The 28-year-old had spent six years working nights while she gained her university degree during the day. When she finally   16  , she had her eye on a teaching   17   at a nearby primary school. With the help of her friends, she had  18   with the Head.

“I noticed a tiny   19  in one of my stockings earlier.” she recalled. “I thought about   20   them, but I knew I’d be   21   if I did. And by the time I got to the interview，it was bigger. I walked in apologizing for not looking my best.” The would-be teacher didn’t   22   the job. In fact her friends told her that the Head’s only comment was, “If someone doesn’t take the time to   23   her best image at an interview, what kind of   24   is she going to be?”

In job-hunting, personal   25   is very important. After all, you’re selling a product—  26   —to an employer. When going to a job interview, always brush your hair tidily, polish your shoes and above all,   27   yourself properly. It will give you a competitive   28   and a positive first   29 . The above idea was also suggested in a best-seller for jobseekers named Dress for Success.

First impressions are   30   ones. In other words, if you’re viewed positively within the critical first four  31 , the person you’ve met will   32   feel everything you do is positive. Leave the interviewer a bad impression, and often he will guess you have a lot of other   33   characters. In a word, he may not take the time to give you a second   34 . Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about   35   will care about their jobs.

A. determined            B. graduated                 C. succeeded          D. returned

A. post                   B. advertisement           C. assistant            D. competition

A. a word                  B. a promise                 C. an agreement     D. an interview

A. hole                   B. mud                         C. ink                   D. color

A. throwing            B. mending                   C. changing           D. removing

A. foolish                  B. different                   C. late                   D. punctual

A. appreciate              B. get                           C. abandon            D. refuse

A. present                  B. mind                        C. obtain               D. confirm

A. person              B. student                     C. graduate            D. teacher

A. appearance           B. experience                C. ability               D. preparation

A. yourself            B. knowledge             C. skills                 D. advice

A. behave                 B. dress                        C. show                 D. introduce

A. start              B. confidence                C. advantage          D. benefit

A. chance                 B. performance             C. job                   D. impression

A. remaining            B. lasting                      C. useful               D. serious

A. minutes            B. interviewers              C. tests                  D. jobseekers

A. seldom                B. occasionally              C. probably           D. certainly

A. incredible            B. unsatisfactory           C. complicated       D. impolite

A. job                   B. thought                    C. opportunity              D. question

A. students            B. salary                       C. others               D. themselves

 The 28-year-old had spent six years working nights while she gained her university degree during the day. When she finally   16  , she had her eye on a teaching   17   at a nearby primary school. With the help of her friends, she had  18   with the Head.

“I noticed a tiny   19  in one of my stockings earlier.” she recalled. “I thought about   20   them, but I knew I’d be   21   if I did. And by the time I got to the interview，it was bigger. I walked in apologizing for not looking my best.” The would-be teacher didn’t   22   the job. In fact her friends told her that the Head’s only comment was, “If someone doesn’t take the time to   23   her best image at an interview, what kind of   24   is she going to be?”

In job-hunting, personal   25   is very important. After all, you’re selling a product—  26   —to an employer. When going to a job interview, always brush your hair tidily, polish your shoes and above all,   27   yourself properly. It will give you a competitive   28   and a positive first   29 . The above idea was also suggested in a best-seller for jobseekers named Dress for Success.

First impressions are   30   ones. In other words, if you’re viewed positively within the critical first four  31 , the person you’ve met will   32   feel everything you do is positive. Leave the interviewer a bad impression, and often he will guess you have a lot of other   33   characters. In a word, he may not take the time to give you a second   34 . Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about   35   will care about their jobs.

1.A. determined                B. graduated                      C. succeeded            D. returned

2.A. post                        B. advertisement              C. assistant               D. competition

3.A. a word                         B. a promise                       C. an agreement      D. an interview

4.A. hole                         B. mud                                 C. ink                           D. color

5.A. throwing                B. mending                         C. changing               D. removing

6.A. foolish                          B. different                         C. late                         D. punctual

7.A. appreciate                  B. get                                   C. abandon                D. refuse

8.A. present                       B. mind                                C. obtain                    D. confirm

9.A. person                B. student                           C. graduate               D. teacher

10.A. appearance             B. experience                     C. ability                     D. preparation

11.A. yourself               B. knowledge                 C. skills                       D. advice

12.A. behave                      B. dress                               C. show                      D. introduce

13.A. start              B. confidence                     C. advantage            D. benefit

14.A. chance                      B. performance                 C. job                           D. impression

15.A. remaining                 B. lasting                             C. useful                     D. serious

16.A. minutes               B. interviewers                  C. tests                       D. jobseekers

17.A. seldom                      B. occasionally                   C. probably                D. certainly

18.A. incredible                 B. unsatisfactory               C. complicated         D. impolite

19.A. job                         B. thought                           C. opportunity          D. question

20.A. students                       B. salary                              C. others                    D. themselves

Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance.

