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“Can you work outdoors in any weather?” “How would you like a job working with children?” Before this year, US public school students rarely（極少的）had to answer such questions about their possible future careers （職業(yè)）.

   But now, public schools in 24 states are developing new learning plans for each student, according to the US Education Commission （教育部）. The learning plans will help students discover their own strengths and weaknesses. （A） They will also give parents and teachers a more complete（完整的）report besides grades.

   Linwood Middle School, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, is one of these schools. Students there take an online test （B） called Matchmaker to make learning plans for their future careers. This online test uses some information about students’ （C） learning styles, personal interests, skills and career goals.

   （D） “If you don’t know yourself and want to be scientist, you may realize in college you don’t like science,” said Mercedes Arias, a Linwood language arts teacher. “The learning plans can （E）________ ________ better prepare students for college _______ _______ encourage students to work harder.”

   Daniella Martins, 14, a Linwood ninth grader, dreams of （F） _________ （be） a singer or an actress. （G）“Nobody likes to take tests,” she said before the career test. But she was pleased with the results, which listed her top career as the arts, followed by education and human services.
   “The results show that I have a great possibility to be a singer,” said Martins. “But I know I’ll still have to work hard to （H） make it.”

任務(wù)一：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下面兩個(gè)問(wèn)題。

1. What do students in Linwood Middle School take an online test for? __________

2. According to Daniella’s test result, what is she most likely to become? _________

任務(wù)二：將（A）、（D）、（G）處劃線句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)。

（A）3. ____________________________________________________

（D）4. ____________________________________________________

（G）5. ____________________________________________________

任務(wù)三：寫(xiě)出（C）處劃線短語(yǔ)的漢語(yǔ)意思：

  （C）6. ______________________

任務(wù)四：寫(xiě)出（B）處和（H）處劃線單詞和短語(yǔ)的同義詞：

7. （B）__________   （H）___________

任務(wù)五：在 （E） 處句子中的空白處填入合適的單詞：

8. ________________________________

任務(wù)六：在（F）處用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空：

9. ___________________

任務(wù)七：在文中找出能概括主題的句子。

10. _____________________________________________