| Title | Finding Information on the ____l____ for Tomorrow"s Job. |
| Introduction | ◇There is a lot of job information on- line. but too much of it may sometimes be 2 . |
| Facts of the Handbook | ◇The information is updated in a 3 manner. ◇Its vast resources include ways of job 4 . |
| Nadia"s 5 | ◇She wants to become a nurse in the United States. ◇She needs to work to make 6 for her college study. ◇Her previous 7 may help her get the job. ◇If she"s a medical assistant, she"II also take medical 8 . |
| Conclusion | ◇Find some information on-line before 9 career advisers. ◇The time you spend and the efforts you make will be 10 . |
| 1. Web/Website/Net/lnternet 2. confusing 3. regular 4. application 5. Situation 6. money 7. experience 8. responsibilities 9. consulting/asking 10. worthwhile | |
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| Moving at any time of a year is difficult, but if you have a flexible schedule and are not on a specific timeline, there are several factors to consider when deciding when to move. Keep in mind that these factors could also be part of a negotiation deal with your employer if you are being relocated or if starting a new position. If you have children at home, it is best to work around the school calendar. Summer is an ideal time, as children have completed another grade and have said their goodbyes to school friends. Planning to move directly following the end of school, however, does not give your children time to adapt to the idea of moving, to say goodbye to neighborhood friends and their home. When setting the date, allow a few weeks at the new destination for children to unpack and meet new neighborhood friends. They will be better prepared for the school year if they have time to make their new house their home. Too much change can be detrimental to performance and emotional wellbeing. What works best for your children also works best for you. As part of the settling in process, take a few days for you and your children to check out the new school, meet some teachers and find appropriate transportation. Both you and your children will be better prepared, leading to a smoother transition. When possible, avoid moving before major holidays, such as Christmas, since part of such holidays is being with family and friends. Birthdays, and other family events can also be difficult. Give yourself enough time in your new place before the holiday season begins to meet new people and feel a sense of community. Better yet, save your move for immediately following a holiday. Holidays provide a perfect opportunity for goodbyes and final gettogethers. Most people would agree that summer is the best time to move. Children are out of school, the weather is almost guaranteed to be perfect and friends are available to help. If this is your ideal time to move, make sure you check moving company schedules and rates before confirming your move date. Most companies have peak times and will charge higher rates accordingly. Also, if you are planning to move at peak times, you will need to be better organized to ensure that a moving company or a moving truck is available for the date and times you require. Keep in mind that the level of the service often changes between the summer months, when students replace fulltime experienced movers, and offseason. As much as summer could cost you more, winter, as common sense indicates, is also not an ideal time to move. Travel is difficult, both for you and your family, along with the moving company. Items kept overnight in a truck under freezing conditions may result in damaged goods. If you are moving from one climate to another, water damage may occur when the mode of transport that is moving your household items travels from a cold environment to a warmer climate. Freezing and thawing cause the most damage if items are not properly sealed. 1. According to the passage, before moving children usually ________. A. meet new neighborhood friends B. pack their package C. say goodbye to neighborhood friends D. complete their grades 2. What is the disadvantage of moving in summer? A. The weather. B. Moving company schedules. C. The changeable level of the service. D. Without friends" help. 3. According to the passage, when is the best time to move? A. Winter. B. Vacations. C. Major holidays. D. Summer. | |
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| Shoppers who carefully plan their visit to the grocery store can save money on their grocery bills. __1__ Shoppers should visit the grocery store on a full stomach by scheduling their trip immediately after a large meal. If that"s not possible, they should find something healthy to eat while preparing a grocery list. __2__ Although having a list and sticking to it is the most important factor in saving money, shoppers must prepare lists wisely in order to save. _3_ Many special buys are announced through the local newspapers, so buying the "grocery issue" is worth the investment(投资). However, it"s important to remember that many newer, more expensive products first offered through coupons(优惠券) may not yield enough savings for shoppers to give up the product they usually buy. _4__ Once at the store, the shopper who wants to save money should follow a few more rules. The shopper should not stay longer than necessary, because bills go up each minute the shopper is in the store. So, setting a time limit and a cost limit can hold down the bill. __5_ If the grocery list is a short one, some shoppers choose to use the small handheld basket instead of the roomy grocery cart. A. A carefully planned list should include in season produce and any items on sale or discounted through coupons. B. Of course, the shopper should stick strictly to the shopping list and resist the temptation to buy additional items. C. People who are full are less tired and more likely to buy what they want. D. Now that the shopper has completed the grocery list, it"s time to leave for the store. E. You should keep your shopping list carefully in case you can exchange it for coupons. F. Most shoppers are less persuaded to buy extra goods when they are not hungry. G. Shopping when not hungry, sticking to a grocery list, and following a few simple rules will cut down the grocery bill. | |
