James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so    36  that he didn’t know what to do with himself. The person who had gone in   37  him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in, not like James. He felt    38  that she had already got the job. The problem was that he wanted his job so much. It meant everything to him. He had   39  it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself   40  brilliantly(出色地)at the interview and being offered the job immediately. But now here he was feeling    41 . He couldn’t remember all those things he   42  to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and leave. But no – he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t    43  like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very    44   with herself. She smiled sympathetically (同情地)at James. At the moment, James    45  her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you    46 .” James suddenly wished that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs    47  and forehead sweating and wondered he looked as terrified as he felt.

【小题1】
A.healthy B.nervousC.carelessD.confident
【小题2】
A.byB.with C.beforeD.after
【小题3】
A.doubtful B.sure C.angryD.astonished
【小题4】
A.dreamed ofB.learned ofC.thought aboutD.talked about
【小题5】
A.explainingB.performing C.answering D.writing
【小题6】
A.mad B.excitedC.certain D.terrible
【小题7】
A.had planned B.has plannedC.planed D.would plan
【小题8】
A.take backB.put offC.give upD.put down
【小题9】
A.ugly B.pleased C.sad D.pretty
【小题10】
A.noticedB.lovedC.missedD.hated
【小题11】
A.waitB.waitingC.being waitingD.waited
【小题12】
A.shakingB.bending C.brokenD.stopped

At five he was collecting old newspapers to make money.And when he was fifteen he signed his schoolmates up to start a baby-sitting circle(保姆中心).
Now 20,third- year Cambridge University student,Peter Blackburn is the managing director of company with a 30,000 pounds plan.And he thinks he will make more than $15,000 by next summer.
He set up Peter Blackburn Company last year to bring out a new color term-planner(学期计划)that now students all over the UK are using.
“I felt that most of the planners going around were pretty unimaginative,”he says.”I believed that I could do a better job and decided to have a go.”
Blackburn agrees that he is putting far more effort into business than his computer studies course at university.While fellow students are out with their friends,he keeps in touch with his business office in Lancashire by mobile phone.Before he set up the company he spent one holiday preparing a plan that would persuade the bank to lend him money.
“Most students work hard for a good degree because they believe that will help them get a job to support themselves,”he says.”I work hard at my company,because that is what will support me next year,after I leave college.”
Friends believe that Blackburn will make one million pounds within five years.
He is not quite so sure,however.”There is a lot to be done yet,”he says.
【小题1】When he was quite young,Blackburn______.

A.already made a lot of money
B.already had a business brain
C.was already a managing director of a company
D.already set up his own business
【小题2】The underline expression in the fourth paragraph “have a go”means______.
A.give up his job and have a new one
B.leave the company
C.have a try
D.develop my business quickly
【小题3】Which of the following best explains why Blackburn works hard at his company?
A.He wants to do more business practice before he leaves college.
B.He wants to make more money before he leaves college.
C.He wants to get a good job like most students after he leaves college.
D.He depends on the company for his living in the future.
【小题4】Choose the right order of the facts given in the passage.
a.He spent his holiday preparing a plan.
b.He collected newspapers.
c.He set up his own company.
d.He asked the bank for money
e.He set up a baby-sitting circle
A.e,b,c,a,dB.b,e,a,d,cC.b,e,d,a,cD.b,e,c,a,d

The managing editor is usually the person in charge of the day-to-day editorial process of a newspaper. He or she makes sure that the newspaper comes out on time each day and that costs are kept within a budget. He or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff, and serves as the spokesperson for the newspaper. The managing editor may also be involved in story, photo and graphics selection, assignments, laying out pages, and editing copy and writing headlines. 

The news editor is in charge of the news pages of the newspaper. He or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not. The news editor and his or her assistants also lay out pages of the paper.

The copy editor edits wire and local stories and writes headlines. The copy editor is often the last person to see a story before it actually appears in print.

The city editor makes sure that the news in the city is covered and that as many local stories as possible get into each edition. The city editor monitors the local general assignment, beat and specialty reporters.

The state editor supervises reporters who cover communities and areas outside the city but still within the circulation (流通) area of the newspaper.

The national editor supervises reporters in bureaus in cities outside the circulation area of the newspaper. Most newspapers rely on the wire services for national news, but some have correspondents(通信员) who work in other cities and report to the national editor.

1.If you want to apply for a job in a newspaper newsroom, you are likely to be interviewed by _____.

A.the news editor                        B.the national editor

C.the state editor                         D.the managing editor

2.From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A.the managing editor is mainly responsible for laying out pages of the paper

B.the news editor determines which stories are used

C.the copy editor is often the first person to see the story

D.the state editor supervises the local general assignment, beat and specialty reporters

3.The national news is mostly sent to the national editor by all of the following ways EXCEPT _____.

A.by e-mail                              B.by fax

C.by letter                              D.by telephone

4.The underlined word “supervises” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.

A.is in favor of       B.is in honor of       C. is in charge of     D.is in need of

5.What is mainly discussed in this passage?

A.How newspapers are made.

B.People in a newspaper newsroom.

C.How news is collected and edited.

D.People in charge of the newspaper industry.

 

James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so ___36___  that he didn’t know what to do with ___37___.The person who had gone in ___38___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. ___39__ James. He felt __40___ that she had already got the ___41___. The problem was that he wanted this job ___42__. It meant ___43___ to him. He had ___44___ it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___45___ brilliantly at the interview and __46___ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling ___47___ .He couldn’t ___48___ all those things he had  ___49___ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___50___.But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___51__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___52___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James ___53___ her . The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly ___54___ that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs  ___55____ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.

1.

A.healthy

B.nervous

C.careless

D.confident

2.

A.the director

B.the woman

C.himself

D.the situation

3.

A.by

B.with

C.before

D.after

4.

A.Not like

B.So did

C.Do as

D.Do like

5.

A.doubtful

B.sure

C.angry

D.astonishing

6.

A.reward

B.first

C.prize

D.job

7.

A.hopelessly

B.naturally

C.easily

D.so much

8.

A.everything

B.happiness

C.difficulty

D.nothing

9.

A.dreamed of

B.learned of

C.thought about

D.talked about

10.

A.explaining

B.performing

C.answering

D.performed

11.

A.offered

B.asked for

C.being offered

D.being asked for

12.

A.crazy

B.excited

C.probable

D.terrible

13.

A.depend on

B.afford

C.believe in

D.remember

14.

A.kept

B.been taught

C.planned

D.been supplied

15.

A.leave

B.go in

C.prepare

D.practise

16.

A.take back

B.put off

C.give up

D.put down

17.

A.ugly

B.pleased

C.sad

D.pretty

18.

A.noticed

B.loved

C.missed

D.hated

19.

A.thought

B.hoped

C.wished

D.regretted

20.

A.shaking

B.bending

C.walking

D.stopping

 

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