caregivers.

Now I was in their shoes-the people who spend every day caring for others.

I still miss Stanley horribly，but at least now the anger has gone.

1. Why did the author feel upset in hospital？

A．Because it was too late to cure her brother.

B．Because the treatment was too painful for the author to bear.

C．Because she couldn't help the doctors with her medical knowledge.

D．Because the care given to her brother was far below her expectations.

2. The underlined word "it” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A．the insider's view of the care	B．the care her brother received
C．the author's medical profession	D．the author's long stay in hospital

3. The author changed her opinion after she_______.

A．suffered a serious illness

B．met Stanley's doctors again

C．communicated with her classmates

D．experienced caring for cancer patients directly

4. What did the author do after he brother died?

A．She put in efforts o save patients.

B．She gave up her study in medicine.

C．She applied for a job in a big city immediately.

D．She took a year out and then got a job in a clinic.

5. The author wrote this passage in order to______.

A．give advice on how to be a professional doctor

B．explain how her attitude to being a caregiver changed.

C．tell the young people the importance of being a doctor.

D．share how she became a doctor   after her brother's death

9 . For most of her life, Suanne Laqueur’s passion for storytelling was shown on the dance floor.

Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother’s dance studio in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, for years. But when her mother was ready to retire and an opportunity opened for Laqueur to take over the studio, she realized she had no interest in taking on the business side of her art: “Owning a studio is a lot of work—financially, logistically. I love the teaching, the choreographing(编舞), the staging, but I didn’t want to own it.”

Yet Laqueur’s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a self-published author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Self-publishing as a way of sharing her first completed novel with friends and family. During the process, she realized that following her true passion—telling stories through writing—made the business of the art worthwhile, and owning that business meant she could direct her writing career however she chose.

Starting with her second self-published novel, she began investing more time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid off. Since 2014, Laqueur, now 49, has self-published six novels, which collectively have hundreds of ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize.

“You have to write the most truthful story to you, and I think self-publishing allows that freedom,’ she says. “If you work with traditional publishing, it’s more about what’s marketable, There are trade-offs, which everyone will tell you, but by self-publishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I’m cool with that.”

1. From Paragraph 2，we can learn that Laqueur _______.

A．was a part-time writer when she was young

B．didn’t like teaching dancing in fact

C．wanted to own a publishing house

D．was interested in running her mother’s studio

2. What made Laqueur change her attitude to business?

A．Her mother’s persuasion.	B．The desire to make money
C．Self-publishing her novels.	D．Her own passion toward art.

3. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “stole the show” in Paragraph 4?

A．became a failure.	B．was shown to people.
C．got all the attention.	D．was accidentally stolen.

4. What can be inferred from what Laqueur’s said?

A．Self-publishing will replace traditional publishing.

B．She will never use traditional publishing.

C．Traditional publishing only focuses on the market.

D．She enjoys the way of self-publishing.

10 . What’s the point of studying? It’s something you might ask yourself if you’re studying for a degree and you’re struggling to complete homework or in an exam, especially if your friends seem to be out having a good time, or are working and earning lots of money.

Many of us choose to go to university as a first step towards a good career but sometimes that career is to go to university as a first step towards a good career but sometimes that career is hard to achieve and graduates end up doing something they are overqualified for. With the increasing costs of university, students begin to ask themselves whether a degree path is the best route into a career, There is a need for much better career advice and guidance into employment in addition to university education.

But other new research says that a degree will in the long run, earn you more. However there are differences in your earning potential. Dr Jack Britton says that “graduates of the 24 Russell Group universities earn an average of £33,500 after five years - about 40% more than those who studied at other universities.”

However, it has found it’s not just the location but other factors that can play a part in what you can earn, such as the subject a student chooses to study. It discovered that five years after graduation, the income gap between students who studied the subjects that attract the highest and lowest salaries can be considerable. Graduates in subjects such as law, medicine, dentistry as well, tend to do well. And as they progress, the pay gap between these careers and others, such as the creative arts, widens. There are factors too that influence what you might earn: Five years after graduation, men earn on average 14% more than women. Also, a student’s social background can have an effect, with those from better-off household much more likely to go to university and particularly a good one.

But if you still feel university doesn’t deliver the best opportunities then there are encouraging words from Alistair Jarvis, head of universities UK, who told BBC News that “Employs are demanding more graduates and graduates are half as likely to be unemployed as likely to be unemployed as non-graduates. There are many good graduate outcomes coming from universities” So may all that studying is worth it-after all ‘no pain, no gain’!

1. Why do students start to question whether to go to university or not?

A．Because of the heavy studying burden.

B．Because they can’t get a degree after graduation.

C．Because they don’t need a degree for their career.

D．Because of the increasing costs of university.

2. Which major may most probably lead to a lower-earning career?

A．Medicine.	B．Law.
C．Creative arts.	D．Dentistry.

3. Which of the following is most likely to be fired according to Alistair Jarvis?

A．Graduates.	B．Non-graduates.
C．Doctors.	D．Employers.

4. What can be inferred from this passage?

A．Russell Group universities are top ones.

B．Most students go to university to get a good career.

C．One’s location has no effect on his income.

D．Graduates often have more academic qualifications than required for a particular job.