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PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAHarmoniousSocietyinMyMind.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.1.建立和谐社会成为了一种潮流和趋势2.我心中的和谐社会是….3.为了建立和谐社会，我们应该如何去做?PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-4,markY(forYESifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.SuggestionsforYourWorkAnnieisalongtimesecretary/receptionistfortwoseniorvicepresidentsatabigcompany.Theyhavebeendoingalotofhiringlately,andalmostallofthenewmiddle-managementpersonnelhavebeeninterviewedbyoneortheotherofAnnie'stwobosses,sonaturallytheycomethroughherofficefirst.Someofthesepeopleareunbelievablyrude.EithertheytreatAnnielikeapieceoffurniture(nohello,noeyecontact)ortheythinksheistheirerrand(差使)girl.Lately,Annie'stwobosseshavestartedaskingherforherimpressionsofjobcandidates.Sofarthisweek,twohavebeendiscourteous(失礼的)anddismissive,soAnniegaveboththethumbs-down.Neitherisgettingcalledbackforthenextroundofinterviews.Nooneknowshowcommonthisis,butifyouarejobhunting,it'snecessarytobeawarethatthedummyatthereceptiondeskmaybeanythingbutnotjustasecretary.考试大论坛SuggestionstoJobHuntersAccordingtoAnnieStevensandGregGostanian,twopartnersataBoston-basedexecutivecoachingfirmcalledClearRock,it'snotunusualthesedaysforahiringmanagertoaskeveryonewhomeetsapotentialnewhiretogiveanopinionofhimorher.Oneofthebiggestreasonssomanynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanewjobistheirinabilitytofitinandgetalongwiththepeoplewhoarealreadythere,saysStevens.Soemployersnowwanttogetstaffers'impressionsrightatthestart.AddsGostanian:Alotcanbelearnedfromhowcandidatestreatreceptionists.Ifthejobseekerisrude,condescending,orarrogant,thismightbeanindicationofhowheorshewouldtreatcoworkersordirectreports.Obviously,anyonelookingforanewjobwoulddowellnottoalienatethepersonwhositsoutsidetheinterviewer'sdoor.StevensandGostanianofferthesesixtipsforgettingofftotherightstart:•Introduceyourselfasyouwouldtoanyotherpotentialnewcolleague.Smile,shakehands,andsoon.Itseemsoddthatthishastobespelledout,butapparentlyitdoes;and,besidesbeingamatterofcommoncourtesy,ordinaryfriendlinessoffersapracticaladvantage.Learningandrememberinganinterviewer'sreceptionist'snamecanonlyhelpasyouadvanceintheinterviewingprocess,Stevensnotes.•Don'tregardareceptionistorotherassistantasanunderling(部下)—atleast,notasyourownpersonalunderling.Alwaysasktheinterviewerifyouneedhelpfromanyoneelseintheofficewhereyou'reinterviewing,insteadofseekingthisdirectlyyourself,saysGostanian.Inotherwords,ifyou'dliketoleaveanextracopyofyourresume,refrainfromsendingtheinterviewer'sassistanttotheXeroxmachine.•It'sfinetoacceptifyou'reofferedabeverage,butkeepitsimple.Don'taskforparticularbrandnamesorexpecttobebrewedafreshpotofcoffee,Stevenssays.Andofcourse,needweaddthatdispatchinganybodytoStarbucksisoutofthequestion?•Feelfreetomakesmalltalk,butknowthatanythingyousaymaywellgetbacktotheinterviewer.Don'taskprobingquestionsaboutthecompanyorofferunsolicitedopinions,Gostanianadvises.Nomatterhowhideoustheofficedoor,endlessthehikefromtheparkinglot,orinconvenientthewaittoseetheinterviewer,keepittoyourself.Plentyoftimeforwhining(抱怨)andgrumblingafteryou'rehired.•Don'ttalkonyourcellphoneinfrontofthereceptionist,andtrytoputyourBlackBerryaside.Ifyouhavetomakeortakeacall,leavethereceptionarea,Stevenssays.Preoccupationwithwirelessdeviceswillmarkyou,shesays,asacoldandfixatedperson.•Don'tforgettosaygood-bye.Failuretosaygood-byetosomeoneyou'vejustmetreflectsnegativelyonyou,Gostaniannotes.You'llcomeacrossasimpersonalanduncaring.That'shardlytheimageanyjobhunterwantstoproject.HowtoMeasureYourWorkAnyjob,likeanyrelationship,hasitsdifficultmoments.Andwiththejobmarketheatingup,thetemptationstochangepartnersaregrowing.Aswithanyrelationship,however,youreallyshouldassessthefullvalueofwhatyou'vegotbeforegivingitupwholesale,because—let'sfactit—regretreallyisawasteofyourtime.Regardlessofthemaintaskofajob—beitbondtrading,teaching,balancingthebooks,orcleaninghotelrooms—arethereobjectivecriteriathatyoucanusetomeasurewhetheryourjobiswonderfulornot?WorkplaceexpertsMarcusBuckinghamandCurtCoffmanhaveidentifiedseveral.IntheirbookFirst,BreakAlltheRules:WhattheWorld'sGreatestManagersDoDifferently,theyofferausefulguideintheformof12questions:•DoIknowwhat'sexpectedofmeatwork?•DoIhavethematerialsandequipmentIneedtodomyworkright?•Atwork,doIhavetheopportunitytodowhatIdobesteveryday?•Inthelast7days,haveIreceivedrecognitionorpraisefordoinggoodwork?•Doesmysupervisor,orsomeoneatwork,seemtocareaboutmeasaperson?•Istheresomeoneatworkwhoencouragesmydevelopment?•Atwork,domyopinionsseemtocount?•Doesthemission/purposeofmycompanymakemefeelmyjobisimportant?•Aremycoworkerscommittedtodoingqualitywork?•DoIhaveabestfriendatwork?