Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing(评定) your skills and matching them with a particular position．If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay．There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job．Here are a few of those main areas;

1） Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

    There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy．Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer．There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation．

2） How do you handle change?

    Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others．If you need to be stable in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often．Other people would be bored of the same daily routine．

3） Do you enjoy working with computers？

    I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic．There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day．Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well．

4） What type of work environment do you enjoy？

    This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly．

5） How do you like to get paid?

    Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that．The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this．

    Anyway, these are a great starting point for you．I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love．It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for it can change the course of your life for the better．

1.What is unnecessary in your job hunting?

    A．Assessing your skills

    B．Going to different areas

    C．Matching your skills with a position

    D．Taking your personality into consideration

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．Isolating jobs usually drive people mad．

    B．Interactive jobs make people shy easily．

    C．Extreme people tend to work with others．

    D．Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs．

3.The underlined word in the passage means ________.

    A. not likely to move or change

    B. calm, reasonable and not easy to upset   

C. being in the same chemical state

D. a group of people working for the same company

4.What is the best title for this passage?

    A．Lifestyles and Job Pay               B．Jobs and Environment

    C．Job Skills and Abilities             D．Personalities and Jobs

______ economy in some European countries worsening, many more workers had to be laid off.

A．With             B．By               C．For              D．Beyond

– Mike, did you see Mr. Chapman in the office just now?

-- Yes, he ______, and he looked a little bit nervous.

A．had been interviewed                    B．interviewed

C．was being interviewed                   D．was interviewed

A reporter’s task is to inform readers of the events that happened, ______ conclusions.

A．not draw          B．not drawing        C．not to draw        D．not drawn

Do you believe drinking a glass of wine every day ______ reduce the danger of heart diseases?

A．could            B．must             C．need             D．should

Before the ladies ______ the colorful box, filled with things like books, dolls and fancy clothes.

A．was lain           B．are lain           C．lie               D．lay

Boys and girls, make sure you ______ your names on the test paper before handing them in.

A．wrote            B．write             C．will write          D．had written

Of all the clues they provided, ______ is of any help for solving the case of robbery.

A．nothing           B．neither           C．none             D．no one

In extreme weather, a worn tyre can break easily ______ it’s mended, as is often the case.

A．when            B．where            C．which            D．that

______ once every two years, whether it is a car, a bus or a lorry, is the rule that all drivers must obey in our country.

A．Having been examined                   B．Examined

C．Examining                             D．Being examined