As the global financial crisis hits the economy, it’s tough finding a job — especially if you’re competing with thousands of other hopeful students. Sometimes you get the interview, but don’t quite seem to land the job because you don’t have related experience. Don’t despair! Here are a few tips that might give you an edge.

1. Get connected to your network and try to expand it. Talk to friends, family and acquaintances. Let everyone know you are looking for a job.

2. Prepare your resume (个人简历) carefully and be sure it’s perfect. Have someone else read it over for typos (打字错误) and grammatical errors. Get professional help. It’s worth the money to present yourself well. If money is tight, read books on resume writing from your public library or search for free help on the Internet.

3. When you apply for a job, be sure you have the skills listed on the posting. If you get an interview, be sure to describe those skills thoroughly. Just having the skills is not enough. Expressing your abilities well can make all the difference in getting the job.

4. Research typical interview questions and practice interviewing. Be well prepared for every interview.

5. Don’t be afraid to accept a position for which you are overqualified — if there’s room for advancements. Many great job advancements come from first doing well at an entry-level position. If you have the right skills and attitude, it won’t be long before you’re in the job you want.

6. Volunteer for a few weeks in your field of study to gain experience if you feel your resume needs an improvement.

7. When deciding what to wear for an interview, think about the position level and the dress code of the organization.

8. Use every tool available to you. For example, this site has many job links for your use.

Good luck!

1.What’s the author’s advice on preparing a resume?

A. To read it over several times by yourself.

B. To get professional help even if it costs money.

C. To copy something from books.

D. To publish it on the Internet.

2. If you lack related experience you can ____.

A. make up some in your resume

B. read books to get second-hand experience

C. do some related voluntary work

D. get some training at schools

3. The purpose of the text is to ____.

A. show how to prepare for an interview 

B. wish people good luck

C. encourage people not to despair    

D. give advice on how to find a job

Muzak

The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear?  1.   It's similar to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same. That's because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don't even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.

Quiet background music used to be called "elevator (电梯) music" because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". About one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" everyday. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired.     2.  

If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why?  3.  

Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. 4. Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.

  5. . They say it's boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!

A. Some people don't like Muzak.

B. The music gives them extra energy.

C. Music is playing in the background.

D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.

E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.

F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.

G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.  只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Ken,

I am very exciting to learn that you’re coming to Beijing for the Olympics. Both

my parent miss you a lot. So do our friend, Cathy. August is the best time of the year to

visit Beijing, because of there is only a few rain and the weather is neither too hot nor

too cold. There are so much places I want to take you to after I finish my work like a

volunteer. When you come, you can stay with ourselves. My home is about three

kilometers far from the National Stadium, also known as the “Bird’s Nest”,

where opening ceremony will be held.

                                                 Best regards,

                                                    Janet

假设你是红星中学高二(1)班的学生李华，利用上周末的时间帮助祖父母安排了去北戴河的旅行。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，叙述你从准备到送行的全过程。

    注意：1．周记的开头已为你写好。

          2．词数100左右。

Last weekend, I helped my grandparents prepare their trip to Beidaihe.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Don't bother me．I am listening to the birds ______．

    A．singing          B．sing            C．to sing    D．sung

The iPhone 4S is Apple's first major hardware on the market ______ the Oct．5 death of co-founder Steve Jobs．

    A．for          B．to           C． from            D．since

—What's that noise, John?

    —Sorry, Linda．I forgot to tell you．The school library ______．

A．is rebuilt       B．is being rebuilt         C．was rebuilt      D．has been rebuilt

The boy was so tired that he fell asleep ______ his mother could take off his clothes．

    A．before       B．after               C．while       D．when

—I'm trying to find yesterday's newspaper．Have you seen it?

    —I'm afraid that I ______ it away．I thought you had finished reading it．

    A．threw        B．had thrown      C．throw            D．will throw

In college, Spring Break is usually associated with the beach, parties and sleepless nights,______ about relaxation and free time．

    A．bring          B．brought            C．bringing         D．to bring