When you need a job very much, you may end up taking one for which you are overqualified. Although you were initially grateful just to have the work, you now feel bored and depressed. Is there any way to change that?

Start by changing you opinion, says Caitlin Kelly, the author of Malled, a book based on her experience as a sales clerk after losing her job in journalism. “Don’t focus on what you’re not getting but what you are getting,” she says. “Be patient and work attentively with a wide range of people. It doesn’t matter what the job is – there are always things you can learn and skills you can develop.”

Hilary Pearl, the founder of a coaching firm, says, “Tell yourself the current situation isn’t the end of your career. Don’t overdramatize (过分夸大) the negative aspects but try to view the situation more philosophically: life has a series of stages, and this is one of them. Don’t forget to study even in the worst stage.”

Consider that because you’ re overqualified, you may be able to learn or do things on the job that might not have been possible in a more demanding position, says Sarah Hawthorn, the chief executive of Illustrate Consulting. “You could spend your extra time in learning different aspects of the business and teaching others in the organization.” she says.

Is it possible to make you work more challenging, even if your job responsibilities aren’t likely to change?

Of course, you make seek tasks and responsibilities that force you to learn something new or to work harder. “You may be operating on autopilot (习惯性地) right now, but chances are that people above you are stressed,” Sarah Hathorn says. “Take things off you boss’s plate and let him, know which projects or tasks you want to learn more about.”

Always express you request positively, saying that you love new challenges, rather than complaining that you are bored and underused, says Ethun, the president of the Park Avenue Group. In your down time, educate yourself about the company and its industry. “Read corporate information, analys reports and related news articles,” she says, “If your boss accepts your suggestions, it will make you a more valuable employee.”

67．According to Caitlin Kelly, 　　　　 .

　　　 A．one should be wiling to do something important

　　　 B．fulfilling your regular duties well is important

　　　 C．being a salesman is not as important as being a journalist

　　　 D．doing a simple job well will bring you a sense of success

68．What Hilary Pearl intends to express is that 　　　　 .

　　　 A．work is just a stage of our whole life

　　　 B．the present job doesn’t matter to us in a long run

　　　 C．one should be satisfied with his present situation

　　　 D．one should look forward instead of complaining about the present situation

69．The underlined words “Take things off your boss’s plate” mean 　　　.

　　　 A．share your boss’s burden B．draw your boss’s attention

　　　 C．give your boss useful advice D．ask your boss for a better position

70．What is the common view about career of people mentioned in the passage?

　　　 A．One should start his career from doing a simple job.

　　　 B．One should improve himself and help others as well.

　　　 C．One should keep learning new things to improve himself.

　　　 D．One should pay attention to the relationship with the boss.

Water costs money．In some places water is hard  36  ．What  37when a town

has these problems？A small town in California found a happy   38 ．

　　Very 39 rain ever fell there．The town had no water  40  ．The water it used was  41  from a river 300 miles away．As more people  42  live in the town，   43   water was needed．Now water  44  to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost  45 money．

　　The town 46 a plan．It found 47  to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused   48  many ways．Five  49  lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go   50  ．They  51  have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water  52 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of  53  ．

　　In most places，water is used and thrown 54 ．The town that saved  55  water

has saved the town！

A．supplying     B．getting              C．to get         D．to supply

A．happens       B．happening    C is happened             D．happened

A．key           B．answer       C answering          D．way

A．little         B．a little          C．few            D．a few

A．of itself       B．of its own       C．for its own     D for itself

A．fetch          B．take         C．brought in      D．guided

A．come to     B．came to      C．coming to      D．came for

A．many      B．plenty  of    C．more            D．many more

A．has           B．had             C．must             D．needed

A．many        B．a few         C．a great many   D．a lot of

A．put          B．made           C．supply        D．noticed

A．a way       B．ways           C．an answer     D．a key

A．for           B．by             C．at             D．in

A．man-making                B．man-make 

            C．man-made                   D．man made

A．boating     B．to boat          C．to boating       D．on boating

A．must       B．could          C．needed          D．had to

A．as           B．with            C．for           D．to

A．water enough               B．enough water  

          C. crops enough                 D．enough crops

A．off       B．of             C．away        D．out of

A．it’s         B．its              C．one’s           D．his

Welcome to Adventureland!

Everyone loves Adventureland! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore（探索）, enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?

The Travel Pavilion

Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life.

Visit the Amazon jungle（丛林）village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing…

The Future Tower

This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator（模拟装置）for the Journey to Mars!

The Nature Park

This is not really one park but several.

In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see…

The Pyramid

This is the center of Adventureland. Run out of film, need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center. Come here for information and ideas too.

63．The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors           .

       A．realize the importance of traveling　　　B．become familiar with mountain countries

       C．learn how to make things such as fishing nets

       D．learn something about different places in the world

64．If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be, you may visit           .

       A．the Travel Pavilion　B．the Future Tower　C．the Safari Park　D．the Pyramid

65．If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?

       A．The Pyramid.   B．The Nature Park.     C．The Future Tower. D．The Travel Pavilion.

He requires that he      an opportunity to explain his case.

A.is given　　　　　B.should give　　　　　C.give　　　　　D.be given

Although many families got separated,people still 　　 each other.

A.keep in touch with　　　　　　　B.kept in touch with

C.get in touch with　　　　　　　　D.came into contact with