C．have a loose relationship with them

　　　D．have the same relationship with them as before

　　　11．What would be the best title for the passage?

　　　A．Learn to Make a Right Choice

　　　B．To Be Yourself

　　　C．Learn to Say No

　　　D．Do What You Want to Do

　　　It's time for those who are about to graduate to look for jobs since graduation season is drawing near. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.

　　　A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (文身), nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can't judge a book by its cover, yet people do "cover" themselves in order to convey (传递) certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are．Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.

　　　Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people represent the companies to their customers.

　　　As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers．Even though I am open-minded, I can't expect all our customers are.

　　　There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.

　　　12．Which of the following is the newspaper editor's opinion according to Paragraph 2?

　　　A．People's appearances carry messages about themselves.

　　　B．Customers' choices influence dress standards in companies.

　　　C．Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.

　　　D．Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.

　　　13．What can be inferred from the text?

　　　A．Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.

　　　B．Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.

　　　C．Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.

　　　D．What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.

　　　14．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

　　　A．Employees Matter

　　　B．Appearances Matter

　　　C．Personal Choices Matter

　　　D．Hiring Managers Matter

　　　15．The author's attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as ______.

　　　A．enthusiastic B．positive

　　　C．negative D．sympathetic

二、七选五

　　　Most people think that good looks and being smart will give you advantage in life. The first is God-given. 16． In this article we explore some different ways to become smarter.

　　　Go to college, and get an education. 17． It means that you will have been exposed to many different ideas and hopefully you will have learned how to think. Being able to think outside the box and for yourself are features smart people possess.

　　　Read books and educational magazines. 18． Educational magazines such as Discovery or National Geographic are a wealth of knowledge that you can share with others, thus making you sound very smart. If you do watch television, try watching something where you can learn such as the History Channel, Discovery etc.

　　　20． Uneducated people and people not considered as being smart tend to do this. They hear an outrageous(骇人的) claim and they repeat it to the nearest ear. You can do much harm to your quest for being smart if you are known for giving bad information.

　　　A．That is my exact point.

B．And unluckily most of us are not good-looking.