My name is Matthew. 1 don't have many _______ because I'm a terrible liar. But there is one huge secret that 1 have _______ for years——I failed my driving test. I had never failed a test before, and had never even come _______ Driving made me anxious, but my parents still _______ up for driving lessons for me. I had gotten a perfect _______ for my written exam, but getting behind the wheel was a different _______
But when October 30th _______ around, my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at my school, _______ the brand new license they'd gotten. Looking back on that special day, I can't _______ if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test, pausing at a stop sign after a few ____________, and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail since my pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. I wasn't __________ that I was leaving without a license, but I was __________ everyone would know my result. So when I got to class, I told everyone I didn't take the __________ on my birthday.
One Friday a month later, I went to the test spot again and __________ Later that night I __________ for the first time by myself, which brought to me an amazing feeling I've never experienced — but still, I couldn't __________ ever telling anyone the truth. So I didn't. It wasn't until midway through college that I came clean.
And I __________ enough courage to speak the __________ out.
Now I realize __________ and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience, without which one couldn't make a __________ man.
1.A.thoughts B.secrets C.suggestions D.feelings
2.A.written B.heard C.discovered D.kept
3.A.late B.naturally C.close D.easily
4.A.signed B.made C.stood D.came
5.A.score B.position C.opportunity D.book
6.A.clue B.story C.character D.face
7.A.went B.moved C.rolled D.ran
8.A.turning in B.hunting for C.giving away D.showing off
9.A.judge B.doubt C.remember D.complain
10.A.seconds B.hours C.days D.weeks
11.A.happy B.upset C.eager D.serious
12.A.surprised B.cautious C.familiar D.scared
13.A.test B.task C.party D.present
14.A.observed B.studied C.passed D.argued
15.A.cried B.drove C.left D.succeeded
16.A.forget B.advise C.enjoy D.imagine
17.A.gathered B.searched C.acquired D.needed
18.A.faith B.rule C.fault D.fact
19.A.purpose B.failure C.sadness D.habit
20.A.shy B.silent C.true D.confident
You probably spend a lot of time preparing for job interviews. But it's not just about being ready with answers to the interviewer's questions. 1. You should come prepared with insightful questions to learn more about the role and to make sure the company is a good fit.
2.
Companies are looking woo (争取) candidates in this job market and want to put their best foot forward—but it's important that you go into the conversation knowing what you are looking for from an employer. Asking what a typical day looks like can give you a helpful sense of the workplace balance and responsibilities.
Ask about career growth and development
3.. But be careful with how you ask this question. You don't want to come off as if you are expecting a promotion before even starting the job. Asking about employee support and development programs can also show how much an employer invests (投资) in employee development.
Ask how to be successful
4., so be sure to ask about it. To help get a sense of what employers will be looking for, try asking something like: "What does success look like for someone in this role?" or "How will my performance be evaluated
Ask autonomous questions
While most interviewers will finish the meeting asking if you have any questions, you don't have to wait for that moment. 5., ask a question to get more details. That not only shows you are listening, but also engaged and want to learn more.
A. Ask what it's like to work there
B. The process is a two-way street
C. If you have some important questions
D. We all want to make a living by working hard
E. If the interviewer says something interesting or vague
F. Knowing how your performance is going to be measured is important
G. We all want to work at a place where we have the opportunity to grow professionally
Yellow is usually the color of happy, joyful emotions. But according to a new study, not all people associate sunshine with good atmosphere.
To find out what factors might play a role, researchers tested a new hypothesis （假设）:What if people's physical surroundings affect their feelings about certain colors? For instance, if someone lived in cold and rainy Finland, would they feel differently about the color yellow from someone who lived near the Sahara Desert? The researchers looked at color-emotion data from an ongoing international survey of 6,625 people in 55 countries. The survey asks participants to rate 12 colors on how closely they are associated with feelings including joy, pride, fear and shame.
The team looked only at the data for yellow, and analyzed how different factors—including hours of sunshine, hours of daylight, and amount of rainfall—lined up with the emotions people reported for the color. The two best predictors of how people felt about yellow were the annual amount of rainfall, and how far they lived from the equator （赤道），the team reports this month in the Journal of Environmental Psychology,
The farther someone lived from the equator, the more likely they were to appreciate some bright colors: In Egypt, the likelihood of yellow being associated with joy was just 5. 7% , whereas in rather cold Finland it was 87. 7% . In the United States, with its moderate climate and amber（黄褐色）waves of grain, people's yellow-joy association levels were between 60% and 70% .
The team also checked whether associations changed with the season---whether, for example, people in a certain country liked yellow more in the winter than they did in the summer. The researchers found that opinions about color remained fairly constant year-round—even when the weather changed, the data on yellow-joy associations were as good as gold.
1.Who did the researchers survey to test the hypothesis?
A.People in Finland.
B.Travelers in the United States.
C.Someone living near the Sahara Desert.
D.Many people from different countries.
2.What may affect the emotions associated with yellow most?
A.Hours of sunshine. B.Hours of daylight.
C.Amount of rainfall. D.Seasons in a year.
3.Who are more likely to appreciate bright colors?
A.People living in warm areas. B.People growing up in Egypt.
C.People growing yellow grains. D.People living far from the equator.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.Yellow is the color of happiness and joy.
B.Researchers did a survey on the color yellow.
C.A study shows the connection between emotion and yellow can vary.
D.Different people have different emotions to the color yellow.
North America's birds are disappearing from the skies at a rate that's shocking even to ornithologists （鸟类学家）.Since the 1970s, the continent has lost 3 billion birds, nearly 30% of the total, and even common birds such as sparrows and blackbirds are in decline, U.S. and Canadian researchers report this week online in Science. The findings raise fears that some familiar species could go the way of the passenger pigeon, a species once so abundant that its extinction in the early 1900s seemed unthinkable.
