Part A
Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say: "I will take an interest in this or that." Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.
Broadly speaking, human being may be divided into three classes: those who are tired to death, those who are worded to death, and those who are bored to death. It is no use offering the manual laborer, tired out with a hard week's sweat and effort, the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon. It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend.
It may also be said that rational, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two classes: first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. Of these the former are the majority. They have their compensations. The long hours in the office or the factory bring with them as their reward, not only the means of sustenance, but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms.
But Fortune's favored children belong to the second class. Their life is a natural harmony. For them the working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays when they come are viewed as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vacation. Yet to both classes the need of an alternative outlook, of a change of atmosphere, of a diversion of effort, is essential. Indeed, it may well be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of forgetting about their work from time to time.
What does the author think of hobbies in people's lives?
A. It is never too late to learn a few new tricks.
B. It can help us acquire a lot of work-related knowledge.
C. It can offer help and relief for us.
D. It is needed for us to be really happy.
M: Yes, as a matter of fact, I need a teaching assistant. What's your major?
W: American literature.
M: Very good. Have you had any experience in teaching?
W: Yes, I had been a teacher of English for five years before I came here.
M: Perfect. Now can you help me correct the written work of my undergraduates?
W: I'd be happy to try. It would be very challenging, of course.
M: I should think so, but it's good for you.
W: Yes. Could you give me some idea about the load?
M: Yes. Altogether 50 students and I'll give them written assignments once every other week. The schedule is up to you as long as you finish the correction before the new written work is assigned.
W: I think I can manage. How much is the pay, if I may ask?
M: $ 1,250 a month.
W: All right. Thanks a lot.
M: Sure thing. I look forward to working with you.
What is the woman's major?
American literature.
B. English literature.
C. Teaching method.
D. Mathematics.