advertisement. Tell them your strengths, but also show them how they how they would apply to this job. To show how your strengths were valuable, use the “Why, where, when, how” to demonstrate and prove your strengths. 16. What is the passage mainly concerned with?
17. What does the speaker NOT mention as an answer to the question, “Why should we choose you?”?
18. What does the speaker say you should stress when introducing yourself?
19. What does the speaker advice you NOT to say when asked, “What are your weaknesses?”
20. What should you say when asked about your strong points?
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Task 2: Two Essential Factors in an Interview
Script
When applying for a job, especially a job you really want. It?s not usually to feel nervous and anxious. Sometimes it?s this anxiety, not our qualifications, that keeps us from obtaining our dream job.
So you must overcome your nervousness and build up confidence. This often involves two factors: one mental and the other physical. Mentally, it?s important to prepare yourself for the interview without obsessing over it. Remember, it might be your dream job, but it won?t be the end of the world if you don?t get it. Tell yourself that the company would be lucky to get you; and if they choose someone else, it will be their loss. In essence, you need to build your self-confidence. Your ability to answer all questions without hesitation will certainly impress the interviewer. Now that you are mentally ready for any question that might be thrown your way, it?s time to work on your physical presentation. No matter what position you are applying for, your physical appearance at the interview will be a big factor in the final determination. It?s always a good idea to wear a suit; it doesn?t have to be a designer suit, but something plain and conservative. Do not dress too informally. For example, don?t wear a red fashionable jacket for your interview. Make sure, too, that it is clean and pressed. This may seem like common sense, but you?d be surprised how careless some applicants are. While it?s not necessary to visit the beauty salon before your interview, make sure that your nail are well-manicured, and your hair is styled carefully and neatly.
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Keys: 1D 2.C3. C 4.A 5.C
III. Listening In
Task3: Where to Start Your Business
Script
You have to consider the location when launching a business. You will be “planning your business tree” there and will have to maintain it for years to come. You have to keep in mind a few things when deciding on a place t open your business.
First of all, you have to take the local economy into consideration. Is your local area growing and building? Are the market trends good? Even if you have to locate your business farther from your home, try to find a place that is building up and bringing people in. The worst thing you can do is to pick a place that is in the “bad area of town” because it is less expensive. Your address can be the first thing people will ask for, and it can say a lot about your business.
The second thing you have to bear in mind is the job market. Since unemployment is low in most area in the Unites States, consider what type of employees you will need and find out if there are many in your area. The amount of money that you will have t o spend I the recruiting phase could be an indicator that you should or should not locate the business in an area with a different employee pool.
Another factor people have to consider is whether you can integrate with the local community and get to love it. To make the community warm to you, you should become involved in it by joining the local Chamber of Commerce, Business Association, City Council Committees, or other local organization that could offer you help. Why plan on retiring “one day” to some great location? Why not move there now and start your dream business?
21. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
22. What must you find if you are going to locate a business at a distance from your home?
23. According to the speaker, what is the worst thing you can do? 24. What will the recruiting money tell you?
25. What can you do the get on well with the locate people?
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Task 2: What do you know about business?
Script
Historically, the term business referred to activities or interests. By extension, the word became, as recently as the 18th century, synonymous with “an individual commercial enterprise”. When referring to activities, the terms business and industry sometimes appear interchangeable. Thus a fisherman might say either that he is in the “fishing business”, which is a bit colloquial or that he works in the “fishing industry”, which sounds somewhat formal. The word “trade” may serve as an equivalent of both “business” and “industry”.
People establish business in order to perform economic activities. With some exceptions, such as non-profit organizations and institutions of the government, businesses exist to product profit. In other words, the owners and operators of a business have receiving or generating a financial return for their time, effort and capital as one of their main objectives. One can classify businesses in many different ways. In recent years, service businesses have become increasingly popular. They offer intangible products and typically have different, usually smaller, capital requirements than manufacturers. Distributors need smaller funds than manufacturers.
Most laws specify the forms that a business can take, and a body of commercial law has been developed for each type. Some common types include partnerships, corporations, also called limited liability companies, and sole ownerships.
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Keys: 1D 2.A 3. B 4.C 5.
III. Listening In
Task3: Fighting Teen Smoking
Script
The percentage of teens who smoke cigarettes dropped to 28% in 2003, according to a report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. That was down from 36% in 1999 as measured by the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. It?s a triumph for many people across the nation who worked tirelessly to reverse the climb in teen smoking rates during the 1990s.
