Smart job-seekers need to rid themselves of several standard myths about interviewing before they start looking for a job. What follows is a list of some of these untruths and some tips to help you do your best at your next interview.

Myth 1: The aim of interviewing is to obtain (means “get”) a job offer.

Only half true. The real aim of an interview is to obtain the job you want. That often means rejecting job offers you don’t want! So before you please an employer, be sure you want the job.

Myth 2: Always please the interviewer

Not true. Try to please yourself. Of course, don’t be hostile—nobody wants to hire someone disagreeable. But there is plainly a muddle ground between being too ingratiating（逢迎）and being hostile.

Myth 3: Try to control the interview

Nobody “controls” an interview. When someone tries to control us, we resent（憎恨）it. When we try to control others, they resent us. Remember you can’t control what an employer thinks of you, just as he can’t control what you think of him. So he is ready to give and take when being interviewed; never control the interview.

Myth 4: Never interrupt the interviewer

Study the style of the effective conversationalists: they interrupt and are interrupted! An exciting conversation always makes us feel free—free to interrupt, to disagree, to agree enthusiastically. Just hang loose. Try being yourself for a change. Employers will either like or dislike you, but at least you’ll have made an impression. Leaving an employer indifferent（冷漠的）is the worst impression you can make.

1.To be your natural self in a job interview will__________.

2.     For job seekers, efforts to control the interview are likely to __________.

3.The most important thing to keep in mind when being interviewed for a job is to _________.

4.The right attitude to a job interviewer is to be _________.

5.     “hang loose” in last paragraph means to _________.

Seven Health Facts about Coffee
When you’re considering your morning coffee, here are some health facts to keep in mind:
1. Coffee Reduces Your Risk of Diabetes (糖尿病)
In a 2005 review of nine studies, researchers found that for those that drank four to six cups of coffee per day, versus only two or fewer, their risk for Type 2 diabetes decreased by almost 30 percent. The number decreased by 35 percent when people drank more than six cups per day. And if you’re picturing yourself running around the office with your eyes bugging out of your head, no worries because caffeinated and decaffeinated coffees provided much the same results.
2. Coffee Fights Free Radicals (自由基)
We often forget that coffee is actually a plant and like all plant foods, the coffee bean contains more than 1,000 naturally occurring substances called phytochemicals, which may help prevent disease. Many of these phytochemicals are antioxidants which protect the cells from damage from free radicals.
3. Coffee Improves Memory and Cognition
Researchers reported that volunteers who drank caffeinated coffee in the morning performed better than nondrinkers on tests that involved learning new information. Coffee can also improve cognitive function as we age. One study found that combining coffee with a sweet treat had an even bigger impact.
4. Coffee Can Increase Osteoporosis (骨质疏松)
It’s true that coffee can cause the body to excrete calcium in urine. We don’t want the body to rid itself of calcium because this can lead to osteoporosis. According to The Diet Channel, about five milligrams of calcium is lost per every six ounces of coffee consumed. But these calcium losses can be counter balanced with two tablespoons of milk or yogurt per cup of coffee.
5. Coffee Causes Wrinkles
Even though coffee has antioxidants, if you drink too much of it, it can cause wrinkling of the skin. This is a result of dehydration (脱水) which is the worst thing for your skin. So when you’re drinking that morning cup or two, make sure that you’re pairing it with water. Even better, add one tablespoon of chia seeds to your water and let them sit for 30 minutes. The chia seeds keep you even more hydrated than regular water.
6. Coffee Can Actually Cause Weight Gain
The blood sugar changes that a caffeine high produces can contribute enormously to a strong desire for it, according to iVillage. Coffee is also socially connected to food. For example, we pair coffee with dessert or that morning powdered doughnut. Additionally, when we crash from our caffeine high that’s when we reach for all sorts of fatty snacks to keep us going.
7. Conventional Coffee Is Laden with Pesticides (杀虫剂)
The coffee plant is one of the most heavily sprayed crops. It’s coated with chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides, nothing you’d want to be swallowing. If you do drink coffee, make sure that it’s the organic variety, free from assorted chemicals that leech into our ground water and can make us sick down the road.
If you switch to decaffeinated coffee, make sure the caffeine (咖啡因) is removed in a natural way without the use of chemicals to do it. Often times, conventional decaffeinated coffee has more chemicals than regular.
【小题1】   If you want to decrease the risk of diabetes by 35%, you need to take at least _____ cups of     coffee every day.

