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 _____.

A. make your interviewer angry
B. please your interviewer
C. leave an impression on the interviewer
D. leave the interviewer indifferent to you

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

A. affect the interviewer's opinion of them
B. lead to the offer of a job
C. enable them to express themselves fully
D. help to create a favorable image of themselves

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

A. try to obtain the job
B. reject the job first
C. qualify yourself for the job
D. see if it is a job you want

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

A. obedient
B. hostile
C. pleasing
D. agreeable

5. "hang loose" in last paragraph means to _____.

A. stay calm and relaxed
B. become weak and passive
C. take charge
D. sit back comfortably

     If you walked past the supermarket, you would find many foods that have been treated 1_____ (kill) any
harmful germs that might have been in them. Milk is a good example. Raw milk-that is, milk just as it comes
from the cow-may be 2_____ (safe) to drink. But 3_____ the milk is heated and then cooled, the harmful
germs are killed. The man 4_____ discovered this way of treating milk was a Frenchman by the name of
Louis Pasteur.
     In the supermarket you would also find many frozen foods-frozen fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. As
techniques for 5_____ (freeze) food are being improved, more frozen foods are appearing on the market,
and more people are buying them. Fruits and vegetable to be sold in the supermarket are often frozen the
moment 6_____ are picked. The 7_____ fruits and vegetable are frozen, the better. 8_____ machines are
often taken into the fields where 9_____ food grows, so that little time is lost 10_____ picking and freezing.

     Advertising informs consumers about new products available on the market. It gives us information
about everything from shampoo to tooth-paste to computers and cars. But there is one series problem
with this. The "information" is actually very often "misinformation". It tells us the products, benefits but
hides their disadvantages. Advertising not only leads us to buy things that we don't need and can't afford,
but it also confuses our sense of reality.
     Advertisers use many methods to get us to buy their products. One of their most successful methods
is to make us feel dissatisfied with ourselves and our imperfect lives. Advertisements show us who we
aren't and what we don't have. "Why don't I have any dates (约会)?" a good-looking girl sadly asks in a
commercial. "Here," replies her roommate, "Try Zoom tooth-paste!" Of course she tried it, and immediately
the whole football team falls in love with her. "That's a stupid commercial," we might say. But we still buy
Zoom tooth-paste out of fear of being unpopular and having no friends.
     If fear is the negative motive (动机) for buying a product, then wanting a good self-image is the positive
reason for choosing it. Each of us has a mental picture of the kind of person we would like to be. For
example, a modern young woman might like to think that she looks like a beautiful movie star. A middle-aged
man might want to see himself as a strong, attractive athlete. Advertisers know this. They write specific ads
to make certain groups of people choose their products.
     Advertisers get psychologists to study the way consumers think and their reasons for choosing one brand
instead of another. These experts tell advertisers about the motives of fear and self-image. They also inform
them about recent studies with colors and words. They have found that certain colors on the package of an
attractive product will cause people to reach out and take that package instead of buying an identical (同一的、
相等的) product with different colors.
     Many people believe that advertising does not affect them. They like to think they make wise choices.
Unfortunately, they probably don't realize the powerful effect of advertising. They may not clearly understand
that advertisers spend billions of dollars each year in aggressive (强有力的) competition for our money, and
they are extremely successful.

1. Advertising _____.

A. gives us valuable information about new products
B. misinforms us
C. doesn't influence us very much
D. doesn't always tell us everything about a product

2. "A modern young woman might like to think that she looks like a beautiful movie star" That means _____.

A. a modern young woman wants to be as attractive as possible
B. every modern young woman wants to act in movies
C. most modern women think that they are beautiful
D. modern woman are not always satisfied with themselves

3. Advertisers _____ to make us buy their products.

A. offer very low prices
B. get information from psychologists
C. use similar method
D. need to use better detergent (洗涤剂) and shampoo

4. Psychologists tell advertisers _____.

A. which brands of tooth-paste to produce
B. to stop influencing shoppers
C. about people's motives for buying
D. how much money to spend on television

     Many of us are thought to be creative. 1_____ Don't worry, if you are one of the latter group. Just take
the following tips.
     First of all, learn how to set your imagination free. Be creative and inventive and think beyond what
everyone already knows. Remember that creativity is not looking at what everybody is looking at, but seeing
what no one else sees. 2_____ Creativity is seeing possibilities that others see as problems. You see, real
intelligence is the creative use of knowledge, not only the gathering of facts.
     The second thing to do is see the picture of what you are aiming for. 3_____ Seeing what your end product
will look like will give you the ability to break it down easily.
     Thirdly, develop the right principles to get there. 4_____ This is where many people get bored, because
always following those principles can indeed be hard. 5_____ Bear these tips in mind and they will lead you
to success.

A. Good principles are the key to success.
B. Using your brain creatively has never been easier.
C. You may have to learn from others for school or for work.
D. But some others may find it hard to come up with good ideas.
E. When you see the pictures very clearly, you can work on it, bit by bit.
F. It also sees stepping stones while others see stumbling blocks (绊脚石).
G. Do what others can't do and follow them to help you do what others can't.

     Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people
think 1._____ matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth
order means. Some people say that oldest children, 2._____ are smart and strong-willed, are very likely
 3._____ (succeed). The reason 4._____ this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and
give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for 5._____ same reason. What happens to the
6._____ children in the family? Middle children don't get so much attention, so they don't feel that important.
If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, 7._____,
often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite 
8._____ (difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn't take many
chances in 9._____ lives. They usually 10._____ (follow) orders. Rules didn't mean as much to later children
in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.

