Try to be as natural as possible. But pay attention to your body language. The way you sit, walk, gesture, use your voice and show feelings on your face is all part of your body language. It makes the interviewer know how you feel about yourself and the situation you are in. Are you feeling positively about yourself? Your abilities? Your interest in the job?
Speak clearly and loudly enough. Show interest and enthusiasm in your voice. When you speak, look at the interviewer. Also, don't say negative things about yourself, or former employer.
Listen to questions carefully. If you don't understand a question, ask the interviewer to repeat or explain:
"I'm sorry, but I didn't catch that. "
"I'm not sure exactly what you mean. "
Almost everyone is nervous in a job interview. Interviewers know that. They don't expect you to be totally calm and relaxed. But they expect you to try to control your nervousness. They expect you to show confidence in your ability to do the job.
At the end of the interview, thank the interviewer for her or his time.
It's a good idea to send a short thank-you letter right after the interview, or deliver it by hand.
Phone the company if you have not heard anything after one week. Ask if they have made a decision about the job.
Good luck!
28.It can be learned from the passage that ______ .
A.you should always put on a smile when meeting the employer
B.you should stand still with respect before the employer
C.employers understand and like employees' nervousness
D.the first impression is very important in an interview
29.Why should we pay attention to our body language? ______
A.Because it can help us win the employer's positive impression.
B.Because it can help us feel about the employer.
C.Because it is needed by our employer.
D.Because we need it to improve our feelings.
30.The main purpose of the passage is ______ .
A.to give you some advice on the art of finding a job
B.to tell right from wrong about job interviews
C.to explain why we should do something about an interview
D.to suggest not being shy in an interview
31.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? ______
A.A Friendly Smile B.Making a Good Impression
C.Don't Be Nervous D.Sending a Thank-You Letter
Recently, the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED, added about 1,000 words and new definitions to its website. The changes are to help users understand a mix of terms, some dating back many centuries. The additions include words such as "brencheese", "deathshildy" and "hip-pop".
Usually, the OED watches usage of a word for at least 10 years before deciding whether to add a new entry, new definition or word related to an existing entry, she said. This general rule, however, is sometimes not followed. That is what happened with "tweet", a word that the OED added far before the 10-year mark. Other times, the company adds words that are very old, but were not included in the dictionary in the past.
"It's funny because we talk about new words, but many of the words we add are already obsolete. It's just that they were never in the dictionary before," Martin told the Associated Press.
That is the reality, she said, of a historical dictionary trying to put more than 1,000 years of English into books that already have over 855,000 entries. So, you get "brencheese", a rarely used term for when bread and cheese are eaten together. The word dates back to the year 1665. The word "deathshildy" is from Old English. It means someone who is guilty of a serious crime and condemned to death.
The website defines the term "hip-pop" for music that combines parts of hip-hop and popular music. The OED discovered the term "hip-hip pop" was used in a 1985 story from a Pennsylvania newspaper. It noted that the term "hip-pop" appeared in a 1991 U. S. newspaper report about the rap artist M.C.Hammer.
The website has added several other terms related to modern culture. They include three popular terms: "binge-watching", "spoiler alert" and "microaggression".
Here are a few other new entries if you long to read on.
32.What has the OED done recently?
A.It has made changes to its words' explanations.
B.It has sorted out some words which are out of date.
C.It has helped users to have more convenient use of the OED.