1.There are as many kinds of careers as there are people. They vary greatly in the type of work involved and in the ways they influence a person’s life. The kind of career you have can affect your life in many ways. For example, it can determine where you live and the friends you make. It can reflect how much education you have and can determine the amount of money you earn. Your career can also affect the way you feel about yourself and the way other people act toward you. By making wise decisions concerning your career, you can help yourself build the life you want. To make wise career decisions and plans, you need as much information as possible. The more you know about yourself and career opportunities, the better you will be able to choose a satisfying career. People differ in what they want from a career. Many people desire a high income. Some hope for fame. Others want adventure. Still others want to serve people and make the world a better place. Before you begin to explore career fields, you should determine your values; your interests; and your aptitudes. Most people are happy in jobs that fit their values, interests, and aptitudes. Each person has many values, which vary in strength. For example, money is the strongest value for some people – that is, wealth is more important to them than anything else. As a result, they focus their thoughts, behaviours, and emotions on the goal of earning a high income. Other values include devotion to religion, taking risks, spending time with family, and helping others. People should understand their values prior to making a career decision. You can develop an understanding of your values by asking yourself what is the most important to you and by examining your beliefs. For example, is it important for you to work as a member of a team? Or would you rather be in charge or work alone? If working alone or being in charge is important to you, independence is probably one of your primary values. What is this passage mainly about?Immersive Reader A:Understanding your values. B:Some advice on choosing a career C:How to change a job D:Some ways to get a high income 2.Indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Despite of feeling tired, he tried to finish his work before going to bed.Immersive Reader A:Going B:Despite of C:Tired D:To finish 3.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (27). When I finished school in Germany last year, I did not know what to do next. I wanted to travel, but for that you need money. That means having a job, and without having a university degree, it is difficult to get a good one. My parents agreed I could put off (23)……………a decision about a university course for a year. Then a family in London invited me to live with them, help look (24)…………… the children and do a little housework in return for some pocket money. I (25)……..….. with this family for five months now. My main job is to meet the three children from school, give them their supper and help them with their homework (26)………… their parents come home at about six. Sometimes I must stay in with the children in the evening. I go to English classes three times a week, and at weekends I visit different parts of Britain. Although my parents are happy that I am studying a foreign language while I enjoy this chance to see more of the world, they keep (27)………… me what I want to study at university. I still cannot make up my mind! A:ask B:asked C:asking D:to ask 4.Indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. “Do you think they will fail in the examination?” “ No, ……..”Immersive Reader A:I hope not B:I don't think so C:I don't hope D:I think not 5.Indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. The house where she used to live in looks different now. A:Looks B:Where C:different D:To live 6.We have only Sunday for our weekend. I wish we _____________ a two-day weekend. A:having B:have C:will have D:had