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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree or diploma course could find a good career quite easily. Companies toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to recruit graduates. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs.Most careers organizations highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the process of securing a suitable career: recognizing abilities, matching these to available vacancies and presenting them well to prospective employers.Job seekers have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes, or the relative importance to themselves of such matters as money, security, leadership and caring for others. An honest assessment of personal interests and abilities such as creative or scientific skills, or skills acquired from work experience, should also be given careful thought.The second stage is to study the opportunities available for employment and to think about how the general employment situation is likely to develop in the future. To do this, graduates can study job vacancies and information in newspapers or they can visit a careers office, write to possible employers for information or contact friends or relatives who may already be involved in a particular profession. After studying all the various options, they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various careers.Good personal presentation is essential in the search for a good career. Job application forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or spelling errors. Where additional information is asked for, job seekers should describe their abilities and work experience in more depth, with examples if possible. They should try to balance their own abilities with the employer's needs, explain why they are interested in a career with the particular company and try to show that they already know something about the company and its activities.When graduates are asked to attend for interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about the prospective employer. Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also obviously important. Interviewees should try to give positive and helpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they are unsure about. This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable answer.There will always be good career opportunities for people with ability, skills and determination; the secret to securing a good job is to be one of them.

Câu 1: In paragraph 1, 'those days are gone, even in Hong Kong', suggests that                    .

A. in the past, finding a good career was easier in Hong Kong than elsewhere

B. it used to be harder to find a good job in Hong Kong than in other countries

C.  nowadays, everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good career

D. even in Hong Kong companies tour the universities trying to recruit graduates

Câu 2: In the paragraph 2, “them” refers to                .

A. abilities

B. three stages

C. careers organizations

D. available vacancies

Câu 3: According to paragraph 4, graduates should                    .

A. ask friends or relatives to secure them a good job

B. find out as much as possible and inform employers of the comparisons they want

C. get information about a number of careers before making comparisons

D. find a good position and then compare it with other careers

Câu 4: In paragraph 5, 'in more depth' could best be replaced by     .

A. more honestly 

B. more carefully 

C. using more word  

D. in greater detail

Câu 5: The word “prospective” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to         .

A. future

B. generous

C. reasonable

D. ambitious

Câu 6: In paragraph 6, the writer seems to suggest that          .

A. it is better for interviewees to be honest than to pretend to understand

B. interviewees should ask a question if they can't think of an answer

C. it is not a good idea for interviewees to be completely honest in their answers

D. pretending to understand a question is better than giving an unsuitable answer

Câu 7: Which of the following sentences is closest in meaning to the paragraph 7?

A. Determined, skilled and able people can easily find a good career.

B. The secret of a sucessful interview is that interviewers have to possess skills, determination or ability.

C. Graduates should develop at least one of these areas to find a suitable career.

D. People with the right qualities should always be able to find a good career.

Câu 8: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Businesses used to visit the universities in Hong Kong to recruit graduates.

B. Until recently it was quite easy for graduates to get good jobs in Hong Kong.

C. Job seekers should consider as many as possible of the factors involved.

D. Graduates sometimes have to take part in competitions to secure a good career.

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