Mid-termtest2

NewEraEnglishBook2

Part1ListeningComprehension(15points)

SectionA

Directions:Thereare5recordeddialoguesinthissection.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Whenyouhearaquestion,choosethecorrectanswer.

1.A.It’sastrength. B.It’saweakness.

C. Shehasnoexperienceofit. D.It’snotimportant.

2.A.Workingincatering B.Workinginsales

C.Workinginpublishing D.Workinginretail

3.A.Heisdressedtoocasually. B.Hisreportisoverdue.

C.Hekeepsbeinglate. D.Hiscarisbadlyparked.

4.A.Somethingverysmart. B.Somethingsmartcausal.

C.Somethingcomfortable. D.Somethingwarm.

5.A.It’sapaidinternship.

B.Theinterviewwasdifficult.

C.Thesalaryisfantastic.

D.Hiscontactshelpedhimtofindit.

SectionB

Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

1.WhyisTomnotenjoyinghisinternship?

A.Heneverwantedtoworkinsales.

B.Theworkistooeasyforhim.

C.Hiscolleaguesaren’tfriendly.

D.He’snotconfidentenoughtosellthings.

2.Whatdoesthewomansay?

A.It’sapityhe’swastedhistime.

B.He’sluckyhehasajob.

C.It’sgoodhe’shadthechancetotryit.

D.Heshouldfindsomethingelseimmediately.

Conversation2

3.Whatjobisthemanbeinginterviewedfor?

A.Alanguageteacher

B.Atourguide

C.Aninterpreter

D.Areceptionist

4.Whathashebeendoingtopreparefortheinterview?

A.PractisingansweringquestionswithaFrenchspeakingfriend

B.ListeningtoFrenchmusicandwatchingFrenchT.V.

C.ResearchingwhatthecompanydoesinFrance

D.LearningsomeFrenchphrasesfromabook

5.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivehim?

A.Askformoretimeifhedoesn’tunderstandaquestion.

B.Asktheinterviewertorepeatthequestionifhedoesn’tunderstandit.

C.Ifhedoesn’tunderstandaquestion,pretendhehasunderstoodit.

D.Ifhedoesn’tunderstandaquestion,asktheinterviewertomoveon.

SectionC

Listentotherecordedpassagethreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesyouhear.Duringthethirdreading,checkyourwriting.

Howdoyoutalkabout1_______?It’simportantthatyoufocusonthefactthatyouhavehadvaluableworkexperienceandtalkabout2_______.Mentionwhoyouworkedwith,theresponsibilitiesyouhadandanyskillsyoulearned.Makesureyou3_______andtheseskillswiththepositionyouareapplyingfor.Thinkofstoriesyoucantellwhichshowyourinterviewerthatyouhavetheskillsthejobrequires.Forexample,maybeyouworkedonaprojectwithagroupofotherpeople.Usethisasanopportunity4_______skills.Wereyouaskedtogiveapresentationaspartofyourinternship?5_______aboutthis,anditwilldemonstrateyourpublicspeakingskills.

Part2Vocabulary&Structure(30points)

SectionA

Choosethecorrectoptionforeachsentence.

1.Ifyouwanttoworkhere,salesexperienceisa_______.

A.plus B.pickup C.bug D.addition

2.Yourrésumélooksso_______.Ilikethewayyou’vesetitout.

A.impression B.ambitious C.ethical D.professional

3.Sandradecidedtolookatherrésuméand_______anythingwhichwasn’trelevant.

A.remove B.collect C.pickup D.earn

4.DavidissomeoneIreallyadmire.Meetinghimhashadagreat_______onmylife.

A.document B.impact C.impression D.important

5.I’mvery_______.BythetimeI’m25yearsold,Iwanttomanagealargecompany.

A.responsible B.weak C.organized D.ambitious

6.Itwouldreallyhelpmeifyoucouldcomment_______myperformanceattheinterview.

A.in B.at C.over D.on

7.Sallyisvery_______.Sheneedsajobwhichallowshertoexpressherself.

A.creative B.creation C.creativity D.created

8.Ifyou’reluckyenoughtogetaninternship,youneedtomakethe_______ofit.

A.more B.move C.more D.most

9.Ileftthecompany10yearsago,butI’ve_______intouchwithmyformercolleagues.

A.kept B.made C.done D.lasted

10.Stansawtheywerehiringandhedecidedtoapply_______ajobwiththem.

A.on B.for C.to D.over

SectionB

Fillineachblankwiththecorrectformofshouldorhaveto.

1.They_______worryaboutmoney,astheybothearnveryhighsalaries.

2.IfJimwantstobeapoliceofficer,he_______wearauniform.

3.We_______buySarahapresent.It’sherbirthdaynextweek.

4.Roger_______listentosuchloudmusic.Ican’thearmyselfthink!

5.Bethwantstogotolawschool,soshe_______doreallywellinthisexam.

SectionC

Completethepassage,usingappropriatewords.

