Questionnaire Read the questions and answer YES or NO, then you will find out how good you are. 1. When you don’t understand something, you ask questions. 2. You like listening to older people talk about the past. 3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you. 4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people don’t know. 5. You enjoy reading books about famous people. 6. You always see and talk to different people. 7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things. 8. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages. 9. You talk a lot about yourself. 10.Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions. 11.You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever. 12.Your parents don’t understand you, so you don’t talk to them much. SCORE NOW! Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of the first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO. Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose YES. 18—24 You are friendly and open minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You’ll probably succeed in learning all kinds of interesting things. Good for you! 10—16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colourful. 0—8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote, “No man is an island.” This is still true today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you. |
1.If you say “YES” to all these questions, you’ll get ____ points.
A.12 |
B.16 |
C.20 |
D.24 |
2.When you score 22 points, you are ________.
A.shy and nervous |
B.silent and serious |
C.open and friendly |
D.brave and strong |
3.“No man is an island.” in the text probably means that ________.
A.the famous writer was very clever |
B.everything is the same as 400 years ago |
C.you will feel lonely if on an island |
D.you can not live alone in the world |
4.The questions are used to test whether you are willing to ________.
A.learn from others |
B.help other people |
C.do all by yourself |
D.depend on others |
Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. 16 that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choose the right one itself is not easy.
“Finding a job” is not 17 as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not 18 for it. Sometimes “Chance” may 19 a more important part than “decision”.
Here are a few steps to help you think about 20 which you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important 21 what kind of person you are, which special qualities 22 you outstanding (突出的,杰出的) among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference 23 an interest and a skill. If you like 24 and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can 25 a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a 26 .
Then ask yourself a question, “In the following three areas --- skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your 27 skills?
After 28 your skills, the next step is research. To 29 as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends 30 the work they do.
Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.
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— You didn’t sleep well last night, did you?
— , so I feel tired now.
A.Yes, I did |
B.No, I didn’t |
C.Yes, I didn’t |
D.No, I did |
— I’ve never been to the Great Wall, what about you?
— ______. I think it must be very great.
A.I’d like to |
B.I hope I’m able to |
C.Me, too |
D.Me, either |
If I ______ five minutes, I will get everything ready.
A.will give |
B.be given |
C.am given |
D.was given |
Excuse me, could you tell me ________?
A.what is wrong with my car |
B.How will he go to Beijing tomorrow |
C.he has bought that house |
D.Where did he go yesterday |