It often happens that a number of applicants with almost the same qualifications（资格）and experience all apply for the same position．In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates（候选人）．How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview．

    There are many arguments for and against the interview as a way of selection．The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision．As often as not, employers do not choose the best candidate．They choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them．Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a good assessment of each candidate's likely performance．The main argument in favor of the interview is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate's ability, but with his or her suitable personality for the particular work situation．Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional mistakes from their secretary if she has a pleasant personality．

    It is perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess （评估）the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the things that are hard to measure, such as personality, character and social ability．Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well．There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well,．but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees．Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful （自夸的 ）,direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be either very shy or over-confident．They either talk too little or never stop talking．They are either over polite or a bit rude．

1．People argue over the interview mainly because they have____．

    A．different purposes in the interview       B．different experiences in interviews

    C．different standards of selection           D．different ways of selection

2．The underlined word "subjective" means "based on one's____rather than facts" ．

    A．personality         B．character       C．opinion             D．ability

3．The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate____．

    A．a link between success in interview and personality

    B．connections between work abilities and personality

    C．differences in interview experience

    D．differences in personal behavior

4．What is the author's attitude towards the interview?

       A．He thinks it is a good way of selection   B．He doesn't quite agree with it．

       C．He is neither for nor against it．            D．It is not clear．

"Have you ever been out on a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you?" asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh．"There is certainly a lot of energy in waves," he said.

Scientists are working to use that energy to make electricity．Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean．"The wind starts out by making little ripples （涟漪）, but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves," Taylor said. "Waves are one of nature's ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey．"

When waves come toward the shore, people can set up darns to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine （涡轮机）．The turbine can then power an electrical generator to produce electricity．

"The resource is huge," said Janet Swain of the World Watch Institute．"We will never run out of wave power．"Besides, wave energy does not create the same

pollution as other energy sources, such as oil or coal．Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth's surface that would make wave power seem ideal for creating energy throughout the world, though there are some weak points yet to overcome．

    Swain said that wave power still costs too much money．She also said that its effects on sea animals are still unknown．What is more, wave power could affect fishing and boat traffic.

    Traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may someday run out．"Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is rising rapidly throughout the world," Swain said. In the future when you turn on a light, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!

1．The writer uses the two questions at the beginning of the passage to ____．

A．test the readers' knowledge about waves

     B．draw the readers' attention to the topic

     C．show Jamie Taylor's importance

     D．invite the readers to answer them

2．The underlined phrase "picking up" （paragraph 2） is closest in meaning to ____．

     A．starting again                                    B．speeding up

       C．gathering                                        D．improving

3．We can make better use of wave energy if we ____．

       A．shorten its journey to thousands of homes

      B．build more small power stations on the oceans

      C．reduce the cost of turning it into electric power

      D．quicken the steps of producing electricity

4．It can be inferred that some day we might not worry about ____．

      A．air pollution                                         B．our boat traffic

      C．our power supply                                D．our supply of sea fish

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多途选项。

Henry: Sorry, I'm late．

Wood:   1   How was your end-of-term English exam?

Henry: Not bad. I'm sure I did well．

Wood:   2   I have some good news, too．I've got the train ticket and I'm going home the day after tomorrow．

Henry: Great! So what do you want to do now?

Wood: I would like to buy a gift for my dad.  3   

Henry: Why don't you try the East Department Store and get him a shirt instead? They have a big selection of Men's things．

Wood: OK．  4   It's not so expensive．I can afford it．

Henry:   5   

Wood: His favorite are yellow and blue．

Henry: And don't forget to get the gift wrapped.  

Wood: Good idea.

       A．I'll go and buy one for him．                B．You're successful．

       C．Congratulations!                                  D．Do you know what color he would like?

E．That's Ok．                                        F．I'll go and get him a pen．

G．His birthday is on Friday．

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在相应题号的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

1．After talking to his friends, he _________（推论） that a book which answered such questions might be popular．

2．He was__________（显然） thirsty, for he drank three glasses of water．

3．Have you _________（咨询）your doctor about your illness?

4．A man suffering from a serious disease was unable to pay for_________（治疗）．

5．He has two things in which he takes a great ___________（骄傲）．

6．I've never seen a Shakespeare's play __________ （表演） so wonderfully．

7．The park is within walking __________（距离） of my house．

8．Industry is heavily ___________（负担） with taxation．

9．The desks and seats can be __________（调整） to the height of children．

10．As a teacher, I feel content that a good many of my students have been ___（录取）into university．

To everyone in the world, money was a sensitive topic.          1．_____

No one can live without money in modern society．People          2．_____

have different opinions on them．Some people think one should        3．____

live to make money, and others, make money to live．                                      4．____

In my opinion, the latter view will be more reasonable．              5．_____

We should not be the slave of money．Although money               6．____

means a lot in our life, but it does not mean everything．We           7．_____

cannot exchange it for friendship and love．Money indeed can        8．_____

make a person enjoy his life for a while but all his life．              9．_____

In a word, money is something but not anything．                  10．_____

随着城市化进程的加快，越来越多的人涌入城市，而相关的问题也随之产生。比如：交通拥堵、住房问题、卫生教育，环境污染，高犯罪率等等。请以City Problems为话题写一篇120字的文章，就城市化进程中所出现的问题做简单的阐述，并就种种现象发表个人的观点。

There was ____ time ____ I hated to go to school．

A．a; that           B．a; when          C．the; that               D．the; when

Isn’t it time you _____down to ____ dancing? 

A．got; practise        B．get; practising       C．got; practising        D．get; being practised

I’m not sure whether I will have anything else to do tomorrow．      , I will try every

possible means to come to the party．

A．Even though           B．Anyhow            C．If so           D．Instead

— I hear Anna moved to another city this week． 

— Oh, really? Do you know when she ____?

A．left          B．will leave           C．had left         D．has left