68. The word “prospective” is closest in meaning to 　　　　.

A. ambiguous　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reasonable

C. ambitious　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. potential

67. Which of the following statements is true?

A. There is nothing we can do to find a good job nowadays

B. To find out what jobs are available is totally impossible

C. To find a job is much more difficult than before

D. The education you receive has nothing to do with job-hunting

66. The underlined words＂．．．people who die wondering, “What if?” refer to “those ___”

A. who think too much of the dark side of life

B. who regret giving up their career halfway

C. who think a lot without making a decision

D. who are full of imagination even upon death

D

Not so long ago almost student who successfully completed a university degree could find a good career quite easily. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs.

Job seekers first have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes, or the relative importance to themselves of such matters as money, security, leadership and caring for others.

The second stage is to study the opportunities available for employment.

Job application forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or spelling errors.

When graduates are asked to attend for interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about the prospective employer. Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also obviously important. Interviewees should try to give positive and helpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they are unsure about. This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable answer.

It is true that it is hard to find a good job. But there will always be good career opportunities for people with ability, skills and determination; the secret to securing good jobs in to be one of them.

65. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

A. He wasn’t able to produce a single book.

B. He hadn’t seen a change for the better.

C. He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.

D. He found his dream would never come true.

64. What can be concluded from the passage?

A.Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

B. Writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.

C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.(隔离)

D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

63. The passage is meant to _______.

A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

C. show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to be after wealth and fame

D. encourage young people to be after a writer career

62. The author wrote the article to tell us

A. the number of Taiwanese students going to universities had been increasing year after year

B. more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland

C. education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan

D. Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field

C

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “ being a writer” and “ writing”. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a computer. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “ not want to be a writer.”

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a free writer, I had no promise at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used computer and felt a real writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I know I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? 　I would keep putting my dream to the test--- even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

61. The main idea of paragraph 4 is 　　　　　.

A. law in the Chinese mainland is pleasant to learn

B. Taiwanese companies are coming to the Chinese mainland because the law there is perfect

C. more Taiwanese companies’ coming to the mainland makes it better to learn laws

D. the mainland is short of lawyers for the Taiwanese companies

60. Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children　　　　　　　　　 .

A. could receive better education

B. could learn more about the policy there

C. could do better in their business operations later

D. could make mode friends there

59.　 More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because　　　　 .

A. Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

B. the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

C. what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future

D. there are many famous universities for them to choose