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It often happens that a number of applicants with almost the same qualifications（资格）and experience all apply for the same position．In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates（候选人）．How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview．
There are many arguments for and against the interview as a way of selection．The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision．As often as not, employers do not choose the best candidate．They choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them．Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a good assessment of each candidate's likely performance．The main argument in favor of the interview is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate's ability, but with his or her suitable personality for the particular work situation．Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional mistakes from their secretary if she has a pleasant personality．
It is perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess （评估）the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the things that are hard to measure, such as personality, character and social ability．Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well．There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well,．but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees．Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful （自夸的 ）,direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be either very shy or over-confident．They either talk too little or never stop talking．They are either over polite or a bit rude．
1．People argue over the interview mainly because they have____．
A．different purposes in the interview B．different experiences in interviews
C．different standards of selection D．different ways of selection
2．The underlined word "subjective" means "based on one's____rather than facts" ．
A．personality B．character C．opinion D．ability
3．The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate____．
A．a link between success in interview and personality
B．connections between work abilities and personality
C．differences in interview experience
D．differences in personal behavior
4．What is the author's attitude towards the interview?
A．He thinks it is a good way of selection B．He doesn't quite agree with it．
C．He is neither for nor against it． D．It is not clear．
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Once a neighbor stole one of Washington's horses. Washington went 1 a police office to the neighbor's farm 2 the horse, but the 3 refused to give the horse up; he said 4 it was his horse.
Washington placed 5 of his hands over the eyes of the horse and 6 to the neighbor.
“If this is your horse, 7 you must tell us 8 eye he is blind.”
“In the right 9 !”the neighbor said.
Washington took his 10 from the right eye of the horse and 11 the police officer that the horse was not blind in the 12 eye.
“Oh, I have made a 13 ,”said the neighbor . “He is 14 in the left eye.”
Washington then showed that 15 was not blind in the left eye 16 .
“I have made 17 mistake,” said the neighbor.
“Yes,” said the police officer, “and you have 18 that the horse does not belong 19 you. You must 20 it to Mr. Washington.”
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Three foreign gentlemen came up to a busstop in London.About five minutes later the bus which they waited for came along.They prepared to get on it.Suddenly there was a noise behind them.People rushed on to the bus and tried to push them out of the way.Someone shouted at them.The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and embarrassed.No one had told them about the British custom of waiting for a bus so that the first who arrives at the busstop is the first person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country is not enough.One should know as much as possible about the manners and customs of different countries.You’ll be surprised how different they can be from your own.For example，in India，people consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table.In many places you might see a person shaking his head at another to express he is disagreeing，but in Bulgaria a shake of the head means “Yes” and a nod means “No”．In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting talking to someone，but in Thailand，it is considered impolite.
Knowing about the customs of different countries is not only useful but also important to everyone.
41．Knowing about the manners and customs of different countries________.
A．are as important as learning their nation languages
B．is as important as learning their languages
C．is not so important as learning their language
D．is much more important than learning their language
42．Someone shouted at the three gentlemen just because________.
A．they were foreigners
B．they didn’t line up for their turn
C．they got the wrong bus
D．they didn’t buy tickets
43．Passing food at table________in India.
A．with your right hand is impolite
B．with your both hands is good manners
C．with your left hand is polite
D．with your left hand is not a polite way
44．Nodding one’s head at another expresses________in Bulgaria.
A．disagreement B．agreement
C．politeness D．impoliteness
45．The passage tells us that one should know about______of different countries.
A．either the languages or the customs
B．neither the language nor the customs
C．not only the languages but also the customs
D．the languages on the customs
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George Banks was a clever journalist． He worked for a good newspaper, and he liked arguing with anybody, and about anything． Sometimes the people whom he argued with were as clever as he was, but often they were not．
He did not mind arguing with stupid people at all: he knew that he could never persuade them to agree, because they could never really understand what he was saying, and the stupider they were, the surer they were that they were right, but he often found that stupid people said very amusing things．
At the end of one argument which George had with one of these less clever people, the man said something which George has always remembered and which has always amused him． It was, “Well, sir, you should never forget this: there are always three answers to every question, your answer, my answer, and the correct answer．”
56．George liked arguing ．
A． neither with anybody nor about anything
B． either with anybody or anything
C．not with anybody but about anything
D． not only with anybody but also about anything
57．The people whom George often argued with were ．
A．those who were cleverer than him
B． those who were stupider than him
C．both such clever people as he and those who were not
D．only the clever people
58．George thought the stupider they were, the surer they were that they were right
because ．
A．the stupider they were, the less knowledge they had
B． they were not worth arguing
C． stupid people often said very amusing things
D． clever people were always right
59．According to one of these less clever people's words, “there are always three answers
to every question, …” meant ．
A． George's answer was right
B． the man's answer was right
C． George's and the man's answers were not right
D． there was not a right answer
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Once a neighbour stole one of Washington's horses, Washington went 1 a police office to the neighbour's farm 2 the horse, but the 3 refused to give the horse up; he said 4 it was his horse .
Washington placed 5 of his hands over the eyes of the horse and 6 to the neighbour.
“If this is your horse, 7 you must tell us 8 eye he is blind.”
“In the right 9 !” the neighbour said.
Washington took his 10 from the right eye of the horse and 11 the police officer that the horse was not blind in the 12 eye .
“Oh, I have made a 13 ,” said the neighbour. “He is 14 in the left eye.”
Washington then showed that 15 was not blind in the left eye 16 .
“I have made 17 mistake,” said the neighbour.
“Yes,” said the police officer, “and you have 18 that the horse does not belong 19 you. You must 20 it to Mr. Washington.”
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