Many students have to live with roommates while going to school or university. Having a roommate can be one of the best experiences, or easily one of the worst. 36
Follow these five tips to avoid the common mistakes that make good roommate relationships worse.
Talk things out. 37 If something happens, sit down with your roommates and have a face-to-face conversation. Complaining about your roommates behind their backs creates nothing but awkward situations and general unhappiness.
38 Some roommates become the best of friends, and somedon’t. Don’t put pressure on yourself or your roommate to reach this level, especially when you first meet. Remember, you are trying to make a new friend, not scare your roommate away. And if your roommate doesn’t end up being your best friend, there is no need to worry about it.
Clean up after yourself. Or at least, keep your mess on your side. 39 But being considerate (考虑周到的) with where you put your own stuff (东西) will help you avoid the arguments.
Ask before you take. This applies to food, clothes, supplies and anything else that you don’t own. 40 Even if you both agree to share everything you should still ask.
A. Don’t expect to be best friends.
B. Communication is of vital importance.
C. You don’t need to keep the room clean and organized all the time.
D. Rooms can be really easy for a mess to pile up.
E. If you want to have a good relationship with your roommate, it all starts with you.
F. Not all roommates can become your best friends.
G. Show your roommate that you have respect for his or her belongings.
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—Good afternoon. My name is Peter. I’m the general manager of the personnel department. I’ll be interviewing you. Please sit down.
— 61 , Peter. My name’s Jon. Jon Smash.
—Well, Jon, it’s a pleasure to meet you. 62 .
—I’ve been a manager at Nike for over three years. I won manager of the year award two years ago, and I got promoted last August.
—OK. Tell me about yourself…your personality.
— 63 . I think before I act, and if something goes wrong in our company I always remain calm. I never scream at my employees. And I’ve never lost my temper.
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—I think I’m good at solving problems. 65 . I also love challenges. I work well under pressure. When my boss pushes me to finish a project early I always get it done and never complain.
—Jon, you seem like a very good manager. I like your ambition. You’re very confident and motivated. We like that here at Microsoft. Well, our interview is over……
A. I’m glad it’s you who will offer me the opportunity to get the job B. I enjoy approaching problems directly C. Nice to meet you D. What are your strengths E. I owe my success to my employees F. Tell me about your work experience G. I think I’m very level-headed |
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