The 28-year-old had spent six years working nights while she gained her univ
ersity degree during the day. When she finally graduated she had her eye on a teaching__51 at a nearby primary school. With the help of her friends, she had an interview with the Head.
“I noticed a tiny hole in one of my stockings earlier,” she __52 . “I thought about changing them, but I knew I’d be late if I did. And by the time I got to the interview, __53 enormous. I walked in apologizing for not__54 .”The would-be teacher didn’t get the job. In fact one of her friends told her that the __55 only comment was:“If someone doesn't take the time to present her best __56at an interview,what kind of __57 is she going to be?”
First impressions are __58 ones. In other words, if you're viewed positively within the critical(关键的)first four minutes, the person you've met will __59 assume everything you do is positive. Leave the interviewer a bad impression, and often he will assume you have a lot of other unsatisfactory characters. Worse, he or she may not take the time to give you a second __60 . Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about themselves will care more about their jobs.
51.A. profession B. position C. career D. occupation
52.A. repeats B. reminds C. recalls D. responds
53.A. I was B. he was C. it was D. they were
54.A. looking at all B. looking at him C. looking round D. looking my best
55.A. Head's B. student's C. friend's D. would be teacher's
56.A. figure B. image C. aspect D. shape
57.A. person B. worker C. graduate D. teacher
58. A. lasting B. remaining C. continuing D. persisting
59.A. rarely B. occasionally C. probably D. certainly
60.A. job B. thought C. chance D. question
51--60 BCCDA BDACC
51.position在这句话的意思是“职务”、“职位”。当她毕业后，她把眼光放在了取得教师这一职务上。而A.表示“职业”(多指高文凭，受过培训)；C为“事业”；D也为“职业”，但此处表示“教师”这一职务，而非“职业”。答案为B。
52.recall的意思是“回忆”。她回忆说，指“回忆当时情景”，而A表示“重复”；B表示“提醒”；D表示“回答”。答案为C。
53.it指代的是上文提到的她想换袜子，但感觉太晚了这件事。答案为C。
54.look one's best的意思是“更好地留意”。她因为没有更加留意自己而感到懊恼。而A表示“看着”；B表示“看着他”；C表示“怀疑”，都与上下文不符。答案为D。
55.从上文可知，她要会见的是小学的校长。即the Head。答案为A。
56.image在这句话的意思是“形象”。校长认为，如果一个人在求职时不展现自己最好的形象，她将会成为一个什么样的教师呢?而A表示“数字”；C表示“方面”；D表示“形状”；D表示“坚持”。答案为B。
57.从上文可知，她会见校长的目的是成为一名教师。答案为D。
58.lasting的意思是“持久的”。最初的形象是持久的印象。而D表示“坚持”；B表示“ 余下的”；C表示“正在继续”。答案为A。
59.probably“可能”句意是：如果你在关键的最初四分钟给会见者留下积极的印象，他就有可能认为你做任何事都是积极的。而A表示“稀少地”；B表示“偶然地”；D表示“肯定”。答案为C。
60.一旦留下坏印象，很可能雇主就不会再给你提供第二次机会。B、D不合题意，A还未找到第一份工作。答案为C。