Seven Health Facts about Coffee

When you’re considering your morning coffee, here are some health facts to keep in mind:

1. Coffee Reduces Your Risk of Diabetes (糖尿病)

In a 2005 review of nine studies, researchers found that for those that drank four to six cups of coffee per day, versus only two or fewer, their risk for Type 2 diabetes decreased by almost 30 percent. The number decreased by 35 percent when people drank more than six cups per day. And if you’re picturing yourself running around the office with your eyes bugging out of your head, no worries because caffeinated and decaffeinated coffees provided much the same results.

2. Coffee Fights Free Radicals (自由基)

We often forget that coffee is actually a plant and like all plant foods, the coffee bean contains more than 1,000 naturally occurring substances called phytochemicals, which may help prevent disease. Many of these phytochemicals are antioxidants which protect the cells from damage from free radicals.

3. Coffee Improves Memory and Cognition

Researchers reported that volunteers who drank caffeinated coffee in the morning performed better than nondrinkers on tests that involved learning new information. Coffee can also improve cognitive function as we age. One study found that combining coffee with a sweet treat had an even bigger impact.

4. Coffee Can Increase Osteoporosis (骨质疏松)

It’s true that coffee can cause the body to excrete calcium in urine. We don’t want the body to rid itself of calcium because this can lead to osteoporosis. According to The Diet Channel, about five milligrams of calcium is lost per every six ounces of coffee consumed. But these calcium losses can be counter balanced with two tablespoons of milk or yogurt per cup of coffee.

5. Coffee Causes Wrinkles

Even though coffee has antioxidants, if you drink too much of it, it can cause wrinkling of the skin. This is a result of dehydration (脱水) which is the worst thing for your skin. So when you’re drinking that morning cup or two, make sure that you’re pairing it with water. Even better, add one tablespoon of chia seeds to your water and let them sit for 30 minutes. The chia seeds keep you even more hydrated than regular water.

6. Coffee Can Actually Cause Weight Gain

The blood sugar changes that a caffeine high produces can contribute enormously to a strong desire for it, according to iVillage. Coffee is also socially connected to food. For example, we pair coffee with dessert or that morning powdered doughnut. Additionally, when we crash from our caffeine high that’s when we reach for all sorts of fatty snacks to keep us going.

7. Conventional Coffee Is Laden with Pesticides (杀虫剂)

The coffee plant is one of the most heavily sprayed crops. It’s coated with chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides, nothing you’d want to be swallowing. If you do drink coffee, make sure that it’s the organic variety, free from assorted chemicals that leech into our ground water and can make us sick down the road.

If you switch to decaffeinated coffee, make sure the caffeine (咖啡因) is removed in a natural way without the use of chemicals to do it. Often times, conventional decaffeinated coffee has more chemicals than regular.

1.   If you want to decrease the risk of diabetes by 35%, you need to take at least _____ cups of     coffee every day.

2.If you are a heavy drinker of coffee, a far better way to avoid wrinkling of your skin is to drink water _____.

3.   Which of the following statements is wrong?

4.   The author has a/an _____ attitude towards drinking of coffee.

What causes traffic jams? Too many cars, right? No! Some Brits are now saying that traffic lights are to blame for much of the congestion (拥塞). They suggest that traffic lights be removed at busy crossroads.

      The Conservatives suggest that white lines, signs and traffic lights be removed from Britain's high streets. They believe people are a better judge of when it's safe to go, not a traffic light programmed by an absent regulator(调整器).

      A report from the Institute of Economic Affairs argues that abolishing traffic signals would decrease congestion, reduce exhaust emissions (尾气排放) and improve safety.

      The report said that removing lights should also prevent other bad behavior caused by signals, such as speeding up to catch a green light or rushing to avoid red lights. It would also avoid the wasted time when drivers have to sit at a red light even if no one is using the green.

     The idea may sound strange, but it's not new. Seven cities in Europe are experimenting with no-lights roads.

     Drachten in the Netherlands has got rid of 16 of its traffic light crossings and changed the other two to roundabouts under a "shared space" project. At crossings, cyclists dutifully raise their arm when they want to make a turn, and drivers follow a first-arrival, first-through approach and communicate by hand signs, nods and waving.