以下是各个电视节目的简介：
A. Wild World-this exciting show takes you around the world to places of unimaginable natural beauty and
     danger. Learn more about our world and see animals as they live in nature.
     Time: Friday 8.30－9.30 pm
B. Sports Sunday-learn what's happening in the world of sport. See how your team performed, find out who
     is playing and watch interviews with all your favourite sports stars.
     Time: Sunday 1-5 pm
C. The Music Man-John Rogers is a musician by day but a secret superhero crime fighter by night in this
     long-running television action drama.
     Time: Weekdays 3.00－4.00 pm
D. Lateline-All the latest news and opinions from around the world. If you want to know where there is
     trouble in the world or the reasons behind the global economic crisis,join our team of award winning
     journalists.
     Time: Weekdays 9-10 pm
E. Entertainment This Week-Covers the world of entertainment. Hear this week's number one song, watch
     the newest movie reviews and listen to all the latest gossip about the stars.
     Time: Saturday 6 pm
F. Pop Star-Hundreds of young and (sometimes) talented performers sing the latest songs and compete to
     see who will become the nation's newest Pop Star.
     Time: Thursday 7.30 pm

以下是每个人的情况介绍，请匹配每个人与其拟选择的电视节目：
(     )1. Sarah O'connor. Sarah is trying to decide where she will spend her summer vacation. She has a
            number of different places in mind but is worried about terrorism and her safety so she doesn't
            want to go anywhere that is dangerous or may become dangerous soon.
(     )2. John Smith. John loves football and as a senior company manager needs to know the latest economic
            news. He seldom gets home before 10 o'clock at night during the week so he likes to relax in front
            of TV on the weekend.
(     )3. Robert Wise. Robert is a fan of action. He loves to watch exciting TV shows whether they are fictional
           or real. He usually only has time to watch TV on weekday evenings as he works during the day and on
           weekends he likes to go hiking and camping.
(     )4. Joan Johnson. Joan is a housewife who sometimes feels bored at home so she enjoys watching exciting
            TV shows. When the kids are home on the weekends and after school she never gets a chance to
            watch TV as they want to watch the shows they like.
(     )5. Bill West. Bill is a music fan and a musician. He is always trying to hear the newest and most popular
           songs and learn more about his competitors. He is usually free after he finishes work at 5 pm except
           on weekends when he plays with his musical group in a local club.

     There are many theme parks in the world. Disneyland is one of them. You can not only step into a
magical world but also can 1._____ your dreams there. As time goes by, Disneyland has become one
of the most attractive parks worldwide. 2._____, where there is a Disneyland, tourism is surely increasing.
Dollywood is a most famous cultural theme park in the USA and the park's 3._____ is its main attraction.
People come here to enjoy the wonderful country music played by famous music groups indoors or
4._____.
     England's Camelot Park is a place where you can experience many ancient days and great deeds of
English knights and ladies. Also you will learn how people worked on their farms in ancient 5._____.
     In short, wherever you go, you will find a theme park for you.

     What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?
     Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an "Official
Taste Tester" for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers (生产者) to be sure of a product's quality.
During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving (批准, 同意) large quantities of the sweet ice
cream-as well as for developing over 75 flavors. (味道)
     Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No-
there's more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or
food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this "cool" field.
     In the typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses (评估) 60 ice- cream samples (样品). He
lets the ice cream warm up to about 12 'F. Harrison explains, "You get more flavors from warmer ice cream,
which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup."
     While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance.
"Testing begins with the eyes," he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself,
"Does the product have the colour expected from that flavor?" Next it's time to taste!
     Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream
each day keeps Harrison busy but happy-working at one cool job

1. What is John Harrison's job?

A. An official
B. An ice-cream taster
C. A chemist
D. An ice-cream manufacturer

2. According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the "cool field", it is helpful to _____.  

A. keep a diary out of work
B. have a degree in related subjects
C. have new ideas every day
D. find new flavors each day

3. What does Harrison do first when tasting ice cream?

A. he stirs the ice cream
B. he examines the colour of the ice cream
C. he tastes the flavor of the ice cream
D. he lets the ice cream warm up

4. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?

A. Tasting with Eyes
B. Flavors of Ice Cream
C. John Harrison's Life
D. One cool Job

     Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follow? You are not alone.
     Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the
weight that comes along with these delicious foods.
     With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but
not to eat too much. You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions
may be of some help to you.
     *Don't miss meals. Before you leave home for a feast, have a small, low-fat snack. This may help to keep
you from getting too excited before delicious foods.
     *Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables.
     *A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full.
     *Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
     *Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.
     *Choose lean meat. Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
     *If you have a sweet tooth, try mints (薄荷) and fruits. They don't have fat content as cream and chocolate. 
     *Don't let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20 minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess
calories.

1. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may _____.

A. bring weight problems
B. bring you much trouble in your life
C. make you worried about your foods
D. make you hate delicious foods

2. In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you'd better _____.

A. drink much water and have vegetables only
B. not eat too much food in high fat
C. not accept invitations to feasts
D. turn away from delicious foods

3. According to the passage, _____ is a necessary part to stop you from putting on weight.

A. vegetables
B. water
C. calorie of energy
D. physical exercise

4. Many people can't help putting on weight after the holidays because they _____.

A. can't control themselves
B. go to too many feasts
C. enjoy delicious foods
D. can't help turning away from the foods