Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of an __16__ should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, __17__, most people make several job choices during their working lives, _18__ because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve __19__ position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should __20__ enter into a broad flexible training program that will __21__ them for a field of work rather than for a single __22__ .

Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans __23__ benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing __24__ about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss _25__. Some drift from job to job. Others __26__ to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.

One common mistake is choosing an occupation for __27__ real or imagined prestige (聲望).

Too many high-school students - or their parents for them - choose the professional field, __28__ both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal __29__. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a White-collar job is __30__ good reason for choosing it as life's work. __31__, these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the __32__ of young people should give serious __33__ to these fields.

Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants __34__ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take __35__ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.

16．A. identification 　 B. accommodation　 C. occupation 　　D. entertainment

17．A. thereby　　　　 B. however　　　　 　　　　　　 C. though　　　　 　　 D. therefore

18．A. thoroughly　　 B. mainly　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. entirely　　　　 　　 D. partly

19．A. its　　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. their　　　　　 　 D. our

20．A. therefore　　　 B. since　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. furthermore　　　 D. forever

21．A. fit　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　 　　　 C. take　　　　　 　　 D. leave

22． A. means　　　　　 B. job　　　　　　　 　　 C. way　　　　　 　 D. company

23．A. to　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. without

24．A. little　　　 　　　 B. few　　　　　　　 　　 C. much　　　　　 　 D. a lot

25．A. chance　　　　　 B. purpose　　　　　 　　　 C. basis　　　　　 　 D. opportunity

26．A. apply　　　　　 B. appeal　　　　　 　　　 C. turn　　　　　　 D. stick

27．A. its　　　　　　 　 B. their　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. your　　　　　 　　 D. our

28． A. concerning　　　 B. following　　　　 　　　 C. ignoring　　　　 　 D. considering

29．A. preferences　　　 B. requirements　　　 　　　 C. tendencies　　 　　 D. ambitions

30．A. a　　　　　　　 　 B. any　　　　　　　 　　　 C. the　　 　　　　　　 D. no

31．A. Therefore　　　 　 B. Moreover　　　　 　　　 C. Nevertheless　　 　 D. However

32．A. majority　　　　 　 B. mass　　　　　　 　　 C. minority　　　　 　 D. number

33．A. proposal　　　　 　 B. suggestion　　　　 　　　　　　 C. approval　　　　 　 D. consideration

34．A. towards　　　　 B. out of　　　　　　 　　　 C. against　　　　 　 D. without

35．A. turns　　　　　 　 B. parts　　　　　　 　　　 C. risks　　　　　 　 D. choices

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　　Two kinds of people exist in this world: clean people and people who have found millions of ways to avoid cleaning their rooms.

　　I belong to 1 because I am a teenager. Like all teenagers I am 2 busy pretending to be receiving an education to 3 that scientists attribute(歸因于) 52 percent of global warming to the 4 that escapes from my bedroom window. 5 all you 6 get too angry, I want you to know that I closed my window last week.

　　Don't think the messy state of my room doesn't 7 me, it does. Every night I go to sleep, haunted(受折磨) by the thought that a(n) 8 I lost three years ago is somewhere in my room still plugged in(插著電源) and waiting to start a fire. 9 thing that worries me are my fish. I haven't gotten around to cleaning their tank this year. I can't 10 if they are alive or not.

　　A few weeks ago my mother ordered me to clean my mom. She said, “Tracie, you 11 not eat, sleep, or breathe until you clean up your room.”

　　I responded, “Mum, did I tell you I got an A on my physics test yesterday?”

　　“You don't even take physics, Tracie, so how can you get an A?”

　　My Mum was 12 than I thought, so I decided to ignore(不理會) the question and change the 13 .

　　“Did you know that most kids today watch ten and a half hours of TV? And high school students score an average of 500 points 14 on the SATs than the kids in your generation.” “No! Really? Well, Tracie, that's just one more example of how the weak 15 of today affect the minds and education of the kids your age. Oh! I forgot to take the bread out of the oven(烤箱)!”

　　I smiled to myself for once again 16 my mother with perfectly useless and untrue 17 . Thereby I avoided the 18 task of cleaning my room.

　　Then I turned and observed the smoke and the big pile of smelly 19 . But, I am just too 20 to disturb the natural flow of things.

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What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had? Did you 　 36 it because you thought that it was just a little thought? Have you ever 　 37 what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts (直覺) 　 38 if you had paid more attention to it?

Imagine a scene, 　 39 you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book, suddenly a light is 　 40 on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. The thought 　 41 your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to 　 42 it, but wait a minute! That thought could be the potential beginning of the 　 43 you have so mush wished for.

