Part I Writing
How to Get Prepared for a Job
As a result of the population booming in the past, the competition in job markets is getting much fiercer. As college students who are to graduate in the future, we must prepare ourselves when still on campus in order to gain an upper hand.
There are several things we college students can do to sharpen our competitive edge. First, start preparing early. We all know that it is the early bird that catches the worm. It is too late to consider our future career upon graduation. Why not plan beforehand? Second, we should attach greater importance to our personalities such as honesty, cooperation and perseverance. They are more important than appearance in landing a job although it is advantageous to have a neat look. Third, we should make a close self-examination so as to know what our weaknesses and strengths are so that we can do something about them to improve ourselves. Lastly, we can take some preliminary training for the job wed like to have. For example, if an English major wants to work as a certificated public accountant, hed better acquaint himself with some financial knowledge while on campus.
In a word, opportunity will only favor those with a ready mind. Just figure out what wed like to do in the future and act accordingly.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
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1. N ⡣ʧҵ벻ĺôδʧҵĹ۵㡣
2. Y ҵLisa Perez֡Community Involvement¶ "...become obsessed with homemaking..." ֤˸ȷ
3. Y Community InvolvementµĵĶᵽ "...to meet powerful and wellconnected people." Ըóȷġ
4. N Community InvolvementµĵΣPerez ˵"Volunteering takes the focus off of you. One thing you have thats still valuable is your time. And, of course, you learn that there are thousands of people with a life thats much worse than yours," ɼPerezûк
5. Y Continuing EducationµĶεڶ仰"This is a lot of time, especially for hard-charging high-performers who are not used to having any free time."˸óȷ
6. NG ȴҵ Bellavance ֣Ȼϸᷢ²ûȷἰԼļ㼼ܡ
7. N domestic affairsɻȷϢԱFamily mattersеݣڶҵӦ"In addition to pursuing training or volunteering, some displaced careerists use their time off work to attend to family matters."ɴ˿Զ϶ֻǸز뵽ͥУȫȨƹܼ£Գԡ
8. a huge boost/increase in confidence еǹؼϢʣڱFamily mattersеںһξ仰ᵽ"One of the unexpected benefits was the huge boost in confidence he gained from his role as caregiver."Mr. RappaportջĴ
9. scriptwriting and the movie business ͬӦľڱDiscovery and Explorationĵڶ"Michael Ross...recently spent his 10 months of unemployment playing guitar and exploring his lifelong interest in scriptwriting and the movie business."ֱռɡ
10. shoring up family bonds Ϊȫ"unemployment blessings"ܽᣬȻӦºһѰݣӦľ"These job seekers pursued service, continuing education and shoring up family bonds"ֱͬա