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. 6. What kind of job was the writer looking for after graduating from art school?
A. A well-paid job.
B. A job with an attractive working environment.
C. A job with flexible working hours.
D. An outdoors job.
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5.若想通过考试,你最好改变你的态度!
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8-1 Sometimes, interviewers will ask questions to find out more about the skills you have. For example, employers might want to see if you are a good team worker or if you are able to solve problems. A good way to answer these questions is with the STAR acronym. STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action and Result. Here is how this works. Imagine you are asked to talk about a time you showed leadership skills. Using the STAR technique, you might say something like: “Two years ago I was made captain of the basketball team. We had a big competition coming up, and the team hadn’t won a match in ten years. I decided to start an intensive training program. We trained every night for three hours. It was hard work, but I motivated my team members by giving them small rewards, like candy, when they scored a basket. In the end we won the competition and now we’re the most successful basketball team in our city!” The story is a good example of the STAR technique. It describes the situation (being captain of the basketball team) the task (having to win the competition) the action (motivating the team) and the result (winning). It’s impossible to predict exactly what you’ll be asked at an interview, but If you practice talking about some of your work and study experiences using the STAR technique, your answers will be well-structured and more likely to make a good impression.73 The writer gives an example of STAR in the article. What is the situation they describe?
A. Being captain of the basketball team
B. Having to win the competition
C. Motivating the team
D. Winning the competition
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7-1 Have you been invited to an online interview? If so, it’s very important to look professional and make a good impression. If you want to find out how you can do this, read on! First of all, even though you are not meeting the interviewer face to face, you still need to look smart. Make sure your hair is brushed and your face is clean. You might need to walk away from the camera to get something, so make sure you are wearing nice pants and shoes too. Your background should be clear and professional. You don’t want the interviewer to see your dirty washing or the remains of your lunch on the kitchen table. Have a quick video call with a friend before your interview and ask them to comment on what they see. That will give you time to make changes before your interview starts. Body language is important, so don’t forget to smile when the interviewer speaks. It can be difficult to make eye contact during an online interview: in order to do so, you will need to look at the webcam. This will show the interviewer that you are listening and paying attention. Finally, have a plan B in case the technology goes wrong, for example, moving your online interview to a telephone call. If you have a software problem which you can’t do anything about, try not to worry: the interviewer will be used to dealing with problems like this and will understand. 64.According to the article, how can you show the interviewer you are listening?
A. By nodding and smiling
B. By looking at the webcam
C. By repeating the questions they ask you
D. By sitting slightly forward in your seat
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1. Social media enables you to find vacancies.
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5-2 We all know that employers check out the social media accounts of potential candidates, but did you know that they also look at staff accounts? Three months ago, I had just started a job in a restaurant. The first Saturday I worked there we had a staff shortage as quite a few people were off ill. At lunch time, I was left to serve about 20 customers by myself! As you can imagine, service was slow, and a few customers were quite rude to me. By the end of the day, I had a terrible headache, sore feet and was in a very bad mood. I just wanted to let off some steam, so I went home and wrote a blog post about the terrible day I'd had. It was supposed to be funny, but I did bad-mouth some of the customers, especially a large woman wearing a purple coat who had shouted at me because her coffee was cold. Then I shared the blog post to my social media accounts. That was a big mistake. I had forgotten that I was friends with my boss on social media. Unfortunately for me, the woman in the purple coat who I had described in my blog post turned out to be his wife! I was called into my boss’ office and fired the next day. What did I learn from this? Never write anything negative about your work on social media: it will always come back to bite you. 49. Why did the writer blog about her bad day?
A. She wanted her boss to read it.
B. She felt fed-up and wanted to make herself feel better.
C. She wanted a publisher to see it and offer her a writing job.
D. She wanted her customers to read it and feel sorry for her.
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31. Sally has such a positive attitude. I find her _______.
A. inspire
B. inspirational
C. inspires
D. inspired
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41. Be wary _______ seeming too relaxed during your job interview.
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5-2 We all know that employers check out the social media accounts of potential candidates, but did you know that they also look at staff accounts? Three months ago, I had just started a job in a restaurant. The first Saturday I worked there we had a staff shortage as quite a few people were off ill. At lunch time, I was left to serve about 20 customers by myself! As you can imagine, service was slow, and a few customers were quite rude to me. By the end of the day, I had a terrible headache, sore feet and was in a very bad mood. I just wanted to let off some steam, so I went home and wrote a blog post about the terrible day I'd had. It was supposed to be funny, but I did bad-mouth some of the customers, especially a large woman wearing a purple coat who had shouted at me because her coffee was cold. Then I shared the blog post to my social media accounts. That was a big mistake. I had forgotten that I was friends with my boss on social media. Unfortunately for me, the woman in the purple coat who I had described in my blog post turned out to be his wife! I was called into my boss’ office and fired the next day. What did I learn from this? Never write anything negative about your work on social media: it will always come back to bite you. 50. Who was the woman in the purple coat?
A. The writer’s boss.
B. The writer’s mother.
C. The wife of the writer’s boss.
D. The manager of another restaurant.
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34. Robert was out shopping when the woman from the model agency _______ (noticed / noticing)him.
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