Twoyearsago,myfriendhadaninterviewforthepositionofsecretaryatalargecomputercompany.Shewasn’tfeelingveryconfident1_______around/about/overtheinterview,butshereallywantedtheposition,asithadagreat2._______document/organized/salaryandbenefitspackage.Theinterviewstarted,andeverythingseemedtobegoingwell.Thentheintervieweraskedmyfriendifshecouldtypefast.Myfriendwasaveryslowtypist,butshedidn’twantto3._______comment/impact/admittothat,soshesaid“yes”.Thentheinterviewersaid:“Okay.Here’sacomputer.Couldyoutypethisletterforme,please?”Myfriendtypedit,butshewasveryslow.Asyoucanimagine,shewasn’t4._______offered/admitted/performedthejob!Shedid,however,learnavaluablelesson:alwaysbe5._______negative/honest/weakness/whenyouhaveajobinterview!

Part3ReadingComprehension(40points)

Task1

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

Sometimes,interviewerswillaskquestionstofindoutmoreabouttheskillsyouhave.Forexample,employersmightwanttoseeifyouareagoodteamworkerorifyouareabletosolveproblems.

AgoodwaytoanswerthesequestionsiswiththeSTARacronym.STARstandsforSituation,Task,ActionandResult.

Hereishowthisworks.Imagineyouareaskedtotalkaboutatimeyoushowedleadershipskills.UsingtheSTARtechnique,youmightsaysomethinglike:“TwoyearsagoIwasmadecaptainofthebasketballteam.Wehadabigcompetitioncomingup,andtheteamhadn’twonamatchintenyears.Idecidedtostartanintensivetrainingprogram.Wetrainedeverynightforthreehours.Itwashardwork,butImotivatedmyteammembersbygivingthemsmallrewards,likecandy,whentheyscoredabasket.Intheendwewonthecompetitionandnowwe’rethemostsuccessfulbasketballteaminourcity!”

ThestoryisagoodexampleoftheSTARtechnique.Itdescribesthesituation(beingcaptainofthebasketballteam)thetask(havingtowinthecompetition)theaction(motivatingtheteam)andtheresult(winning).

It’simpossibletopredictexactlywhatyou’llbeaskedataninterview,butIfyoupracticetalkingaboutsomeofyourworkandstudyexperiencesusingtheSTARtechnique,youranswerswillbewell-structuredandmorelikelytomakeagoodimpression.

1Choosethebesttitleforthisarticle.

AUsetheSTARtechniquetoshineatinterview

BHowtheSTARtechniquecanhelpyoutorelax

CHowtheSTARtechniquecanhelpyouwithyourjobhunt

DWhattheSTARtechniqueisandwhereitcomesfrom

2WhatkindofquestionsshouldyouusetheSTARtechniquetohelpyouanswer?

AQuestionsaboutyourpersonalinformation,e.g.:dateofbirth

BQuestionsabouttheskillsyouhave

CQuestionsaboutyourqualifications

DQuestionsaboutyourplansforthefuture

3ThewritergivesanexampleofSTARinthearticle.Whatisthesituationtheydescribe?

ABeingcaptainofthebasketballteam

BHavingtowinthecompetition

CMotivatingtheteam

DWinningthecompetition

4WhatskilldoestheSTARexampleinthearticleillustrate?

ALeadership

BCommunication

CTeamwork

DPublicspeaking

5WhatadvicedoesthewritergiveaboutusingtheSTARtechnique?

AUseittoanswereveryquestioninyourinterview.

BUseittopracticetalkingaboutyourexperiences.

COnlyuseittotalkaboutworkexperiences.

DOnlyuseitonceduringeachinterview.

Task2

Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

<Thebenefitsofapaidvacation>

Takingapaidvacationisgoodforeveryone.Notonlyareregularvacationsgoodforthework-lifebalanceoftheindividualemployees,theyalsoincreaseproductivity,whichisgreatforbusiness.

Vacationsdon’tneedtobelongtobeeffective.SallyHarper,aprofessionalpsychologistsays:“Somepeoplebelievethatavacationisonlyworthwhileifit’sfortwoweeksorlonger.Infact,takingseveralshorttwo-dayvacationseachyearcanbeevenmoreenergising.Youdon’tneedtospendlotsofmoneytravellingsomewherenew.Theimportantthingistotrysomethingyouhaven’tdonebefore.”

Sallycontinues:“It’sfinetostayathome,butgoonahike,orgoswimming,youwillfeelbetter.Don’tspendyourvacationcleaningoutyourkitchencloset,asthiswillnothelpyoutoreturntoworkfeelingrecharged!”

Whenyougoonvacation,takeacompletebreakfromwork.Sallysays:“Itcanbetemptingtorespondtoemails,soyoudon’tfalltoofarbehind.Ifyoudothis,you’renotonvacation-you’rejustworkingsomewhereelse.”

Ifyou’restillnotconvincedabouttheimportanceoftakingregularvacations,thinkofthehealthbenefits.Takingregulartimeoffwillimproveyourmentalandphysicalhealth.You’llreturntoworkfeelingrelaxedandfinditeasiertogetalongwithyourcolleagues.

