Homework is a good thing. It helps you practice what you’ve learned during the day and establish study habits that will be important in college. ___16___ What you need to do is take control of your homework.
Set a good mood for studying.
Create a good study area with all the things you will need (for example, a dictionary, pens and textbooks).
Know where to start in your study.
Make a list of everything you need to do in order so you cannot use “I don’t know where to start.” as an excuse. Don’t over-schedule yourself. ___17___ Study at the same time every day.
Even if you don’t have homework, use the time to review your notes. ___18___ What’s more, you’ll become good at using time in this way.
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Do you ever feel like you cannot stay awake to read something? Keep your mind from wandering by taking notes, underlining sentences, discussing topics with others.
Celebrate your achievements.
___20___ However, if you have some problems about the amount or type of the homework, you should talk to your teachers.
A. Take advantage of your time.
B. Get more involved in your study.
C. Try to find the best methods that work for you.
D. If you do that, it will be easy for you to fail to stick to your study plan.
E. Once you achieve your goal, offer yourself some reward for it.
F. It can also help you prepare for your classes and get a sense of progress.
G. If you accept homework as part of your day, you’ll deal with in more easily.
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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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