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1.Iadmit,afewweeksago,thatfeelingwas_____________inonme.

2.Insideofeachfolderisabrieflessonplan,any_____________orbooksthatmaygowiththelessonandperhapsafewphotosofthelessonorevenexamples.

3.Ihave_____________itonlytomakeitalistofgeneralquestionsandstatementsinsteadofareply.

4.WithAmericans_____________withshockingimagesofviolentMuslimsinEgyptandLibyaontheeveningnews,theiralreadynegativeattitudestowardtheirMuslimneighborswerelikelytoharden.

5.Wegatherinformationtomakesenseoutofeventsliketothistobeabletoprovideaclear_____________.

6.Theyarenotsolvingproblems,butrathermaskingproblemsuntilthedisasteristoobigto_____________fromthepublic.

7.Our_____________forthismonthistoreadthefirsttenlettersoftheEarlofChesterfieldinLetterstoHisSon.

8.Thefactis,thelongerwegowithoutfindingajob,themorelikelyweareto______________oneormoreofthesecriteriaassociatedwithlongtermjobsuccessandjobsatisfaction.

9.TheStateDepartmentandFBIarestillworkingontheirownindependent_____________.

10.Infact,theplayisprobablybeing_____________byacommunity,church,highschoolorprofessionaltheatergroupsomewherethisfall.

II.ReadingComprehension（40%）

SectionA（20%）

Inthesection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

HowtoMakePeacewithYourWorkload

A）Swamped（忙碌的）,underthegun,juststrugglingtostayabovewater...;

whateverofficeclicheyouemploytodepictit,we’veallbeeninthatsituationwherewefeellikewemightbeswallowedupbyourworkload.Nonethelessmanyawaymaybeusedtomanageyourto-dolisttopreventfeelingoverwhelmed.Howtomakepeacewithyourworkloadonceandforallgoesasfollows.

B）Getorganized.“Clearthedeadwoodoutofyourdeskandkeepyourofficeinshape,whichenhancesyourcapabilitytohandleothertasksandraisestheprobabilitythatyou’llretrievetheitemsyoudoneedinafasterandeasierfashion,”saysJeffDavidsonwhoworksasawork/lifeexpertandwriterofmorethan50booksonworkplaceissues.“Whensomethingcanbedisposed,letitgo,giveninrealitymostofwhatyouretainisreplaceable.”JoelRudy,vicepresidentofoperationsforPhotographicSolutions,withbetterthanthirtyyearsofbusinessmanagementexperience,believesthatkeepingorganizedisamust.“Messyworkareasarenonproductiveinsomemeasure.Providedthatyoucan’tlocateadocumentorreporteasilybecauseit’slostinapileofmess,thenyouhaveaproblematicsituation,”hesays.“Therebyyouaresupposedtotakethetimetotidyupyourworkareasandkeepyourimportantfiles,manualsandreportsinanaccessiblelocation,whichwillmaximizeyourefficiency.”

C）Makeato-dolist,thencoveritup.Itmaysoundweird,butitworks,saysJessicaCarlson,anaccountexecutiveatBluefishDesignStudiowhichisanadvertisingconsultingfirm.Carlsonurgesherteamtoutilizeto-doliststostayontrackandhighlightitemsthatareapriority.“Coverupthelist,withtheexceptionofonehigh-prioritytaskatonetime,”shesuggests.“Thiswillallowyoutofocusbetteronthetaskathand;

otherwise,itwillbeeasytogetoverwhelmedifyou’rereadingthroughato-dolistthatspansanentirepage.Concentratingonasingleitemwillmakeyourtasksappearliketheyaremoredoable,”Carlsonsays.

D）Stopmultitasking.Despitewhatyoumayconsidermultitasking,it’scounterproductive.Unlessyou’redrinkingcoffeewhilescanningyourmorninge-mails,you’renotsavinganytimebyattemptingtodotenthingsatonce.“Ifyoufindyourselfgettingtangledintoomanythings,itmaybeofmuchnecessityofyoutore-evaluateyourinvolvement,”Rudysays.“Yourmindwillwanderfromonetopictoanotherandyoumayendupneveraccomplishingathing.”Rudyrecommendsthebestwaytostopmultitaskingistocreateprioritylistswithdeadlines.“Whenapplicable,completeoneprojectbeforeyoumovefurtherontothenextone,”hesays.

