【正文】 should do?CIRCLE those words that apply to you now.UNDERLINE those words that you would like to apply to you.My attitude to WORK usually is:slack dedicated disorganized efficienteffective ambitious industrious innovativehard working sincere persistent hyperactive academic responsible practical lazy businesslike mature bored positiveorganized punctual reliable immature negative adaptable positive unreliable keenMy attitude to my WORKMATES usually is:cooperative cheesed off aloof independent superiorinferior equal sympathetic racist caringthoughtful inspiring bored petitive irritableprotective helpful shy quarrelsome tolerantfriendly trusting polite moody pushyaggressive supportive sexistMy attitude to AUTHORITY usually is:dependable rebellious angry subservient scaredeager to please stubborn loyal cautious suspicioushappy argumentative sneaky open assertivepassive aggressive tolerant proud cynicalIf you were fired, what would you do?Find a career advisor for landing another job.t like me. When she called me into her office one Friday afternoon, she simply (only) said, You39。s deputy called: Your contract is not being renewed, and you won39。t mean your life is over (人生到了盡頭). It might turn out (prove) to be the best thing that ever happened to you.Notes1. Joan Hamburg: Born on August 12, 1935, she is a radio personality (person人 personal個人的 personnel人事) on WOR radio station in New York since the early 1970s. Hamburg is extremely famous, and showbusinessconscious (奇才), and now bills (lists) herself as America39。普世華人基督徒使用圣公會為公用名稱。 Co. It is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries.7. ABC: the abbreviation of an American television network American Broadcast Company (美國廣播公司), one of television39。 trainer教練trainee受訓(xùn)者。 public: (1)adj. ~property。 student version學(xué)生版。 the Great Depression大蕭條[monitor: (1) n. 班長/ 監(jiān)視器；（2）監(jiān)控] deputy: n. an assistant of authority for the superior副手[despair: (1)n.。 be frightened be sth.(humiliate) humiliation: n. degradation羞辱illegible: adj. not legible。 severe: ，. ~ petition激烈的競爭) persevere: v. persist。 (secret: n. secretary) secretarial: adj. of the secretary秘書的shorthand: n. a system of rapid handwriting速記。 because of因為， 由于Reading ComprehensionChoose the best for each of the following.1. Right after graduation, the author A. worked as an editor of a magazineB. cowrote a bookC. worked in a broadcasting panyD. became a secretary2. Why was the author fired?A. Because she had illegible handwriting.B. Because she had the ass of the pany heads in four colors.C. Because she made a mistake when writing letters to the heads of major corporations.D. Because the editor didn39。s life.II. Complete the following summary of the text by filling in the blanks with words. The initial letter of each word has been given to you.(1) Fresh out of Barnard College and the Speedwriting Institute (Department), I was lucky enough to find a job as a (2) secretary to the editor of Coupon Magazine which was advertising dependent. I had distinctly illegible handwriting. In a letter to one of the heads of a major corporation, I (3) mistakenly wrote the d in ads as an s. The president who was invited received the letter to have his ass in four colors in our (4) publication. I was fired, but lucky enough to bee the (5) copywriter of the editor. Firings happened later in my life. But with persistence, I gained my success. (6) Similar experiences happened to Sherrye Henry, Paul Jones, and Lynn Sherr. All of them chose to (7) persevere and they finally found ways back to a (8) fulfilling career. And they all learned that the pain and humiliation were (9) temporary. So don39。 leonovo D. perfect完美無缺的7. History shows us with what _____ the human race survives.A. difficulty B. tenacity堅韌不拔C. trouble (n. /vt.)D. [findfoundfound。s owncelebrity humiliation convention be on the air fold tenacity head for desperate impart deject campaign1. They are determined to (=decide to do) persevere in the fight no matter how hard (=difficult) it is.2. After negotiation, they just reached a temporary agreement.3. That program has been on the air for 10 years.4. He is the one who never folds (fails/ bends in/ gives in屈服于壓力) under pressure.5. He suffered (蒙受經(jīng)濟(jì)損失/ 遭受精神折磨, ~from an illness/ great loss of money) the humiliation of being forced to resign (辭職).6. After the football game, the players (=sportsmen/ athletes) headed for the bus.7. At the recent convention (meeting/ conference), the Democratic Party has elected its presidential (candle) candidates (候選人).8. They made a desperate attempt (try孤注一擲) to save the pany from bankruptcy [bankrupt破產(chǎn)的。t mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.參考譯文：雪莉成功地在克林頓政府任職，在國會山工作之后回到家鄉(xiāng)紐約市，在一家大型非營利機(jī)構(gòu)做開發(fā)主管，她期望以此放緩工作節(jié)奏。因此不要害怕往前行，重新開始。t want to fall prey to the same fate as other unsuccessful applicants梑ut who stood out in a good way. Career Tiger, a service that helps people find a job through unique and unconventional methods, helped Nguyen e up with this tactic:When asked a question during an interview with a healthcare IT pany, he surprised his interviewers by pulling out a whiteboard, writing down his thought process and taking control of the interview.Differentiating yourself from your petition makes sense. The idea is to show that you are a thought leader in your area and that your knowledge is valuable, Nguyen says. It was awkward at first, but breaking away from the norm will pay off as long as you put in the work beforehand researching.He ended up getting the job, where he is still working as a project manager.Remember that no matter the tactic you use t