When you use or take personal tests, what are the factors that lead to job success? There are several personality factors that have been correlated with general success in jobs, although it has also been shown that too much of one factor can cause problems.

    Intelligence

    A number of studies have shown that general intelligence often correlates well with job success. Basically, it means that intelligent people are generally good at jobs. Hire bright people and they will be able to do what you ask of them.

Conscientiousness(責(zé)任心)

    Conscientiousness has also been shown by several studies as being highly correlated with job success. If a person is conscientious, then they will work hard to complete work they have committed themselves to do. They can also be left alone without need for constant supervision.

    Openness

    If you are open to experience, you are ready to challenge yourself and learn and welcome feedback from others, then you will not only learn far more, you will also be thought of as a pleasant person by others who will be more ready to work with you. Unsurprisingly, this tends to make people better at jobs.

    Agreeableness

    When paired with conscientiousness, a person who is easy to get on with becomes even more successful in many jobs. Particularly if the work requires working with other people, a person who is disagreeable is not likely to gain good cooperation.

    Extraversion (外向)

    If you are outgoing and get your energy from being with other people, you will probably do better in many jobs than others, especially those that require you to work actively with others, whether in managerial or team environment.

    Other factors have also been shown to be linked with success, although studies showed that these tend to be more related to some jobs more than others, particularly those with more significant social elements.

60. According to the passage the advantage of employing clever people is that ______.

   A. they can understand their task and do better

   B. they are bright and won’t make the boss angry

   C. they can get on well with the manager

   D. they have a great effect on other employees

61. The underlined word “correlated” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _______.

   A. contributed         B. connected          C. contained         D. contacted

62. Those who can work on their own without too much supervision are       .

   A. intelligent           B. conscientious        C. open             D. outgoing

63. What do agreeable people and outgoing ones have in common?

   A. willing to listen to others’ opinions       B. ready to challenge themselves

   C. good at working with others             D. active in finishing their work

    Lill was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. At the age of 16, her father thought that she had enough schooling and forced her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. In 1922, with limited education and skills, the future didn’t look bright for Lill. Her father demanded that Lill find a job as soon as possible, but she didn’t have confidence to ask for a job.

    One day, Lill gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door. She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager. In her broken English, Lill told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret decided to give her a chance.

    Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Lill, let’s see how good you really are.” She directed Lill to type a single letter, and then left. Lill looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:40 am. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought she should at least attempt the letter.

    On her first try, she got through one line but made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself. “I’ll move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again.”

    On her second attempt, things didn’t get any better. Again she started over and finally completed the letter, full of mistakes, though. She looked at the clock: 11:55 ----- five minutes to freedom.

    Just then, Margaret walked in. She came directly over to Lill and put one hand on the desk and the other on the girl’s shoulder. She read the letter and paused. Then she said, “Lill, you are doing good work!”

    Lill was surprised. She looked at the letter, then up at Margaret. With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to grow. She thought, “ Well, if she thinks it’s good, then it must be good. I think I’ll stay!”

    Lill did stay at the Carhartt Overall Company for 51 years, through two world wars and 11 presidents ----- all because someone had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.

56. Why didn’t the future look bright for Lill when she left school at an early age?

   A. Because she was forced to leave school.

   B. Because her father thought that she had enough schooling.

   C. Because she had no confidence to ask for a job.

   D. Because her education and skills were very limited for a job.

57. The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph means that        .

   A. Lill would leave her position then so that she would not face her workmates and her manager  

     again.   

   B. Lill would move the letter out in the crowd.

   C. Lill would throw the paper away without being noticed.

   D. Lill thought people would never see the mistakes in the letter.

58. How many attempts did Lill make to type the letter?

   A. One             B. Two            C. Three             D. Four

59. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

   A. Honesty is the best policy         B. Encouragement makes a difference   

   C. Virtue leads to success            D. Time waits for no man

  Around me, I find people of my age doing drugs, going to parties ----- just to “fit in”, just to gain attention. We’re so   36  being selfish, comparing ourselves to others,   37  unrealistic goals for ourselves, wanting to look prettier or lose more   38  , making more money, and being more popular.

    But then I think, is that   39   what life’s all about? There are   40   kids out there, being abused, murdered, orphaned, and hungry. And here we are all   41   about how tough our lives are.

    Most of us self-harm and are always depressed. Why do we always try to   42   away from our problems,   43   just face them? I mean this is life! You cannot get away from it, and you can definitely not   44   it.

    All we can do is   45   what life gives us, and face our problems, face our difficulties, and face our frustrations. And maybe they’ll   46   your best friends, your companions. They’ll make you stronger, they’ll help you face reality and they’ll teach you to   47   the little things in life.

      48   we always fail to look at the brighter side of things, we always fail to find happiness in little things. There are so many beautiful things   49   us that we seldom notice. Maybe that is     50   people don’t find happiness; we keep looking for it in the   51   places------ money, fame.

When we really go to “l(fā)ook” for happiness, what we all fail to   52   is that happiness isn’t really something that we can “find”. It’s not a destination; it’s not something you find along the road of life; it’s a(n)   53  , a feeling------ you can be happy wherever and whenever, only if you CHOOSE to be. Happiness is something within you, waiting to be found, waiting to   54    you company, waiting to help you   55   from this harsh reality.

------- Anything new about the case?

------- It was dismissed in the ______ of any definite proof.

　 A. advance　　 　　　　B. attention　　　 　　　C. assumption　 　 D. absence

------ Say something about the painting, OK?

------- well, I think the bright yellow flowers look more beautiful _____ the blue sky.

　 A. against　　　 　　　 B. with　　 　　　　　 C. to　　 　　　　D. from

 We attended lectures in the school hall at weekend _____ can contain more than 600 students.

   A. which              B. whose              C. where           D. when 

When solving the problem a second time, you’d better be more careful ______ you made a mistake.

　 A. because　　 　　　B. where　　 　　　　 C. while　　　 　 D. though

------ Pity that we missed _____ 9 o’clock bus.

------ Don’t worry. There’s a bus every hour on _____ hour.

　 A. the; an　　 　　　　 B. an; an　　　 　　　C. the; the　　 　 D. an; the

There’s no denying that sometimes it takes a crisis to ________ the best in people.

   A. give out            B. bring out            C. let out          D. take out

In case you ______ need any help, here’s my phone number.

   A. shall               B. should               C. will           D. would