E）Settimelimits.DeborahChaddock-Brown,awork-at-homesingleparent,saysshe’sfrequentlyoverwhelmedbythedemandsofmaintainingorderinherresidenceandrunningherownbusiness.Still,shemanagesto“doitall”bysettingatimelimitforeachtask.“Ihavethetypeofpersonalitythatflits（轻轻地掠过）fromthingtothingbecauseIdohavesomuchonmyplate,”Brownsays.“AsaconsequenceIassigntimeslots:

Forthenext15minutesIwillparticipateinsocialmediaforthepurposeofmarketingmybusiness（notsendingphotosorplayingFarmville）andthatistheonlythingIamabouttodoforthenext15minutes.Whenthetimeisup,Imoveontothenexttask.Thatway,atnightIdon’tendupwithapileoftaskstoaccomplisheventhoughIfeltbusyallday.”

F）Talktoyourmanager.“Quiteoften,peopleareworkingonthingsthatarenolongeratoppriority,butsomeoneforgottotellthem（thatthey’renolongerimportant）.Thereareusuallyclearprioritiesinthemanager’shead;

heorshehasjustnotdoneagreatjobcommunicatingthosewiththeemployee,”saysHollyGreen,CEOofTheHumanFactor.Green’ssuggestionunfoldsinthismanner:

“Ifyoufindyourselfconfrontedwithtoomanyresponsibilities,sitdown,notethesignificantthingsyouareinchargeof,andgotoyourmanagertohaveaconversationtodiscusspriorities,trade-offs,timecommitmentsandinterdependenciesrequiredtodoeachthingwell,andthenaskwhatyoushouldstopworkingonorworkonlesssoyoucangettherightthingsdone.”Greensaysmanagersshouldbewillingtohelpsortoutpriorities,solongasemployeeshaveacan-doapproachandaren’tjustcomplainingabouttheirworkload.

G）Eliminatetimewasters.“Ifinterruptionsarekeepingyoufromyourresponsibilities,learnhowtodealwiththemaccordingly,”saysEileenRoth,authorofOrganizingforDummies.Rothproposesthefollowingsuggestionstocombatdisruptions:

“Usevoicemailtocutdownontelephoneinterruptions,turnoffthealertthatsays‘You’vegotane-mail;

andgivestaffmembersasettimetovisityou.”JustinGramm,presidentofGlobellaBuyersRealty,exemplifiesRoth’spoint.“E-mailhadbeenabigtimewasterformeinthepastbecauseitwasaconstantinterruption,causingmetolosefocusonthetaskathand,”hesays.Sincedeterminedtocheckhise-mailsonlytwiceaday,Grammsayshehasbecomemuchmoreefficient.“Ifpeoplewanttogetmoreworkdone,theyneedtostopcheckinge-mailsandgetdowntobusiness,”hesays.

H）Assessyourworkloadbeforetakingonnewtasks.“Theparadoxoftoday’sworkenvironmentisthatthemoreyoudo,themorethat’sexpectedofyou,”Davidsonsays.Inordertobetterassessyourworkload,Davidsonsuggestsaskingyourselfthefollowingquestionsbeforeagreeingtoundertakenewresponsibilities:

Isthetaskaligned（使一致）withyourprioritiesandgoals;

Areyoulikelytobeaspronetosayingyestosucharequesttomorrowornextweek;

Whatelsecouldyoudothatwouldbemorerewarding;

Whatotherpressingtasksandresponsibilitiesareyoulikelytoface;

Doestheotherpartyhaveoptionsotherthanyou;

Willheorshebecrushedifyousayno?

I）Wanttoknowmore?

Mostofourexpertsrecommendedbooksforadditionaltipsonhowtomaximizeefficiency,butonebookwasmentionedtimeandagain.CheckoutTheSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople.

11.“Themoreyoudo,themoreyouareexpectedtodo”hasbeenaparadoxintoday’sworkenvironment.

12.Aslongasemployeeshaveacan-doattitudeanddonotjustcomplainabouttheirworkload,themanagerswouldliketohelpthemdecidewhattodofirst.

13.Asasingleparent,DeborahChaddock-Brownfindsitdifficulttomakeabalancebetweenbusinessandhousework.

14.Therearemanyusefulmethodsofpreventingpeoplefromfeelingoverwhelmedbyworkload.

15.Messyworkareasarenonproductivetosomeextent,soyouaresupposedtokeepyourworkareastidyandimportantfilesathand.

16.Toknowmoreabouthowtomaximizeefficiency,TheSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeopleisrecommended.

17.InOrganizingforDummies,usingvoicemailtocutdownontelephoneinterruptionsandturningoffthee-mailnoticearesuggestedincombatinginterruptions.

18.AccordingtoRudy,thebestwaytostopmultitaskingistomakealistofprioritiesandsetdeadlinesforeachtask.

19.Focusingonasinglematterwillmakeyourtasksappearmorepossibletobedone.

20.Infact,mostofwhatpeopleretainissubstitutable,sodisposethethingsthataredisposable.

SectionB（20%）

Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,and