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| Sometimes you"ll hear people say that you can"t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you"ll hear people say that you can"t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you"ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we"re the apple of our parents" eyes, and that our Grandmas think we"re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics. But sometimes it"s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge. It is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself. Self-image is your own mind"s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world. The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don"t allow doubts to occur in it. It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can"t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you"re silly because you aren"t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you"re weak because you can"t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you"re dull because you don"t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn"t mean it"s true. The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat(拍) yourself on the back, you"ll know you"re well on your way. Good luck! 1. You need to build a positive self-image when you _________. A. dare to challenge yourself B. feel it hard to change yourself C. are unconfident about yourself D. have a high opinion of yourself 2. How should you change your self-image according to the passage? A. To keep a different image of others. B. To make your life successful. C. To understand your own world. D. To change the way you think. 3. What is the passage mainly about? A. How to prepare for your success. B. How to face challenges in your life. C. How to build a positive self-image. D. How to develop your good qualities. 4. Who are the intended readers of the passage? A. Parents. B. Adolescents. C. Educators. D. People in general. | |
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| Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employers and the self-employed. Labor is one of the country"s resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services wanted by the community. Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal on the size of the total population, there are several other influences which also affect it. The age distribution (分布) of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work, then the available workforce would be lower than if there were a balanced spread age distribution. If the population naturally grows rapidly, the number of births greatly exceeds (超出) the number of deaths then as a total population increases proportion of the workforce declines. Sometimes a population is described as aging which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire from the workforce there are insufficient numbers of young people entering it to replace those who are leaving it. In that situation the population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate. The age distribution of the population has several important effects on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population, then the government tax revenue (税收) is relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily. 1. In the passage "labor force" is defined as ___________. A. people who are available to work and earn income B. self-employed people only C. people who are looking for an employment D. employers who create job opportunities 2. The conclusion which can be drawn from the second paragraph is that___________. A. a natural growth of population leads to a balanced workforce B. a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforce C. the larger the population, the higher the proportion of the workforce D. the workforce will be lower, if the population has a balanced age distribution, 3. When a population is said to be aging,___________. A. there are more people retiring than those entering the workforce B. the birth rate must be growing C. there should be an oversupply of workforce D. There are more people entering the workforce than those retiring 4. The population which is top-heavy with older people ___________ of a country. A. leads to the high rate of unemployment B. results in low tax on the workforce members C. affects employees" incomes D. places pressure on the economy | |
| Adam Smith was the first person to see the importance of the division of the labor. He gave us an example of the process by which pins were made in England. One man draws out the wire, another strengthens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, and a fifth gives it a head. Just to make the head requires two or three different operations. The work of making pins is divided into about eighteen different operations, which in some factories are all performed by different people, though in others the same man will sometimes perform two or three of them. Ten men, Smith said, in this way, turned out twelve pounds of pins a day or about 4,800 pins a worker. But if all of them had worked separately and independently without division of labor, they certainly could not have made twenty pins in a day and not even one. There can be no doubt that division of labor is an efficient way of organizing work. Fewer people can make more pins. Adam Smith saw this, but he also took it for granted that the division of labor is itself responsible for economic growth and development and it accounts for the difference between expanding economies and those that stand still. In fact, the division of labor adds nothing new, and it only enables people to produce more of what they already have. | |
| 1. According to the passage, Adam Smith was the first person to ________. | |
| A. take advantage of the physical labor B. introduce the division of labor into England C. understand the effects of the division of labor D. explain the causes of the division of labor | |
| 2. Adam Smith saw that the division of labor ________. | |
| A. enabled each worker to design pins more quickly B. increased the possible output of per worker C. increased the number of people employed in factories D. improved the quality of pins produced | |
| 3. Adam Smith mentioned the number 4,800 in order to ________. | |
| A. show the advantages of the old labor system B. stress how powerful the individual worker was C. show the advantages of the division of labor D. stress the importance of increasing production | |
| 4. According to the writer, Adam Smith"s mistake was in believing that the division of labor ________. | |
| A. was an efficient way of organizing work B. was an important development in methods of production C. finally led to economic development D. increased the production of existing goods |