Read the follwing two texts.Answer the questions on each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
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Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and knew she needed a steady job. The first job she considerd was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the intial interviews, she felt the obj fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained the Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm`s culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the company`s CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the conpany in costume as part of morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. "Event though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn`t do that," Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn`t feel there was a cultural fit.
A few months later, she interviewed for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives: it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn`t be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. "It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night," she says.
In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn`t taking the jobs. "In the past, it felt like dating, I was worried about hurting people`s feelings," she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.
1. In 2011, Isabel _________.
[A] did consulting now ans then
[B] found a job close to her home
[C] refused several job interviews
[D] ran a successful consulting firm
2. Isabel turned down the first job offer mainly because of its _____.
[A] CEO
[B] culture
[C] location
[D] recruiter
3. Isabel was dissatisfied with the second job due to its ______.
[A] junior title
[B] low benefits
[C] environment
[D] lack of challenge
4. Isabel believed that her rejection of the jobs was _____.
[A] harmful
[B] surprising
[C] justifiable
[D] troublesome
5. According to Isabel, it is important to _____.
[A] look for jobs with little stress
[B] look for jobs with great benefits
[C] be truthful in declining job offers
[D] be cautious in declining job offers
参考译文：
伊莎贝尔去年拒绝了两份工作的邀请：2006年，她开始做自己的咨询公司，但是直到2008年，她的大多客户都由于经济原因拒绝了她。2011，当她在做许多不规律的工作时，她开始意识到她需要一份稳定的工作。她考虑做的第一份工作是一家位于犹他州公司的人力资源主管一职。在初试之后，她觉得这份工作很适合她，除了地点以外。不过，她还是飞到西部去见了人事部经理，经理告诉伊莎贝尔，她是这份工作的第一候选人。但是，在她入职之前，最好先了解公司的文化。她给伊莎贝尔播放了一些公司执行总裁的视频，视频中执行总裁身着西服对员工做道德教育，并且希望他的主管们也能如此。伊莎贝尔说：“即使我很渴望得到这份工作，但是我知道我做不到这点。” 于是她打电话给招聘人员拒绝了这份工作，并解释了原因，他觉得不能很好地适应该公司地文化。
几个月后，伊莎贝尔又面试了另一份工作——一所当地大学地员工关系主管。在几轮面试之后，人事部经理通知她，只要她愿意，就可以得到这份工作。这份工作有许多好处：工作压力小，工作待遇丰厚，并且大学有一个友好地工作环境。但是这个职位除了名称好听点其实是一份初级工作，伊莎贝尔担心它不具备挑战性。最终，她还是拒绝了这份工作。她说：“优厚的薪水和待遇当然是好事，但是我晚上肯定睡不着。”
在这两个例子中，伊莎贝尔对人事经理都如实告知了其拒绝的真实原因。她说：“在那段时间里，我觉得就像是约会一样，总是担心会伤害别人的感情。” 然而，他们都很欣赏她的坦白并对她的真诚表示感谢。她说，拒绝工作邀请是件很难得事，并且冒着经济风险，但是她觉得她必须这样做。
参考答案：
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
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