TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)&-GRADE EIGHT-

A. People change in old age a lot more than at the age of 21.

D. family love remains as strong as ever.

B. positive

D. difficulties in Maths.

B. treat burns.

C. It can automatically alter the tempo and tone of a song.

A. 68 million

C. 22%

B. The US.

B. released

D. Unyoked

A. Huge crowds and lonely individuals.

C. Shy

D. Love between the father and the son.

B. Sympathetic

D. re-arrangement of furniture

A. The third paragraph.

A. offer advice on how to prevent hip fractures

C. historical

A. Economic stagnation.

D. ridicule

B. the location

A. how it comes into being

C. have a clear idea of what is considered "manly"

B. secretly admire women's intellect and resolution

A. generally agrees with the first paragraph

C. support the first sentence of the same paragraph

B. illustrates how people expect men to behave

A. approves of

B. Ottawa

B. four-year

A. Huston.

D. The Church of England

D. Jane Austen.

B. George Elliot.

C. his short stories

B. sentence structures

D. Finiteness.

B. John Austin.

Is there a standard to evaluate the significance of one’s life? It’s certainly difficult to offer a definite standard. But generally speaking, we can tell it by judging his attitude towards life and work, making clear whether he is serious about his life.
Throughout the history, the outstanding people were all very serious about their lives. They made best use of every minute of their lives to work and study as much as possible, never wasting their time. None of the working people and the great statesmen and thinkers were of exception.

然而很少有人愿意接受书上告诉我们的东西｡通常我们是带着一种不够明确和专一的目的来读书的｡我们要求小说是真实的,诗歌是虚构的,传记时夸奖人的,历史是带有我们自己偏见的｡如果我们读书时能够抛弃这种偏见,那将会是一个很好的开端｡不要试图去改变作者的想法,跟随作者的思路,把自己当作他的一位合作伙伴吧｡假如一开始你就犹豫不决,不愿接受作者观点,或者是不同意甚至抨击作者,你将给自己设置障碍,无法充分利用书本｡另一方面,假如你尽量使思想开放,那么文章开头就可以给你一些暗示,由此一个与众不同的人物形象将跃然呈现于你面前｡

In recent years, it is commonly acceptable to many college students that an interview is indispensable for their future jobs. As far as I am concerned, an interview requires a series of qualities and quite a few skills for the candidates of the employment market.
Most importantly, an interviewee must be very knowledgeable about his field. The better understanding he has of the field as a whole, the more able he will be to anticipate problems and deal with unexpected events. Another important quality is the ability to delegate. A good interviewee must be willing to fulfill some tasks rather than try to control every detail. This will not only enrich experiences, but also offer him enough room to develop a variety of skills. Last but not least, a good interviewee must be even-tempered and able to offer constructive criticism. It is of no use to blame an employee for his failure without offering any useful suggestions for improvement.
An interviewee will never be able to predict all the questions he may be asked. However, he should do some role reversals and place an interviewee's self in the interviewer's shoes. Try to predict the type of questions the owner may ask; the majority will be around the job requirements as to whether an interviewee has the necessary skills and experiences to match the position. An interviewee's success depends on his flexible reactions to specific situations, either being polite or remaining professional. It is important for college students to get to know as much as possible about the world outside the campus. One reason is that knowledge without practical experience is like trying to walk on one leg. Activities outside the campus can keep a person's studies based on practical reality. Another reason is that maintaining contact with the world outside the campus helps the student become mature and responsible. There are many ways in which a student can get to know the outside world. First, the mass media can keep the student up-to-date on political, cultural and sporting events, as well as the latest development in science and technology. Secondly, voluntary social services, private teaching and surveys of factories or farms offer the student wide opportunities to get to know how ordinary people live. Personally, I intend to study hard to give myself a good foundation for my future career. At the same time, I will take every opportunity to gain experience about the world beyond the campus by doing part-time jobs.
How does an interviewee answer an awkward question without telling the interviewer a complete lie? Obviously lying to an interviewer is not a very smart approach and is sure to be found out, at which point the credibility an interviewee has developed will be completely destroyed. Instead of lying and as part of the extensive preparation an interviewee is doing, he must sit down and anticipate the awkward questions an interviewer is likely to ask. Preparing a set of glib answers very rarely works well and will do no good to the interviewee. An interviewer will see through this practice very quickly and continue to throw tough questions at the interviewee to see how he will respond. A thorough interview preparation should not be dismissed as a myth; it is a far more effective way to spend the precious time as opposed to making up or memorizing answers in anticipation of an interview.
To sum up, there is nothing more important than an interview for college students. With the above qualities and skills, I believe that an interviewee can perform his job well and inspire his spirits and courage to seek an ideal future employer. In this way the interview will be efficient, effective and, no doubt, successful.

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