What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.

Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work.. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.

Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic(认错的) about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.

67．What is the passage mainly about?

A．The importance of working hard at school.

B．Choosing a career according to one’s strengths.

C．How to face one’s weakness.     D．The value of school work.

68. The writer thinks that a student have a part-time job is probably ___.

A. a good way to find out his weak points   B. one of the best ways of earning extra money

C. of great use for his work in the future    D. a waste of time he could have spent on study

69．From the passage we learn that if a student’s school performance is not good, he _______.

A．should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities

B．will be regretful about his bad results

C．may also do well in his future work    D．should restart his study in school

70. The underlined phrase “be all thumbs” (in Para 3) probably means “_______”.

A. be clumsy at doing things               B. be skillful in doing things

C. be not interested in certain things        D. be easily bored in doing things

Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

上海世博会组织机构正在招募世博期间园区范围内的志愿者，种类分为：参观服务协助员 (assistant guider)；新闻报导协助员 (assistant news reporter)；交通管理协助员 (assistant traffic manager )；礼宾接待协助员 (assistant receptionist)。

假如你是王跃华，请写一封信给世博会组织机构，申请参加一项志愿者服务，并根据你的性格、爱好、兴趣或特长，谈谈你申请该项志愿者服务的理由，以及在此期间你打算做些什么。

The prices of houses ______ because the demand of them become more and more great.

         A. are rising               B. rise                                   C. had risen               D. have been risen

The entry point tissue in the very front of eye functions as the window ______ all light has to pass on its way.

A. which                       B. that                             C. across which         D. through which

European countries, ______ crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.

A. to realize                       B. realized                 C. have realized                 D. realizing

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分。）并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

---Eric，let’s go and see Jenny after school. I’ll take today’s math test papers to her.

---Good. We can see how well she is getting on and tell her all the answers to the exercises.

----I don’t think we need to tell her all the answers. She won’t be impressed.

----____61_______

---Well, she always likes dealing with math problems by herself.

---Is that so? __62___

---Don’t worry about that. I’m sure that she can work them out.____63____

---Well, that’s true, but have you thought about her absence from school all week because of her illness?

---Yes, I have.___64__

---She is always doing math exercises every time. What’s more, she often asks us what we are studying at school.

----  ___65____.

So I am confident that she can do quite well without our help.

What makes you think so?

If I were you, I would tell her the answers.

After all, she is a very clever girl.

I agree that she is able to solve the problems, but she missed school.

But do you remember what she is doing every time we see her?

What if she has some difficulty doing these exercises?

My house is the one with a red roof on the street. It ____ and you can find it easily.

A. stands up          B. looks out          C. sticks out            D. wipes out

I don’t want to speak to her, but I ______.

  A. do    B. have to   C. have to speak    D. must to

She________ for nearly two hours.

     A. kept talking     B. kept to talk     C. has kept talking   D. kept to talking

He is so careless that he always ______his school things at home.

A.forgets              B.forgot               C.leaves         D.left