Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?” 1..
There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time 2.. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad （少年） offered to take his place. 3..
This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself. If the lad had gone home to ponder （考虑） his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well. Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）.When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. 4.. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.
A. It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.
B. People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.
C. it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers.
D. Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.
E. But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.
F. He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.
Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of person's intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
1.Which of these sentences best describes the writer’s point in Paragraph 1?
A.To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.
B.Intelligence is developed by the environment.
C.Some people are born clever and others born stupid.
D.Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.
2.It is suggested in this passage that_______.
A.close relation usually have similar intelligence
B.unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligence
C.the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligence
D.people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees of intelligence
3.The phrase “at random”(Line3, para.2) means _______ .
A.purposely B.frequently
C.aimlessly D.independently
4.The best title for this article would be_______.
A.What Dose Intelligence Mean ?
B.On Intelligence
C.We Are Born with Intelligence
D.Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence
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1.If you would like to have some vegetable beef, what may be your choice?
A.French Slam
. B.Chicken Fried Steak.
C.Sandwich with Salad or Soup. D.The Super Bird.
2.If one wants to attend a business lunch in London at 12:00, the latest train that he should take at Oxford leaves at ______.
A.09:48 B.10:35
C.11:15 D.11:45
3.The chart shows that from 2008 to 2013, ______.
A.the percentage of the Spanish families with a laptop rose 60 points
B.the percentage of the White families with a laptop remained unchanged
C.the number of the Black families with a laptop was on the decrease
D.the number of the Asian families with a laptop showed the sharpest increase
A famous foreign company in China wanted to employ a secretary for its public relation department.
A beautiful girl with a master degree became a winning candidate （候选人） through the competition. At its last stage she faced an oral test together with another girl who was her equal not only in good looks but also in education standard, The girl we talk about was confident in herself and successful in the oral test It seemed that she would get the chance. The examiner told her on behalf of（代表） the company that she could come to office of the company next Monday as a new employee. At last he asked her, “Have you anything else to say?” Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl was quite at a loss, saying with hesitation, “I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer.” Surprised, the examiner said calmly, “In that case, let’s wait till you are ready.”
The next day the girl came to tell that her parents agreed to her beginning work next Monday. But the examiner said regretfully, “Sorry, the job position is filled by another suitable candidate. You had better have a try in another place.” The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation and was told, “What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind.”
That was how a good opportunity slipped away right under the nose of a beautiful girl.
1.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.the other girl who failed at the last oral test was most likely to get the job.
B.other girls chosen in next test held the company.
C.the company lost its best employee.
D.the examiner was surprised at his first choice.
2.What did the examiner value most?
A.One’s beautiful looks. B.One’s independence.
C.One’s young age. D.One’s knowledge.
3.Why did the beautiful girl want to ask her parents for advice?
A.She knew what to do.
B.She hadn’t expected the examiner would ask such a question.
C.She couldn’t answer the question.
D.Her parents would scold（责备） her if she agreed without their permission.
4.The best title of this passage probably is ______.
A.Make your Decision Quickly B.Seize your Chance in Time
C.Have your Own Judgment D.Hesitation Leads to Failure
I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned a seat by the teacher, I always _________ to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this _________ after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher _________ I should try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy idea because I didn’t have a good sense of _________, nor did I have the team ability to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “going for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Taking the _________ to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game. Sometimes I’d get _________ and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. _________, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to _________ learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the _________ and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and exciting. Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my __________ confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process— friends who __________ my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my improved self-confidence comes more __________ from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “__________” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call __________ to myself, to raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent __________ I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
1.A.admitted B.chose C.forbidden D.affected
2.A.reflected B.remained C.changed D.ruined
3.A.admitted B.objected C.suggested D.considered
4.A.balance B.exercise C.angle D.expression
5.A.signal B.impression C.courage D.hesitation
6.A.confused B.bored C.assisted D.frightened
7.A.Effectively B.Regularly C.Historically D.Luckily
8.A.glance at B.concentrate on C.apply for D.have access to
9.A.rules B.structures C.remarks D.gestures
10.A.preference to B.overuse of C.lack of D.expert in
11.A.maintained B.included C.preferred D.respected
12.A.stress B.praise C.wonder D.sigh
13.A.sealing B.lasting C.attracting D.hiding
14.A.attention B.authority C.hostility D.damage
15.A.rude B.normal C.likely D.sure
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Different background shouldn’t mean less education, Fifty years ago, in a primary school classroom, two boys aged 11 took an examination called the 11-plus, 1. would make decisions about the rest of their lives. Paul passed and went to a “grammar school”. Baz failed the examination and went to a “secondary modern school”. They did not see each other again for years,
Many grammar schools 2. （establish） hundreds of years ago to teach the Latin language to children who were not from rich families. They encouraged students 3. （study） until they were 18 and then to go to university. Secondary modern school students left at 16, usually with fewer qualifications than grammar school students. Baz says the secondary modern school had 4.（few） resources and the quality of teaching was not as good.
Things have changed. In the 1960 s and the 1970s “comprehensive schools” were created. Today, 90 percent children aged 11 to 16 from the same area to the same school without 5. （take） any entry examination.
The British often disagrees about the best way 6. （educate） their children. Many people say that comprehensive schools help more children to succeed because they provide everybody 7. similar opportunities in a fairer way. Another view, though, is that more intelligent children, especially 8. from poor homes are better supported at grammar schools. Now, the government plans to open new grammar schools 9. almost two million children will go to the same type of school that Paul attended.
And Paul and Baz? Aged 60, they met again and compared what had happened to them. After university, Paul was qualified as a teacher 10. Baz went to work in a factory at 16 and later became an engineer. In fact, Baz had a much higher salary than Paul— so perhaps life is fair after all.
