If you are an employee then you want your boss to take your ideas, and if you are on a job hunting then you want to find a good position. So in reality, marketing really leads to sale. So marketing yourself means you are simply “selling” yourself!

The common problem in marketing yourself is that most people think that it is unpleasant to market themselves. They think that marketing concerns only to a business. Of course, this is absolutely not true. People who want to attain the success they desire must promote themselves.

Marketing yourself is a useful tool. The better you market yourself, the more opportunities you will have. Marketing yourself does not really mean telling every person how beautiful and wonderful you are. It means letting your prospective employer know that you exist or you can do something better.

There are actually several different ways of marketing yourself. But there are only two primary ways that you carry out. The first is to find ways to reach out to others and the second is to construct ways in order for the people to find you and make connection with you.

To reach out and touch the lives of others, you have to be a good person and a good employee. In that way your good reputation will follow naturally. Have a brief and concise message that you can share with others. When you market yourself, you tell people who you are and what you can do for others. Plan well and practice your message.

In constructing ways for the people to notice and make connection with you, you must be open to them. Communication is a great opportunity to make an impact especially when you market yourself. You also communicate by what you are wearing. Know the appropriate dress code and have plenty of time to decide what you will wear. Just remember to make a great first impression!

【1】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Marketing yourself is a business.

B. The subject of marketing yourself.

C. The ways of marketing yourself.

D. The problems of marketing yourself.

【2】According to the passage, as to marketing themselves, most people tend to feel ______.

A. confident B. cheerful

C. terrible D. appropriate

【3】In order to market yourself well, you can do these things EXCEPT ______.

A. be open to others B. praise yourself

C. wear appropriately D. have a brief and clear message

【4】From the passage, we can infer that people good at marketing themselves must be______.

A. communicative B. humorous

C. hardworking D. beautiful

A. He prefers to walk. B. She is not a good driver.

C. She has got drunk.

【题目】假如你是王伟，上周末你和家人参观了北京的颐和园。请根据提示给你的美国朋友Mike写一封电子邮件，介绍你的旅游经历。内容主要包括：
1). 出发时间：上周六早上7点；
2). 准备物品：零食、衣服、照相机、雨伞等；
3). 交通方式：乘公交；
4). 主要活动：游览昆明湖、佛香阁(Tower of Buddhist Incense)、17孔桥(17-Arch Bridge)和石坊(Stone Archway)等景点，并拍照；
5). 你的感受。
注意:1).词数100左右（开头语已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2). 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
I am writing to tell you about my trip last weekend. My family and I went to the Summer Palace for a holiday.
Yours,
Wang Wei

【题目】语法填空
One day Mary was busy working in her office in London she received an E-mail from her friend Joan. In Joan's e-mail, she persuaded Mary ( look) for a flat in London for her. As she had (little) money at her command than before, the flat had to be cheap, but it had to be modern, with elevators and gas lines. It had to be in the (east) part of London, with petrol and subway stations nearby. Though Mary found it difficult to find such a flat, she still went (care) from one block(街区) to another, looking for a flat would meet（满足） Joan's requirements. Having tried too many times, Mary met her boss and politely asked him advice. It was the first time that she (talk) with his boss about her personal problems. It happened that the boss just had such a flat for rent, so they quickly reached agreement(协议). But to her surprise, when she e-mailed Joan, telling her the good news, Joan said that she had changed(she) mind—she was not returning to London.

【1】What is the winter of the area like?

A. Seldom below 38 degrees.

B. Seldom below freezing point.

C. Seldom above 32 degrees.

【2】Why does the man want the weather to get colder?

A. He wants to sell more blankets.

B. He would like to play on the ice.

C. He has never seen ice on the ground before.

【题目】完成句子（用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空）
（1）Some people try to knock me down, only to make me more fierce, more protective, more (determine) to do better.
（2）Facial(express) carry meanings that are determined by situations and relationships.
（3）The coins are (extreme) popular and a lot of collectors wait patiently for 12 years.
（4）It seems (fair) on him to make him pay for everything.
（5）He is (self) and he is ready to help others.

◆ 1. Travel and the Zika virus

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◆ 3. Notice for flights departing the European Union, Norway and Switzerland

EU Regulation 261/2004 requires airlines to provide the following notice: If you are not allowed to board or if your flight is cancelled or delayed for at least two hours, ask at the check-in counter or boarding gate for the form, stating your rights, particularly about compensation and assistance.

【1】Travelers have to pay additional fees when they want to .

A．change their reservation

B．change travel date

C．receive their refund

D． change to a dearer route

【2】What do we know from Notice 2?

A．Security check possibly takes time in the USA.

B．Security checkpoints are not available.

C．Security check wastes a long time.

D．Pre-check can easily be done online.

【3】Compensation can be asked for when .

A．passengers refuse to board the plane

B．passengers’ trip is cancelled in advance

C．passengers’ flight is delayed at least two hours

D．passengers miss their flight due to traffic jam

注意：每句只有一处错误多改不计分。

Eric and Sophie were neighbors. One day they were play together. Eric has a collection of marbles(弹珠) while Sophie had some sweets with him. Eric told Sophie what he would give her all his marble in exchange for her sweets. Sophie agreed. Eric kept the biggest and most beautiful marble aside and gave rest to Sophie. Sophie gave all her sweets for him as she had been promised. That night, Sophie slept peaceful. But Eric couldn't sleep as he kept wonder if Sophie had hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden his best marble.

【1】Why wouldn’t the woman forgive the man at first?

A. He said something against her seriously.

B. He said something bad about her publicly.

C. He said something wrong about her.

【2】How does the man relieve the woman’s anger?

A. By explaining the reason to her.

B. By making up excuse to her.

C. By repeating his praises for her.

【3】What will the woman probably do next?

A. Blame the man. B. Say sorry to Marissa.

C. Confirm the man’s remark.

【1】Weather e________ can be hurricanes, typhoons or rainy periods.

【2】Joe said he had not discussed the matter with Iris. F_______, he had not even contacted her.

【3】Lions in Africa normally p______ on zebra and giraffe.

【4】With temperature rising, polar ice will m_______ at a faster rate.

【5】In tropical grasslands, the dry season is very dry indeed, with s______ drought conditions existing for most of the time.

【6】Height above sea level is one of the ______ (因素)that affect climate.

【7】________(过度放牧) animals can cause misuse of the land.

【8】It is not wise to sacrifice environmental protection to ______ (促进)economic growth.

【9】Tall grass is the main ______ (植被) cover throughout the tropical grasslands.

【10】The soils are _______ (贫瘠的)in tropical grasslands due to all the nutrients being washed down through the soil during the rainy season.