第第#頁/共20頁youhear.Oneplantohelpyourememberistothinkofafewkeywords.Forexample,supposeyourmothersays,"Whileyouareatthelibrary,askifwemayreserveacopyofthenewbiographyofHenryJames.Onthewayhome,pleasestopatMrs.Duggan'stopickupanoteshehasforme."Youhavetwothingstoremember,sokeepinmindthesekeywordsinthisorder:HenryJames,Mrs.Duggan.Anotherwaytomakedirections"stick"toyourmemoryistopictureinyourmindeachstepasitisgiventoyou.Forexample,youhear“turnrightatthelargewhitefarmhouse."Trytoimaginewhatitlookslike.Or"Whenyoupassasmallpond,takethenextroadleft".Youcanmakeamentalpicture.Canyouseethispicture?Questions:Whenarenotesneededtohelptorecalldirections?Whatmustyouuseasyoulistentodirections?Whatareusefulinhelpingyoutorememberdirections?Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itisforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodemways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrisis;thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblems-andthattheyhavenosenseofhumor,atleastinparentchildrelationships.Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagerchildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhentheywereyoung.Youngpeopleoftenmaketheirparentsangrywiththeirchoicesinclothesandhairstyles,inentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andtheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecause youdonot wantyourparentstoapproveofwhatyoudo. Iftheydidapprove,itlooksasifyouarebetrayingyour ownagegroup. Butinthatcase,youareassumingthat youarenotsuccessful.Youthinkthatyoumaynotbeable towinbut at leastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisa passivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalevenafter longyears of childhood,whenyouarecompletelyunder yourparents'control.Butitignoresthefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,co-operationcanbepartofthatplan.Youcancharmothers;especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.Youcanimpressotherswithyoursenseofresponsibilityandinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodowhatyouwanttodo.Questions:Whatismainlydiscussedattheverybeginningofthetalk?Whydoteenagersliketowearstrangeclothesandhairstyles?Howshouldteenagersimproveparent-childrenrelationsaccordingtothewriter?Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W:Hey,James.How’sthejobsearchgoing?M:Hi,Sharon.Ihadnoideaitwouldtakesomuchtime.Itsuremakesitdifficulttoprepareforfinalexams.Howaboutyou?W:Iwaslucky.Thereseemstobeashortageofhighschoolteachersnow.Iappliedtothreeschools,andeachoneofferedmeaposition.M:That’sgreat.Whichonedidyoulike?W:Ihaven’tdecidedyet.Ofcourse,itwouldbeeasiestformetostayhereinNewYorkorgobackhometoBoston.ButImaygotoCalifornia.M:Thatwouldbeabigmove.W:So,tellmeaboutyourplans.M:Well,Iappliedtosixnewspapers.Lastweek,IhadaninterviewwithNewYorkTimes.W:Howdiditgo?M:Notsowell.Ithinkthey’relookingforpeoplewithsomeexperience.W:Haveyouhadanyotherinterviews?M:No,notyet.Itseemsthateveryonewantstobeawriterthesedays.Therejustaren’tthatmanyjobsoutthere.W:That’stoobad.M:Yes.Ihadhopedtohaveajoblinedupbygraduation.Thatdoesn’tseemlikelynow.W:Whatwillyoudoifyoucan’tfindajob?M:Inthatcase,I’llbeginworkingonamaster’sdegreeinthefall.W:Goodluck!Questions:.Howisthejob-searchinggoingfortheman?.Whatkindofjobsseemstobeinshortsupply?.WhereisSharo