     The result? Typical journey time has been cut in half, and accidents and congestion have mostly disappeared. It works well because it's dangerous. The driver has to be responsible for his or her own risk.

     "I am used to it now," said Speanstra, a citizen of Drachtan, "You drive more slowly and carefully, but somehow you seem to get around town quicker. "

     Owen Paterson, UK's Shadow Transport Minister, visited Drachten. He said Britain should learn from the model. "The idea is to create space where there is mild anxiety among everyone so they all behave cautiously. No one thunders along at 30mph on a high street thinking that they have priority(优先权)."

     The model is being tested in London's Kensington neighborhood.

1. Why do some people suggest removing traffic lights from Britain's high streets?

   A. There are too many cars in the street waiting for the green light.

   B. Traffic lights are programmed by absent regulators, not by human beings.

   C. Exhaust emissions go beyond the normal limit, which leads to safety problem.

   D. People are a better judge of when it's safe to go than a programmed signal

2. What effect is not mentioned in this passage by abolishing traffic signals?

   A. Congestion to be decreased.                 B. Less traffic to be seen on the street.

   C. Traffic Safety to be improved                       D. Exhaust emissions to be reduced.

3. "First-arrival, first-through" in this passage means that ________.

    A. the first to cross the crossroad is to be in charge of the traffic

    B. the first to come to a crossroad should let the cyclists go first

    C. the first to come to a crossroad has the priority to go through first

    D. cyclists would dutifully take turns to direct the drivers to pass when necessary

4. From what Helena Speanstra said, we can see ________.

    A. the "shared space" project in Draehten works quite well

    B. driving in the streets of Draehten is very dangerous

    C. if you want to get around town quicker, you must drive more slowly

    D. getting used to the traffic without traffic lights seems a little bit difficult

5. According to Owen, what works efficiently to make drivers drive carefully?

   A. Learning from the model of Drachten.

   B. Persuading all drivers to worry about traffic accidents.

   C. Everyone having the idea of being cautious when driving.

   D. Limiting the speed of driving under 30mph on a high street.

阅读理解

　　You need to write a letter now and then. To be known by another person-to meet and talk freely on the page----to be close despite (尽管)distance. To express the music of your souls.

　　The first step in writing a letter is to forget guilt (负罪感) of not writing. You don't “owe” anybody a letter. Letters are a gift. Sit for a few minutes with the paper in front of you, and let your friend come to mind. Remember the last time you saw each other and how your friend looked and what you said and what was perhaps unsaid between. When your friend becomes real to you, start to write.

　　Write the solution (称呼) - Dear you - and take a deep breath and plunge in (投入). A simple sentence will do, followed by another. As if you were talking to us. Don't think about grammar, don't worry about form, just give us your news. When you come to the end of one paragraph, just start a new one.

　　Don't tear up the paper and start over again when you write a bad line-try to write your way out of it. Whatever is in your mind, let it find a way to the page. When you come to the end write “Yours ever” or “Hugs and kisses”.

　　You'd better get everything ready in a drawer (抽屉) , such as envelopes , address books and so on, so you can write fast when the pen is hot.

(1) Writing letters is said to be a way to ________ .

[　　]

A．shorten the distance between friends

B．make friends in different places

C．express yourself to others

D．smooth away the guilt he owed to his friends

(2) You can see from between the lines of the second paragraph________ .

[　　]

A．getting rid of the guilt is very important before writing a letter

B．many people have to write letters because of feeling guilty of not writing

C．letters are an expression of feeling guilty

D．letter writers are usually feeling guilty

(3) ________ is the first step.

[　　]

A．Thinking of the past days and meeting with your friends

B．Preparing some envelopes and papers in the drawer

C．Thinking what your friends are

D．Thinking what to begin with

(4) In writing a letter ________ the key to the writing of letters.

[　　]

A．letting your thoughts flow on is

B．thinking of long sentences and fine forms is

C．solutions , not grammar are

D．careful arrangements of your thoughts are

(5) Getting everything ready beforehand (事先)________ .

[　　]

A．is the first important thing in writing a letter

B．is said to be of great help for you to write very fast

C．will be troublesome during the course of writing

D．will not break your thoughts