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Laura sat outside the office waiting for the job interview. She felt so nervous that she didn’t know what to do with herself. The man who had gone in before her had been there for nearly an hour. And he looked so
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when he went in. Not like Laura. The problem was that she wanted this job so much. It meant
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to her. She had spent weeks preparing for the interview. She had thought about it so much before the day of the interview. She had imagined herself performing
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at the interview and being offered the job at once.
But now she was feeling terrible. She couldn’t
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all those things she had planned to say. At that moment, she
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decided to get up and leave. But no—she had to do this. She had spent so much time thinking about it that she couldn’t give up like that. Her hands were hot and her mouth felt
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.
At last the door of the office opened. The man who had gone in an hour earlier came out, looking very
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with himself. He smiled sympathetically (同情地) at Laura. At that moment, Laura hated him. The manager then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Ms Green? I’m sorry to have kept you
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.”
Laura suddenly wished that she had gone home after all. She got up, with legs slightly shaking, and wondered if she looked as frightened as she felt.
“Be confident! Don’t think that you are a loser,” Laura said to herself. She tried to
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her nervousness by taking a deep breath before stepping into the office. As the interview went
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, Laura was as cool as a cucumber (镇定自若), and what she just focused on was the manager’s questions. The interview went on very smoothly and guess what? A week later, she received the offer! Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.
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) 1. A. worried B. nervous C. surprised D. sure
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) 2. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. the thing
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) 3. A. badly B. politely C. easily D. perfectly
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) 4. A. forget B. remember C. ask D. answer
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) 5. A. hardly B. almost C. finally D. perhaps
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) 6. A. cool B. warm C. dry D. wet
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) 7. A. happy B. awful C. organized D. modest
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) 8. A. worrying B. doubting C. talking D. waiting
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) 9. A. control B. show C. spread D. save
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)10. A. in B. on C. out D. back
