【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 y are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately, our picture of the people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted (曲解 ) one. Here is a great argument in favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages. It is only by traveling in, living in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and its people are really like. And how different the knowledge one gains this way frequently turns out to be from the secondhand information gathered from other sources! How often we find that the foreigners whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different at all! Differences between people do, of course, exist and, one hopes, will always continue to do so. The world will be a dull place indeed when all the different nationalities behave exactly alike. With the much greater rapidity and ease of travel, there might seem to be some truth in this at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this may be, at least the greater ease of travel today has revealed to more people than ever before that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different kind of animal from themselves. 11. Every country criticizes ways of life in other countries because they are _____. A. dull B. normal C. similar to each other D. different from its own 12. One who travels in a foreign country and learns its language will _____. A. find out what its people are like B. argue in favor of this country and the language C. know the country and its people better D. like its inhabitants and their language 13. The knowledge one gains by traveling in a foreign country is often _____. A. from secondhand information B. gathered more from other sources than from its inhabitants C. gained from the arguments about the country D. different from what one had before the travel 14. Differences between people _____. A. will gradually disappear because of ease of travel B. do exist even though different nationalities behave exactly alike C. will always continue to exist and the world will be a dull place D. will not exist as one hopes 15. “However” (in , line4) most probably means_____. A. Somewhat B. By whatever means C. Anyhow D. No matter what Passage Two Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage. In some ways the employment interview is like a persuasive speech because the applicant (interviewee) seeks to persuade the employer (interviewer) to employ him or her. Several suggestions might prove helpful to the applicant as preparation is made for the actual interview. A job applicant has the responsibility for ascertaining certain types of information prior to the interview. First, the applicant should know what kind of job he wants and how that job relates to his career objective. It is important that the applicant be able to state his reasons for wishing to work for a particular pany. Second, the applicant should seek as much information as possible concerning the pany. Relevant information for the applicant to locate includes such items as the location of the home and regional offices. The financial status of the pany, plans for expansion, and pany philosophy. Information about most major corporations is available in reference books and periodicals. After gathering information concerning the pany, the applicant is ready for the interview. The interviewer’s first impression es from the interviewee’s appearance. For most interviews, appropriate dress for man is a conservative dark colored suit with a long sleeve, white or light blue shirt and a conservative tie. For women a conservative, tailored suit or dress is appropriate. Both men and women should have neat, conservative length hair. Although hairstyle and dress are matters of personal taste, many personnel directors form initial impressions form these characteristics. For example, one recent college graduate, who felt himself qualified, interviewed for a public relations job. However, the personnel manager considered this young man’s long hair, sloppy dress, and overly casual manner unsuited for this particular position. 16. For whom is the passage most likely written? A. An employee B. An interviewee C. An employer D. An interviewer 17. As the author suggests, what the applicant should know before the interview is _____. A. the type of work and his career expectation B. his career objective a particular pany will decide C. whether the job fits his career objective D. all of the above 18. Before the interview, the applicant should obtain some information about _____. A. most major corporations B. reference books and periodicals C. the pany he wants to work for D. business and philosophy 19. What the applicant wears, as the author suggests, can make him look _____. A. persuasive B. informative C. personal D. conservative 20. What is the author trying to tell us through the example in the last paragraph? A. The importance of personal taste.