As the thought crosses your mind, your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility, a solution, or find the answer to a problem whose solution has 　 44 escaped you. It is almost as if a wise man has 　 45 the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a reality, thereby bringing light to your life. It is like finding the 　 46 piece of jigsaw puzzle (拼圖游戲). This becomes an amazing moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that 　 47 but powerful thought.

Your self-confidence and enthusiasm increase as you become 　 48 of the great possibilities that can 　 49 if that little thought is acted upon. This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to put 　 50 　 any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review.　 51 meaningless little thought or ideas when acted 52 have a potential to explode into great projects. Many successful projects have been 53 from the little positive thoughts that were carefully protected and recognized as bricks to great things.

Don't waste a(n) 　 54 to act on a potentially brilliant idea. You don't have to wait for a major idea, or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.

That little thought or idea is the 　 55 　 of great things if you decide to follow it through.

36. A. hate　　　　　　　　　 B. ignore 　　　　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. value

37. A. discovered　 　　　 B. remembered　　　　　　 C. complained　　　　　　　 D. considered

38. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nor

39. A. when 　　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　　　　　　 C. what 　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

40. A. taken 　　　　　　　 B. worked　　　　　　　　　 C. turned 　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

41. A. puts　　　　　　　　　 B. causes　　　　　　　　　　 C. catches 　　　　　　　　 D. pulls

42. A. adore　　　　　　　　 B. adopt　　　　　　　　　　　 C. account　　　　　　 　　　 D. abandon

43. A. success 　　　　　　 B. wealth 　　　　　　　　　 C. dream　　　　　　　　　　 D. reality

44. A. highly　　　　　　　　 B. long 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hardly 　　　　　　　　　 D. fast

45. A. talked　　　　　　　　 B. shouted　　　　　　　　　 C. whispered 　　　　　　　 D. laughed

46. A. last 　　　　　　　　　 B. first　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. exact

47. A. weak　　　　　　　　 B. good 　　　　　　　　　　 C. strong　　　　　　　　　　 D. little

48. A. conscious 　　　　 B. capable　　　　　　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　　　　　 D. typical

49. A. attain　　　　　　　　 B. cause 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. arise 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. prove

50. A. off 　　　　　　　　　 B. down 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

51. A. Fortunately　　　　 B. Deliberately　　　 C. Obviously　　　　　　　　 D. Seemingly

52. A. upon 　　　　　　　 B. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. by 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

53. A. grown　　　　　　　 B. born 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. done　　　　　　　　　　　 D. torn

54. A. minute 　　　　　　 B. possibility 　　　　　　　 C. opportunity 　　　　　　 D. moment

55. A. center B. sign C. result D. beginning

Why I don't Spare“Spare Change”

　　“Poor but honest.”“The deserving（值得幫助的）poor.”These words always come to my mind when I think of“the poor”. But I also think of people who, perhaps through alcohol（酒）or drugs, have ruined not only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism and drug addiction（上癮）really are“diseases”, as many people say, but my own felling-based, of course, not on any serious study-is that most alcoholics and drug addicts belong to the“undeserving poor”. And that is largely why I don't give spare change to beggars.

　　But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called“deserving”. Deserving what? My spare change? Or simply the government's assistance? It happens that I have been brought up to believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity（慈善機(jī)構(gòu)）, but if I give some change to a beggar, am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging someone not to get help? Or maybe even worse, am I supporting a cheat?

　　If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charibable organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on the other hand, one can feel that one's money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate person needs help at this moment--a cup of coffee or a sandwich--and the need will not be met unless I put my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to think that the beggars whom I meet can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs.

　　I know nothing about these beggars, but it's my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I am not generalizing about street people. I am talking about the people whom I actually meet. That's why I do not give “spare change”, and I don't think I will in the future.

(1)What does the author think of beggars who take drugs?

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A．They should be given a check-up.

B．They really need money to live.

C．They have no pleasure in life.

D．They are not worth helping.

(2)Why doesn't the author give money to street people?

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A．He doesn't think they need help.

B．He doesn't have enough money to give.

C．He is not convinced they will use it rightly.

D．He believes they can get help from the government.

(3)In the second paragraph, the author presents his idea by ______.

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A．a(chǎn)sking questions for people to think about

B．giving examples to support his argument

C．raising questions and answering them

D．expressing his opinions directly

(4)Which of the following opinions does the author accept?

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A．Drug addiction is a disease.

B．Some street people are poor and needy.

C．Most beggars have received enough help.

D．Charitable organizations handle money properly.