15. ---__________________ ?---Hold on， please.

44. If I invite her for coffee after work， do you think she _______（says / will say）yes?

2-1 Advice from a Hiring Manager As a hiring manager I’ve conducted hundreds of interviews over the years. I believe this puts me in a good position to offer advice about how to make the best possible impression at interview. First of all, it is a good idea to arrive early for the interview, but not too early. 10-15 minutes before your interview starts is ideal. Candidates often believe that they should arrive as early as possible for an interview. However, arriving too early can be inconvenient for the hiring manager, who may well be interviewing other candidates. Once you have arrived, make sure you’re polite to everyone you meet, especially the receptionist. As a hiring manager, I often check with the receptionist after interviews to find out which candidates were most polite. It is important to me that team members will get on well with everyone they work with. Another important tip is this: if the interviewer tries to make small talks with you (by talking about the weather for example), make sure you are friendly. I often ask candidates about how their journey was, as their response will tell me what they are like as a person. Finally, bring a copy of your résumé. So many candidates forget to mention important dates or qualifications. If you have your résumé in front of you, it can really help you to answer challenging questions. Follow this advice, research the job and the position and you’ll be in with a good chance of passing the interview. 15. According to the writer, why should candidates always take résumés with them to interviews?

A. 　 So they can have something to do with their hands.

B. 　 So they can give a copy to the interviewer.

C. 　 To help them to remember important information.

D. 　 So they can use it to write notes on.

9. My brother did a life-size _______ of a giraffe for his art project.

A. 　 sculptor

B. 　 sculpture

C. 　 sculpt

D. 　 sculpting

4. This can be good news or bad news.

29. When it rains， we _______ （eat / will eat）lunch in the office instead of going outside.

17. My colleagues are really friendly， and I get _______ （over / along）with all of them.

6-2 New year, new goal! For the past five years, I made the same promise to myself every spring: “I am going to get into shape”. Each year, I promised myself that I was going to lose weight and go down two dress sizes, so that I would look good (or at least normal) on the beach. However, it was the same story every year. Just two weeks after I’d made the resolution, I went back to my old bad habits. This year I decided to do things differently. I realized that my goal of dropping two dress sizes was unrealistic, and probably even unhealthy. When I examined my goal, I decided that it was too short-sighted to be meaningful. Why would I work so hard for just two weeks on the beach? When I thought about it, I realized it was more important to be healthy and strong than to look slim. Examining and changing my goal made a big difference. Instead of trying to lose weight, a friend and I decided we’d run a marathon in July. We planned our exercise schedule together, which was really motivating. We ate healthily, without worrying about our weight. Instead of obsessing about how we looked, we focused on our running performance. So, what happened? Not only did I manage to run the marathon, I also went down a dress size. What did I take away from this experience? What we think we need isn’t always what’s good for us. It pays to examine our goals. 57. According to the writer, why didn’t she manage to achieve her goal?

A. 　 It focused on the long-term.

B. 　 It wasn’t challenging enough.

C. 　 It was unrealistic.

D. 　 It wasn’t time-bound.

15. ---__________________ ?---Hold on， please.

A. 　 Are you Bruce， please

B. 　 Who are you

C. 　 Are you at home， Bruce

D. 　 May I speak to Bruce， please

47. Watch _______ for spelling mistakes when you post things online.

A. 　 in

B. 　 out

C. 　 on

D. 　 of

1-2 My life as a bed tester Last year， I graduated from art school without any definite ideas about what I wanted to do. I knew I didn’t want to work nine to five， and I also didn’t really want to work in an office. Then one day， I saw an advertisement on the graduate career website. It said: “Do you appreciate the importance of a good night’s sleep? Are you interested in flexible working hours? Why not consider a career in bed testing!” I’ve always enjoyed sleeping， so I decided to send my résumé and a cover letter. The interview was very unusual. I was asked to lie down on two different beds and make notes on what I thought about them. It was the strangest interview I’ve ever had， and I couldn’t believe my luck when I found I had got the job. After that， I worked for a year testing beds. I think I slept in about 50 or 60 beds every month! My biggest job was when I visited a big， luxury hotel. I was offered $10，000 to sleep in each one of their hundreds of beds and write about how comfortable they were. It wasn’t a bad salary for such relaxing work. One of the best things about the job is when people at parties ask me what I do. Telling them I am a professional sleeper always gets the conversation started! I don’t know if I’ll do this job forever， but for now it suits me just fine. 8. What does the writer say about the biggest job?

A. 　 It was well-paid and relaxing.

B. 　 It was relaxing， but badly paid.

C. 　 It was very tiring.

D. 　 The writer had to sleep in 10，000 different beds.