Betterstartplanningyourtimeoffworknow.Andifyou’reanemployer,makesureyouencourageallyouremployeestomakethemostoftheirvacations.

1Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestsumsupthewriter’sopinionaboutvacations?

ATheycostbusinessesalotofmoney,andtheyarebadfortheeconomy.

BThey’renecessary,butemployeesneedtobecarefultheydon’tfallbehindwithwork.

CThey’reapositivething,aslongasemployeesaren’tawaytooregularly.

DThey’regoodforindividualemployeesand,inthelongterm,they’regoodforbusiness.

2WhatisSally’sopinionaboutshortvacations?

ATheycanbeagoodopportunitytogetonwithsomehousework.

BTheyaren’tasgoodaslongvacations,buttheycanstillberefreshing.

CTheycanmakeyoufeelevenmorerefreshedthanlongvacations.

DThey’refine,aslongasyoumanagetotravelsomewherenew.

3AccordingtoSally,whatshouldyoudoaboutemailswhenyou’reonvacation?

ACheckthemregularlytomakesureyou’renotmissinganything.

BAskyourcolleaguestophoneyou,ratherthansendemails.

CDon’tcheckyouremails.

DCheckyouremails,butjustonceortwiceaday.

4Whatimpactmightpaidvacationshaveonstaffrelationships,accordingtothewriter?

AWorkerswillreturnfeelingrelaxed,sowillgetonwiththeircolleaguesbetter.

BVacationscauseproblemswhenstaffhavetodotheircolleagues’work.

CVacationswillnothaveanyimpactonstaffrelationships.

DVacationscancauseworkerstofeelenviousofeachotherandresultinbadfeeling.

5Whatdoesthewriterthinkemployersshoulddoaboutvacations?

AAskstafftotake“workingvacations”,bycheckingtheiremailswhentheyareaway.

BOfferworkersalternativebenefits,suchashealthinsurance.

CMakesuretheworkingconditionsaregood,sotheirstaffdon’tneedvacations.

DEncouragetheirstafftotakeregularvacations.

Task3

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

<Whynottryawildlifeinternship?>

Areyouinterestedinnatureandwildlife?HowwouldyouliketospendayearresearchingbigcatsinSouthAfrica?Perhapsyou’dratherhelpprotectendangeredturtlesinCostaRica?Ormaybeyou’denjoylookingafterelephantsinThailand.Whateveryourinternshipgoalis,hereatWildTimes,wecanhelptomakeyourdreamareality!

Awildlifeinternshipallowsyoutodeveloppersonallyandprofessionallythroughpracticalexperience.Ifyouapplyforoneofourinternships,youcouldgainsomuch.Here’swhatoneofourpastinternshadtosayaboutherexperiencewithus:

“ApplyingtodoawildlifeinternshipwasthebestdecisionIevermade!Igainedsomuchknowledgeaboutconservationtechniquesandworkingwithasmallteamofinternationalgraduateswasalsoaplus.Theexperiencereallyhelpedmetodevelopmyteam-workingskills.”

Marie,Paris.

Ourformerinternsregularlycontactustotellushowvaluabletheyfoundtheirexperiencewas,andhowusefultheirinternshipwithWildTimeswasinhelpingthemtofindtheirfirstjob.

Toapplyforaninternship,pleasedownloadoneoftheapplicationformsfromourwebsiteandsendittous.Ifwethinkyoulooklikeagoodfit,we’llbeintouchtoarrangeavideointerview.PleasesendanyquestionstoMark@WildT

11._______anorganisationwhichofferspeopletheopportunitytodoconservationworkincountriesaroundtheworld.

Theinternshipsallow12._______bothpersonallyandprofessionally.

MariefeelsherexperiencewithWildTimeshelpedhertodevelopher13._______.

PastinternsforthecompanysaythattheirinternshipwithWildTimeshelpedthemtofind14._______.

IfyouwanttoapplyforaninternshipwithWildTimes,youshoulddownloadanapplicationform15.______.

Task4

Thefollowingisaninformalemailtoafriend.Afterreadingit,fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

HiBill,

Thanksforyouremail.Iwasreallyhappytohearfromyou,butsosorrytohearthatyouhadbeenfired.Ihopeyouarefeelingbetternow,andthatthejobhuntisgoingwell.

Yousaythatyouwerefiredbecauseyouwerefrequentlylateforwork.Youknow,Iusedtohaveexactlythesameproblem!Iwasneverfiredforbeinglate,butIdidusedtogetintotroubleatcollegebecauseIcouldnevergettolecturesontime.So,Ihavesomeadviceforyou,whichIhopeyou’llfindhelpful.

Firstofall,youneedtochangeyourhabits.Thefirstthingtodoistotrytowakeupearlier.Thismightmeangoingtobedearliertoo,I’mafraid!

Itcanbereallyhelpfultodosomepreparationthenightbefore.Forexample,nowadaysIal