The results, ever done to North American birds, point to ecosystems in disorder because of habitat loss and other factors, researchers say. Yet ecologist Paul Ehrlich at Stanford University, California sees some hope in this new bad news: “ It might encourage needed action in view of the public interest in our feathered friends. ”
In past decades, Ehrlich and others have recorded the decline of particular bird groups, including migratory songbirds. All together, they studied 529 bird species, about three-quarters of all species in North America, accounting for more than 90% of the entire bird population. Rosenberg and his colleagues report Grassland birds have declined by 53% since 1970—a loss of 700 million adults in the 31 species studied. Habitat loss may be to blame.
The familiar birds that flock by the thousands in suburbs were not exempt（例外）. “There's a decline of the numbers of common birds,” Rosenberg says. His team determined that 19 common species have each lost more than 50 million birds since 1970. Twelve groups, including sparrows, warblers, finches, and blackbirds, were particularly hard hit. Even introduced species that have increased in North America, such as starlings and house sparrows, are losing ground.
1.What is happening to North America's birds?
A.Most of them are dying out. B.Some of them are decreasing.
C.They are disappearing quickly. D.They are raising fears to humans.
2.What does Paul Ehrlich mean?
A.The bad news will bring interest to the birds.
B.The bad news might alarm people to take action.
C.North America's birds need our help.
D.North America's birds suffered great loss.
3.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A.Some common birds are also decreasing.
B.Some birds die from losing their habitat.
C.The research team found some unusual things.
D.The research team studied birds in North America.
4.In which section of a website may this text appear?
A.Environment. B.Health.
C.Education. D.Science.
In 2011, during his freshman year at the University of Maryland, Simon was struck by how much food was thrown away in the college cafeteria. " I was shocked to see someone buy a full sandwich, eat half of it, and throw the other half out," said Simon. "It was not the values I grew up with. " To him, discarded food was a "natural goldmine” he could source to do good.
Four years later, Simon cofounded Imperfect Produce, a subscription-based home-delivery service for discounted “ugly" fruits and vegetables that are perfectly good on the inside, but otherwise rejected from the food supply chain for their looks.
“Up to 20% of the fruits and vegetables grown on farms in America are thrown away because the produce doesn't meet grocery stores" standards," said Simon. "It's often for discoloration, scarring on the surface caused by the fruit rubbing against a tree limb or an atypical shape,” he said. "Sometimes it's the size. " Simon, 29, and Chesler, 27, decided to source this "ugly" produce directly from farms and deliver it to customers for about 30% less than conventional grocery store prices.
"The reason why we created Imperfect Produce as a direct-to-consumer business is because grocery stores didn't want to partner with us,” said Simon. “So we became our own store. " The San Francisco-based service launched in August 2015. Today, Imperfect Produce has more than 200,000 subscribers in 22 cities. The company sources its produce from 250 growers nationwide, and slightly more than half of it is organic. To date, Simon said the service has helped recover 40 million pounds of food from going to waste.
Simon declined to disclose income but said this year's sales are expected to double last year's. The business is not yet profitable, but he hopes to expand the service to 40 cities by the end of 2019 and eventually take the company public at some point.
1.What does the underlined word “discarded” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Wasted. B.Rejected.
C.Disliked. D.Eaten.
2.Why are many fruits and vegetables wasted?
A.They are not tasty. B.They are not nutritious.
C.They are poorly looking. D.They are not good inside.
3.What made Simon create Imperfect Produce as a direct-to-consumer business?
A.High price offered by him.
B.The wish to set up his own business.
C.His desire to offer service to others.
D.Grocery stores" unwillingness to cooperate with him.
4.What can be inferred about Simon?
A.He wants to help the poor.
B.He thinks a lot about the wasted food.
C.He has expanded his service to 40 cities.
D.He expects to make profits from his business.
Looking for somewhere to go during the months of December, January and February? From snow-capped ski resorts to sunny islands, these are the hottest travel destinations to visit this winter.
St. Lucia
Longing for a tropical （热带的）getaway? Set your sights on St. Lucia. With Kayak reporting a 197 percent surge （激增）in interest, this Eastern Caribbean island nation is on the verge of blowing up. Which shouldn't be a shock given that it delivers a mix of volcanic coastline, lush rainforests, dramatic mountains, coral reefs, and high-end resorts. Simply put： whether you're seeking romance or adventure, you'll find it in St. Lucia.
Mexico City, Mexico
With mouth-watering food, fashionable hotels, superb shopping, and tons of historic sites, Mexico City is definitely one to add to your list for the upcoming winter season. Since it's a major international airport, you can usually score flight deals.
New York City
While there's no bad month to experience the Big Apple, the frosty season is particularly magical. Guess that's why New York City ranks among the most searched winter travel destinations, according to Expedia. The most cherished attractions? The ice skating rink（溜冰场）at Rockefeller Center and sledding in Central Park.
Paris
“Many people frequent Paris in spring and summer,” reveals Hudson. “The trade-off for picture-perfect weather? Long lines at museums, plus a Metro chock-full of map-toting tourists. ” Based on Expedia data, the cheapest month to go to Paris is February. Our advice? Pack your most fashionable raincoat and let the winter sadness fade away in the City of Light.
1.Where will you go if you long for a risky trip?
A.St. Lucia. B.Mexico City, Mexico.
C.New York City. D.Paris.
2.What is special about Mexico City?
A.Its weather is always great.
B.It often offers discounted air tickets.
C.It provides magical experience in winter.
D.It is the most searched winter travel destination.
3.What can we learn about Paris?
A.It is a fashionable city.
B.Its climate is quite perfect.
C.Its winter sports are attractive.
D.It is a popular tourist destination in spring.
