Writing a long book seemed to be too much for me.So，for a long time，I just wrote short articles.One day，inspiration (灵感) for an article hit me and，as I started writing，paragraphs began flowing out fast.It turned out to be too long to be an article.I thought it would not hurt to try self­publishing a booklet (小册子)．The first printing of this 32­page black and white booklet sold out within a week.Here is something that I have learned through my experience.

1．Start small.

Don’t try to have a 400­page work as your first publication (出版物)．I suggest you publish a booklet under 50 pages to launch your career as an author.

2．Ask for advice.

If you know some people who have published something，ask them for advice and help.You will gain useful information from them and save yourself many problems.

3．____________________

When you put your heart into something only to hear “We’re not interested”，you may get hurt.But you must remind yourself that this is quite common.Every “yes” you receive comes after at least five “noes”，especially at the beginning.You need to revise (校订) your book many times to reduce the chances of being turned down.

4．The more you market，the more you sell.

You can publish an excellent book.But if no people know about it，you cannot expect many buyers.Send out an e­mail to friends，family and business partners，telling them your book’s publication date.Ask them to help sell your book.Do not be afraid to try novel ideas.

68．We learn that before self­publishing his first booklet，the writer most probably________.

A．hoped that he would write some famous long stories

B．had nothing published in newspapers

C．was not happy with what he had written

D．thought it difficult to finish a long book

69．What does the underlined word “launch” in Point 1 here mean?

A．Begin.                                  B．Develop. 

C．Lead.                                   D．Describe.

70．What’s the best title for Point 3?

A．No one will like what you wrote at first. B．You will get hurt by what you wrote at first.

C．Prepare for a “yes” rather than a “no”．    D．Be prepared to deal with “noes”

Writing a long book seemed to be too much for me.So，for a long time，I just wrote short articles.One day，inspiration (灵感) for an article hit me and，as I started writing，paragraphs began flowing out fast.It turned out to be too long to be an article.I thought it would not hurt to try self­publishing a booklet (小册子)．The first printing of this 32­page black and white booklet sold out within a week.Here is something that I have learned through my experience.

1．Start small.

Don’t try to have a 400­page work as your first publication (出版物)．I suggest you publish a booklet under 50 pages to launch your career as an author.

2．Ask for advice.

If you know some people who have published something，ask them for advice and help.You will gain useful information from them and save yourself many problems.

3．____________________

When you put your heart into something only to hear “We’re not interested”，you may get hurt.But you must remind yourself that this is quite common.Every “yes” you receive comes after at least five “noes”，especially at the beginning.You need to revise (校订) your book many times to reduce the chances of being turned down.

4．The more you market，the more you sell.

You can publish an excellent book.But if no people know about it，you cannot expect many buyers.Send out an e­mail to friends，family and business partners，telling them your book’s publication date.Ask them to help sell your book.Do not be afraid to try novel ideas.

58．We learn that before self­publishing his first booklet，the writer most probably________.

A．hoped that he would write some famous long stories

B．had nothing published in newspapers

C．was not happy with what he had written

D．thought it difficult to finish a long book

59．What does the underlined word “launch” in Point 1 here mean?

A．Begin.                                              B．Develop. 

C．Lead.                                               D．Describe.

60．What’s the best title for Point 3?

A．No one will like what you wrote at first.

B．You will get hurt by what you wrote at first.

C．Prepare for a “yes” rather than a “no”．

D．Be prepared to deal with “noes”

The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to "sell" yourself. It should state   36  the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have   37 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without   38  out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in   39  that the things a possible employer is most   40  to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part.   41  the first few sentences fail to   42  the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be   43  at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not   44  your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your   45  in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful   46  of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives   47  your product and why they like it.”
Try to   48  generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now   49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I  50 in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no   51 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is   52 .
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter.   53  a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent   54  is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it   55  for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to "sell" yourself. It should state   36  the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have   37 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without   38  out any necessary facts.

In writing a letter of application, keep in   39  that the things a possible employer is most   40  to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part.   41  the first few sentences fail to   42  the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be   43  at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not   44  your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your   45  in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful   46  of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives   47  your product and why they like it.”

Try to   48  generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now   49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I  50 in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no   51 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is   52 .

It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter.   53  a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent   54  is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it   55  for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

1.                A．easily          B．carefully        C．obviously D．clearly

2.                A．done          B．found          C．known   D．heard

3.                A．sending        B．leaving         C．taking    D．picking

4.                A．brain          B．sight           C．mind     D．order

5.                A．probable       B．possible         C．able D．likely

6.                A．While          B．Although        C．If    D．As

7.                A．win            B．pay            C．show     D．fix

8.                A．kept           B．read           C．written   D．continued

9.                A．from           B．for             C．into D．to

10.               A．article         B．report         C．advertisement  D．introduction

11.               A．watch          B．study          C．search    D．discussion

12.               A．use            B．make          C．sell   D．change

13.               A．gain           B．remember      C．protect    D．avoid

14.               A．applying        B．losing          C．preparing  D．fitting

15.               A．offer          B．supply         C．provide   D．mean

16.               A．worker         B．manager        C．owner D．beginner

17.               A．success        B．experience      C．practice   D．development

18.               A．State          B．Ask            C．Make D．Get

19.               A．result          B．idea           C．promise   D．decision

20.               A．easier          B．happier        C．cheaper   D．safer

When I worked as a waitress in Chicago, US, my coworkers and I would sigh whenever we heard someone with a foreign accent coming into our restaurant. We knew what it meant to serve a non-American: no tip. We would work just as hard as we always did, but we might not get paid.
Americans have an unspoken rule about tipping: they give tips to almost everyone who offers them a service of some kind. Americans tip their waiters, barbers and taxi drivers. An appropriate tip is between 15 and 20 percent of the amount charged for the service (But the charge for the tip doesn’t appear on the bill. The customer is expected to add it himself/herself.) Tipping less than this sends a message to your waiters that you think they’ve done a bad job serving you. And to leave no tip at all is simply unacceptable.
It’s not that American waiters are greedy. In many countries, waiters are paid a salary for their work. They’ll earn money even if no one comes into the restaurant. This system offers much more safety for waiters than the American version. In the US, waiters know that a night without customers means a night without pay.
Some countries include a tip for waiters – a “service charge” – on the bill itself. Since the tip is included with the other charges, waiters don’t need to worry about people forgetting to tip. But in the US, waiters do not receive a salary, and service charges only appear on bills when there are six or more customers at the table.
Since almost all American customers are familiar with the system, they know to add a tip without being told. But visitors to the US may expect waiters to be paid a salary, or think that the tip is included on the bill.
So much as we waiters loved hearing stories about other places from our foreign customers, we were always nervous when they got ready to leave the restaurant. We were never sure what to expect.
【小题1】If you order $200 worth of food, which of the following is a proper total payment?