Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. ________that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.
“Finding a job" is not _________ as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not __________ for it. Sometimes "chance" may __________ a more important part than “decision".
Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs __________ you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important _________ what kind of person you are, which special qualities ________ you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference ______ an interest and a skill. If you like_______ and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can _______ a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a ________.
Then ask yourself a question, "In the following three areas -- skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your ________skill?"
After _______ your skills, the next step is research. To ______ as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends ______ 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.
1.A. It's saying B. It's say C. It is said D. It says
2.A. same B. as same C. so good D. the same
3.A. suitable B. fitted C. able D. like
4.A. take B. play C. have D. choose
5.A. which B. what C. if D. whether
6.A. feel B. realize C. to feel D. to realize
7.A. helps B. makes C. make D. help
8.A. both B. between C. from D. either
9.A. art B. music C. sports D. acting
10.A. ride B. feed C. draw D. treat
11.A. success B. skill C. hobby D. fact
12.A. good B. the best C. better D. best
13.A. examine B. have examined C. examining D. examined
14.A. find out B. look out C. find D. look at
15.
A. what do they think of
B. how do they think of
C. what they think of
D. how they think of
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story _____their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a _____children’s book. Either the writer has aimed too _____, so that children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, ____ the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books should be _____very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy the _____who hears the story and the adult who_____ it. Unfortunately(不幸的是), there are in fact few books like this,_____ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not _____ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as _____of children’s literature were in fact written for ________ ― “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often _____ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a _____ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative way, or have a look at the most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop _____ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so _____that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise(妥协)over the bedtime story.
1.A. to B. in C. with D. around
2.A. short B. long C. bad D. good
3.A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult
4.A. and B. but C. or D. so
5.A. both B. neither C. either D. very
6.A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher
7.A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads
8.A. but B. however C. so D. because
9.A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast
10.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works
11.A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children
12.A. are B. show C. find D. add
13.A. school B. home C. office D. library
14.A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring
15.A. same B. friendly C. different D. common
The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy（同情）as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid for the drive and then, using her hands to _______the seats, settled （安顿）in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of _____ Susan’s husband Mark watched her fall into hopelessness and he decided to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to ______to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too afraid of getting around the city by herself. Mark_______ to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could_______ it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark went with Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to depend on her other ____, specifically her hearing, to decide where she was.
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she held her husband tightly, her eyes filled with tears of thankfulness. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their_______ ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was________it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure envy（嫉妒）you.” Surprisingly, Susan asked the driver_______.
“You know, every morning for the ______ week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building_______,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness ran down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than ____. That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
1.A. touch B. choose C. count D. feel
2.A. weakness B. sickness C. darkness D. sadness
3.A. return B. keep C. belong D. stick
4.A. volunteered B. continued C. promised D. afforded
5.A. try B. manage C. control D. follow
6.A. feelings B. parts C. senses D. skills
7.A. opposite B. separate C. fixed D. normal
8.A. passing B. doing C. taking D. getting
9.A. what B. how C. why D. where
10.A. next B. same C. first D. past
11.A. quickly B. silently C. happily D. safely
12.A. courage B. direction C. sight D. service
These days, it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no interest in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have _____ more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to get _____ ready(准备) for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost become bookworms(书呆子). In the past, in the summer holidays，they could do ___ they liked, but now they have to ______ all their time preparing(准备) . So______have kept them away from going in for sports.
Because of the pressure from _____ parents and teachers, they_______to work harder and spend most of their time _______books. As for the students themselves, they don't want to fail the lessons because they want to further their studies(深造). So it is necessary to give_______of their spare(空闲的) time to their studies and give up their school sports.
It's true a good education cannot go without physical training, the same is true, a quick mind hardly goes along with a ______ body. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, how can you make great success in life?
1.A. a little B. still C. much D. rather
2.A. himself B. themself C. themselves D. you
3.A. some thing B. something C. everything D. nothing
4.A. give B. spend C. take D. cost
5.A. teachers B. parents C. studies D. holidays
6.A. his B. one's C. their D. other's
7.A. try B. hope C. have D. enjoy
8.A. in B. at C. to D. on
9.A. few B. any C. all D. none
10.A. strong B. heavy C. weak D. ill
These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have _______ into computer game houses in order to get more _______. These places are always crowded with people.
In the computer game houses, people _______ a lot of money matching on the machines. It’s _______ for one to beat a computer, but one can get ahead after trying again and again. People want to win when they play computer games. The more they _______, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t live _______ it.
They result is that some people don’t want to _______ and take days off to play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are _______. They couldn’t set their mind on their lessons. When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their schools. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. Some of them are not ________to get the money. So they steal others’ money and become bad.
Computer game addiction (上瘾) is a serous problem in our life. Something has to be done to ________ it.
1.A. got B. became C. changed D. gone
2.A. boys B. money C. computers D. houses
3.A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay
4.A. time B. easy C. good D. hard
5.A. lose B. make C. pay D. miss
6.A. with B. for C. without D. by
7.A. live B. play C. win D. work
8.A. even worse B. changed C. better D. well
9.A. happy enough B. enough lucky C. enough happy D. lucky enough
10.A. close B. keep C. develop D. stop
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提 示 词 语 :write，translate，friend，help，teamwork，better
提 示 问 题 :1. What achievement have you made?
2. How did you make it?
3. What have you learnt from the experience?