An equal accomplishment many be discovery of what works to influence teens? motivation and behavior. Success has come in communities with a comprehensive program to fight tobacco use by teens. The best school health classes won?t have much effect on teen who already smoke. Many of them need professional help before they can quit. Another interesting finding is that nearly all first use of tobacco occurs before high school graduation. So if adolescents don?t start smoking by age 18, odds are they never will. For those who do experiment with cigarettes, new research shows teens can get hooked on nicotine more quickly than adults and by extremely low levels of tobacco.
Now the bad news: while the teen smoking rate is down to 28%, that still means more
than one in four teenagers still smoke. Public health and parents are not ready to abandon a quarter of today?s young people to the damaging effects of tobacco. Obviously, it is still too early to celebrate a complete victory. There is still much room for improvement.
26. What percentage did the teen smoking rate drop by?
27. What happened in the 1990s, according to the speaker? Useful for reducing teen smoking according to the speaker?
28. What is especially useful for reducing teen smoking according to the speaker? 29. What is the bad news mentioned in the passage? 30. What is the main idea of the passage?
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Task 2: Drinking, Gambling and Golf
Script
A man was walking in the city when he was accosted by a particularly dirty-looking bum, who asked him for a couple of dollars for dinner.
The man took out his wallet, extracted two dollars and asked, “If I give you this money, will you take it and buy whiskey?”
“No, I stopped drinking years ago,” the bum said. “Will you use it to gamble?”
“I don?t gamble. I need everything I can get just to stay alive?” “Will you spend the money on green fees at a golf course?” ”Are you nuts? I haven?t played golf for 20 years!”
The mad said, “Well, I?m not going to give you two dollars. Instead, I? m going to take you to my home for a terrific dinner cooked by my wife.”
The bum was surprised, “Won?t your wife be furious with you for doing that? I know I ?m dirty, and I probably smell pretty bad.”
The man replied, “That?s OK. I just want her to see what a man looks like who?d given up drinking, gambling, and golf.”
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Keys: 1C 2.A3. D 4.B 5.C
III. Listening In Task3: A Mild EI Nino
Script
The EI Nino weather condition has returned. However, official at the United States National Weather Service say EI Nino is weaker than usual this year. EI Nino is a change in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. It happens every four or five years. Normally, water temperatures in the western Pacific Ocean increase near the end of the year. This cause more rainfall in Indonesia, Australia and other nearby place. At the same time, cold ocean water cause less rainfall in the eastern Pacific Ocean, near South America. The opposite happens during EI Nino. Pacific Ocean temperatures increase near South America, causing unusually high amounts of rainfall there. In contrast, EI Nino causes dry weather in Indonesia and Australia.
A strong EI Nino can severely affect the weather all over the world. The last powerful EI Nino was in 1997 and 1998. It caused major floods in many places. EI Nino also led to extremely dry weather in some other areas. Reports say the weather caused the deaths of about 24,000 people.
So experts say having a weaker EI Nino this year is good news. Meteorologists say rainfall has been higher than usual in South America. The experts say the effects of EI Nino will begin to show in November in the United States. The northern states may have a warmer winter. But, scientists say EI Nino will not be strong enough to prevent this year?s powerful storms in the Atlantic Ocean.
31. According to the passage, how often does EI Nino happen? 32. What normally happens in the western Pacific Ocean? 33. What did the EI Nino in 1997 and 1998 cause?
34. What is NOT mentioned as a result of this year?s EI Nino? 35. What is the central idea of the passage?
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Task 2: Mountain regions face a number of dangers. Script
Mountain people around the world are in great danger of the negative effects of the worsening environment, according to a UN report. As global warming and deforestation accelerate and technology makes wilder places more accessible, environmental and social pressures on the world?s remotest regions increases.
The UN has found that many mountainous regions—inhabited by one out of five of the world?s people—are barely recognizable when they are compared to what they ere like 60 years ago. This is mostly because forests were cut to make way for cattle grazing and agriculture.
The authors of the UN study expect 98 percent of its mountain areas to experience severe climate change by 2055. Biological losses are expected to be heavy. The mountains of Europe, part of California and the northwest Andes in South America
are among the most threatened mountain areas in the world and should be given priority in conservation.
The UN is anxious to raise awareness of the problem facing mountain areas because they are inhabited by some of the most vulnerable people. These people could lose their culture and their livelihood with even the smallest shifts in climate.
At the same time, many mountain regions are losing people. Thousands of villages in Europe are deserted most of the year. In other areas like Nepal, people are drifting to the cities in search of work.