63. What does the office offer? A. A variety of resume samples. B. Interview training.
C. Personally designed resumes and cover letter strategies. D. All of the above.
64. From the context, we can guess that the word “tip” (in paragraph 3) probably means________.
A. extremity B. point C. premium D. advice 65. The office guarantees that _____.
A. they will give theirs on the basis of the Code of Ethics B. they will give perfects
C. they will offer professional help to all kinds of people D. all of the above Passage 2
When your parents tell you to “get an education” in order to raise your income, they tell you only half the truth. What they really mean is to get just enough education to provide manpower for your society, but not so much that you prove an embarrassment to your society.
At least, you need to get a high school diploma, without it, you will be occupationally dead unless your name is George Bernard Shaw or Thomas Alva Edison, and you can successfully drop out in grade school.
If possible, get a college degree. With a B.A, you are on the launching pad. But now you have to start to put on the brakes. If you study for a master’s degree, make sure it is an MBA, and is famous law of diminishing returns begins to happen. Do you know, for example, that long-haul truck drivers earn more per year than full professors? Yes, the average 1977 salary for those truckers was $24000. While the full professors can earn just $ 23030.
A Ph.D. is the highest degree you can get. Except for a few specialized fields such as physics or chemistry where the degree can quickly be turned to industrial or commercial purposes, if you pursue such a degree in any other field, you will face a dim future. There are more Ph.D.s unemployed or underemployed in this country than any other part of the world.
If you become a doctor of philosophy in English or history or anthropology or political science or languages, or worst of all in philosophy, you have the risk of becoming overeducated for our national demands. Not for our needs, mind you, but for our demands. Thousands of Ph.D.s are driving cars, selling shoes, waiting on table, and filling out applications every month. They may also take a job in some high school or backwater college that pays much less than the doorkeeper earns.
You can equate the level of income with the level of education only so far. Far enough, that is, to make you useful to the gross national product, but not so far that nobody can turn much of a profit on you.
66. According to the writer, what the society expects of education is to turn out people who ____. A. will not be a disgrace to society
B. will become loyal citizens C. can take care of themselves
D. can meet the nation’s demands as a source of manpower 67. Many PhDs are out of job because _____. A. they are improperly educated
B. they are of little commercial value to their society C. there are fewer jobs in high schools D. they prefer easier jobs that make more money 68. The nation is only interested in people _____. A. with diplomas
B. who specialize in physics and chemistry C. who are valuable to the gross national product D. both A and C.
69. Which of the following is not true?
A. Bernard Shaw didn’t finish high schools, nor did Edison. B. One must think carefully before pursuing a master degree. C. The higher your education level, the more money you will earn. D. If you are too well-educated, you’ll be over educated for society’s demands.
70. The writer sees education as _____.
A. a means of providing job security and financial security and a means of meeting a country’s demands for technical workers
B. a way to broaden one’s horizons C. more important than finding a job D. an opportunity that everyone should have Passage 3
Not all Americans are fit, or even try to be fit. The overall population is becoming heavier, because of bad eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle. Some researches estimate that less than half of Americans exercise in their leisure time. Experts say that it is not because Americans “don’t know what’s good for them”? They just don’t do it. Compared to the beginning of the 1980s, 75% of Americans in the 1990s say that physical fitness is more important to them now than it was then. But the National Center for Health Statistics reports that the number of people who are at least 20% over their desirable weight has risen from one in four to one in three Americans.
Full of information on nutrition and proper diet is on newspapers and magazines. Television news programs urge people to eat more vegetables and warn of the dangers of high-fat diets and high cholesterol levels, particularly heart disease and certain types of cancer. Since 1994 the government has required uniform labeling so that consumers can compare the fat and calories in the food they buy. More than half of Americans say that they pay attention to the nutritional content of the food they eat, but they also eat what they really want whenever they feel like it.
Experts say that it is a combination of social, cultural, and psychological factors that determine the way people eat. An article on America’s weight problems refers to “the culture of over-
indulgence seemingly ingrained in American life”. “The land of plenty seems destined to include plenty of pounds as well,” they conclude. Part of the problem is that Americans eat larger portions and often go back for second helpings, in contrast to the reasonable amount people in many other countries have.
Another factor is Americans’ love of fast food. Some estimates are that 50% of Americans eat pizza once every two week, a percentage that is no doubt quite a bit higher among high school and college students. Americans are having more and more hamburgers, French fries, and soft drinks at restaurants, not only because they like them, but because these foods are the cheapest items.
Another important factor is Americans’ busy lifestyle. Since so many women are working, families are eating a lot of fast food, frozen dinners, and restaurant “takeout”. Some experts think that Americans have really lost control of their eating; it is not possible to limit fat and calories when they eat so much restaurant and packaged food. It takes some time to prepare fresh vegetables and fish; stopping at KFC on the way home from work is a much faster choice. Often American families eat \down at the table together.
71. More than half of Americans do not exercise in their leisure time because______.
A. they want to live a comfortable life B. they don’t know what’s good for them C. they are busy
D. they just don't do it
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