I decided early in my college years that I wanted to experience living abroad before entering in the real world. During my senior year, while most of my friends were interviewing for “real world” jobs, I was investigating how I could go work in a different country. At that early stage of my inquiry I was pretty open about where to go and what kind of work to undertake. My desire to live abroad was so strong that I was willing to do anything anywhere.
Soon I learned about BUNAC, a program that seemed to be designed precisely for student with such interests. BUNAC offers work visas ( 签证 ) for students or recent graduates to work overseas. Of the six countries available, I chose England because of the language and opportunities for employment.
Two months after I graduated from college I went to Britain. I traveled throughout Europe for six weeks before arriving in London. I got to London on August 24, 1997 with a work visa, but no job or place to live. I have to admit it was pretty scary! The day after I arrived, I experienced my first British holiday --- a Bank Holiday, a national holiday that everything is closed for the day. It wasn’t until my third day that I visited the BUNAC office and I learned all about living and working in Britain, paying taxes, getting health insurance, traveling around Britain, finding accommodations and most importantly, finding a job. I was most scared about finding a job since my financial resources were running low and I needed to get my pay soon.
It turned out that finding a job was not so difficult. The BUNAC program is very well known in London and many employers participate in the program. As a result there are many employers in many different fields to choose from. My job search began when I chose three different business employers and faxed them my resume (简历). That first week I had three interviews. I accepted my first offer working for Merrill Lynch International Bank. The Merrill Lynch office I worked at was in a beautiful, old building located two blocks from Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work interesting.
It was easy to adjust to life in London. And there is so much to see that after six months exploring I probably covered only half of what I intended.
1. When the author studied at college she decided _________.
A. to enter the “real world” after graduation
B. to go and work in a foreign country
C. to settle in a different country
D. to find a job in the home country
2.The author chose England because ______.
A. it is a beautiful country and people there are nice
B. England is spoken there and it is easy to find a job
C. it is in Europe, not far from her own country
D. the BUNAC office is located there
3. After the author arrived in London, what worried her most was ________.
A. getting a job B. buying health insurance
C. traveling around Britain D. finding a place to live
4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. A Trip to Britain B. What I Want to Be
C. Living in a Different Country D. My Work Experience
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.
The universities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or social ___50___ resulting from the research findings.
The true function of a university is that it keeps the ___51___ between knowledge and the real life. It unites the students with ordinary life in a ___52___ way. The university passes on information, but it ___53___ the information imaginatively. Imagination is the driving force for the society’s future development. Students’ imagination is the very ___54___ every university should protect and encourage. A university which ___55___ to do so has no reason for existence. With imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities. It’s no longer a ___56___ on students’ memory. It’s food for thought and ___57___ for creative inventions.
Imagination is not ___58___ knowledge. Instead, it is a way leading to more knowledge. It works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about the knowledge. In the exploration, new knowledge ___59___. Imagination enables men to construct a new vision of the world and it adds ___60___ to life through endless possibilities. Imaginative people are restless all along.
Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power of imagination can ___61___ change the world. Besides, it should also be made clear that imagination won’t be most effective without necessary experience. The problem of the current world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience ___62___ those who are experienced have weak imaginations. The ___63___ left for the universities is to hold together these two factors for the whole human race to ___64___ greater development and happiness.
1. A. problem B. development C. life D. inquiry
2. A. connection B. attraction C. difference D. tradition
3. A. technical B. difficult C. creative D. basic
4. A. supposes B. conveys C. expects D. weighs
5. A. spirit B. goods C. message D. theory
6. A. tries B. pretends C. fails D. means
7.. A. burden B. treasure C. schedule D. science
8.A. result B. material C. cost D. figure
9. A. superior to B. familiar with C. separate from D. strict with
10. A. takes shape B. steps in C. sets off D. speeds up
11. A. proof B. excitement C. greed D. seed
12. A. temporarily B. carefully C. reluctantly D. finally
13. A. because B. unless C. while D. until
14.A. sympathy B. solution C. condition D. purpose
15. A. require B. fix C. imagine D. achieve
Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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A. exchange B. constant C. involve D. spend E. traditional F. offer G. strength H. familiar I. engage J. element |
We，in the world of fast growth, are now witnessing the appearance of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge. Physical ___1___, raw materials, and money are no longer the key factors in the creation of wealth. Now, the vital ___2___ in our economy is knowledge. Tomorrow’s wealth depends on the development and ___3___ of knowledge. And individuals entering the workforce ___4___ their knowledge, not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn. Knowledge workers ___5___ in mind work. They deal with symbols: words, figures, and data.
What does all this mean for you? As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be communicating information. Currently, many jobs ___6___ some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future.
In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in __7___ training to get new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies. You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, easy promotions, and even the ___8___ workplace, which you are __9___ with now. Don’t expect the companies will provide you with a clear career path. And don’t wait for someone to “encourage” you. You have to encourage yourself.
It may take a while _____ you find a hobby that truly interests yourself, so
don’t give up.
A. that B. before C. unless D. since
European countries, ______ crisis is at hand, are providing great
encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.
A. to realize B. realized C. have realized D. realizing
The web allows people to create web sites ______ they can pour out their
deepest thoughts, desires and motivations to thousands or even millions of perfect
strangers.
A. that B. in which C. through which D. as