After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar , and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones—a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources.
  Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."

Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.
  These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people—225 to date—who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. Fight-it.org has raised about $23,000—in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.
  Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar,  one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."
26. Which of the following is true of Christopher Thomas?

A.      He needs to go to the doctor every day.

B.      He studies the leading cause of diabetes

C.      He has a positive attitude to this disease.

D.     He encourages diabetics by writing articles.

27. Diabeitcrockstar.com was created for _________.

   A. diabetics to communicate                 B. volunteers to find jobs

   C. children to amuse themselves              D. rock stars to share resources.

28. According to the text, Kody ______.

A. feel lonely because of his illness              B. benefits from diabeticrockstar.com

C. helps create the online kid’s forums            D. writes children’s stories online

29. What can we learn about Fight It?

A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.     B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.

C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.    D. It owns a well-known medical website.

30. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ______.

A. works full-time in a diabetes charity           B. employs 22 people for his website

C. helps diabetics in his own way                D. ties to find a cure for diabetes

II. Cloze test: 30% (共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分。)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，其后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those  16  where the menu was written on a blackboard. After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table. That was when it  17  : my father did not reach for the check.

 18  continued. Finally I realized that I should pick up check! After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, and after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all  19 . I picked up the check, and my view of myself  20  changed. I was an adult. I was no longer a kid.

Some people mark off their lives in years, and I measure  21  in small events. I did not become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who  22  in the streets called me “Mister”. These events in my life are called “milestones”.

There have been other milestones. The policemen of my youth always seemed big, even  23 , and of course they were older than I was. Then one day they were suddenly  24 . Then the day came when I  25  that all the football players in the game I was  26  were younger than I was. With that milestone  27  was the dream that  __28__ , maybe I, too, could be a football player. Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it.

I never thought that I would  29  in front of the TV set as my father did. Now it is what I do best. I never thought that I would  30  opera, but now the combination of  31  and orchestra attract me. I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties. I feel a strong  32  for a religious belief that I never thought I would want, feel  33  my ancestors long gone, and echo my father in  34  with my son. I still lose…

One day I bought a house. One day --- what a day! I became a  35 , and not long after that I picked up the check for my own father. I thought then it was a milestone for me. One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him too, another milestone.

16. A. restaurants        B. laundries             C. stadiums               D. markets

17. A. came           B. happened                    C. finished               D. arrived

18. A. Memory         B. Work                C. Nothing                D. Conversation

19. A. remained        B. collapsed              C. changed                     D. broken

20. A. suddenly        B slowly                 C. quickly              D. gradually

21. A. theirs           B. yours                 C. mine                D. ours

22. A. stopped         B. smoked                C. fainted              D. wandered

23. A. huge            B. tiny                 C. handsome            D. ugly

24. A. none            B. both                        C. either                       D. neither

25. A. understood       B. imagined                    C. realized              D. recognized

26. A. noticing         B. watching             C. talking with                  D. learning from

27. A. gone            B. missed                      C. appeared             D. changed

28. A. tomorrow        B. someday             C. immediately          D. accidentally

29. A. turn over        B. stand up            C. fall asleep            D. lie down

30. A. hate            B. remember            C. forget               D. appreciate

31. A. voice           B. joy                         C. music               D. art

32. A. sense           B. desire              C. emotion             D. love

33. A. away from     B. sorry for             C. close to              D. fond of

34. A. touch           B. fights                       C. games               D. arguments

35. A. son             B. father                       C. businessman          D. Scientist

It was 11:30 in the evening. A 16 American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama 17 trying(忍受) a pouring rainstorm. Her car had 18 and the moment she badly needed a ride. Wet to the 19 and the moment she decided to flag(挥旗) down the net 20. A young white man stopped to help her- generally unheard 21 in those conflict-filled(充满矛盾、冲突的) 1960s. The man 22 her to safety in his car, and 23 a taxi for her. She 24 to be in a great hurry. She wrote down his 25, thanked him and went away. Several days went by and a 26 came on the man’s door. To his 27, a very big color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was 28 to it. It read,

Dear Sir,

Thanks you so much for aiding 29   colored woman on the freeway the other night. The rain 30 wet all over, not only my clothes 31 my spirits. And at the very moment you 32 along. Because of you, I was 33 to make it to my dying husband’s bedside 34 before he passed away. God bless(保佑) you for helping me and kindly serving 35.

                                                Sincerely,

                                         Mrs. Nat King Cole