Question

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 (声望).

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

Answer 1

16-20   CBDCA

21-25   ABDAC

26-30   DACBD

31-35   BADBC