—— Do you know our town at all?
—— No, this is the first time that I ____ here.
A. have come B. was
C. came D. am coming
The manager insisted that the work ____ finished by the end of this month.
A. should be B. will be
C. must be D. ought to be
—— My son has won the singing competition.
——_________.
A. Thank you B. Congratulations
C.You are right D. Good luck
The impression you make at the beginning of an interview（面试）is very important. Employers often decide to hire someone in the first three minutes of the interview. They judge you by your appearance, attitude and manners (礼貌).
A friendly smile when you walk into the room is important.. 1.
When you introduce yourself, make eye contact (接触) with the interviewer. ___2.__ Others don’t.
Try to be as natural as possible. 3. The way you sit, walk, gesture, use your voice and show feelings on your face is all part of your body language. It makes the interviewer know how you feel about yourself and the situation you are in.
4. If you don’t understand a question, ask the interviewer to repeat or explain.
Almost everyone is nervous in a job interview. Interviewers know that. 5. But they expect you to try to control your nervousness. They expect you to show confidence in your ability to do the job.
At the end of the interview, thank the interviewer for her or his time.
A. Some interviewers offer a handshake.
B. They don’t expect you to be totally calm and relaxed.
C. But pay attention to your body language.
D. All of the employers are very serious.
E. A smile shows a confident and positive (积极的) attitude.
F. Listen to questions carefully.
G. Don’t interrupt the interviewer.
It is common and usual to see people freak out when they face challenges in their life. We all pass in different life problems and challenges. No one is free of life problems. Only a dead man faces no problem. As long as you are alive, challenges are everywhere.
How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building blocks of your personality. They make you who you are. Besides, whether what happened in your life builds or destructs you depends on how you look at it. If you take your problems as troubles, they will be troubles and may cause destruction. If you take them as constructive tools, you are going to be built up on them.
Problems are everywhere. No one can avoid them. And they are good too. They open up a different look and opportunity if you are willing to see. When you face troubles, do not frustrate or freak out. Just cool yourself to think in a different direction. Think in a positive way. Every problem has its own good as well as bad sides. Focus on the good one. Look at the bright side.
Besides, there is always a good person, perhaps your mom or dad, or one of your friends, right beside you, who can turn everything into your best if you are willing to turn to them. No matter what happens, they will be there to help you. Trust them and they will never let you down. All you need to know is that you are loved wherever you are.
1.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “freak out” in Paragraph 1?
A. feel shy. B. stay calm.
C. keep silent. D. feel upset.
2.In Paragraph 2, the writer implies(暗指) that ______.
A. problems cause troubles
B. attitude is everything
C. challenges can be avoided
D. personalities are built on failures
3. What’s the writer’s purpose to write the passage?
A. to encourage. B. to compare.
C. to prove. D. to explain.
4.What can be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Avoid Problems
B. Challenges Are Everywhere
C. Face Your Challenges Bravely
D. You Are Loved Wherever You Are
Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard(芥末),but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, “What are you crying about, Robert?” “I’m thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago,” was his reply.
After a while, Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks, too. And his friend asked him why.
“I wonder why your father hadn’t been hanged before he got married!”
1.Robert didn’t tell Peter it was some mustard in the bowl because .
A. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake.
B. he didn’t know his friend hated it.
C. he thought his friend knew what it was.
D. he thought his friend was interested in it.
2.What do Peter’s last words mean?
A. Robert’s father would be hanged earlier.
B. It was wrong to play a joke on a friend.
C. He must give his friend a lesson.
D. His friend wouldn’t be born.
3.The writer mainly wants to tell us________ in this passage.
A. not to trust your friend.
B. a joke
C. not to mistake mustard for Ice cream.
D. it’s wrong to lie to friends
