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PassagesforReading1.SmokingItisknowntoallthatsmokingisbadforhealth.Scientificresearchshowthatsmokingcanleadtoheartdisease,cancerandotherproblem.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysdiseaseslinkedtosmokingkillatleasttwomillionfive-hundred-thousandpersonseachyear.Still,manypeoplefinditdifficulttostopsmoking.Onereasonisthatsmokingusuallybecomesahabitualbehavior,andhabits,whethergoodorbadarenoteasytobegivenup.Anotherreasonistheeffectofnicotine,thesubstancefoundincigarettesworksonpeoplesomewhatasdrugsdo.Measureshavebeentakentohelppeoplekeepawayfromtheharmofsmoking.Inmanycities,smokingisforbiddeninpublicplaces.Thedangerofsmokingiswarnedofeverywhere.Andnewspapersareaskednottopublishadvertisementsforcigarettes.WorldNoTobaccoDayisobservedeveryyearasthebiggestcampaignagainstsmoking.2.MyFirstJobBeforeIstartedatuniversity,Itookmyfirstjobasawaitressinanicerestaurant.Atthenightbeforemyfirstday,Iwastooexcitedtogotosleepandasaresult,Igotuplateinthemorning.Ithrewonmyclothesandrushedovertotherestaurant.Inagreathurry,Ididn'thearclearlytheheadwaiter'sinstructionthatweshouldgointothekitchenthroughonedoorandoutfromtheother.SowhenItooktwoplatesofeggsandbaconandanorangejuiceouttotherestaurant,Iwentstraighttowardsthewrongdoorandcollidedwithanotherwaitercomingin!WorstofallwasthatIworeapairofsmartshoesbutwithhighheels!AfewhourslaterIwasinagonyyethadnotimetochangethem.Bythetimewefinishedservingdinneratabout10:30Iwascompletelyexhausted.Nevertheless,Ilearntsomethingthroughmyexperience.3.MoneyMoneyiswhateverybodydesires.Itcanbeusedtobuyfood,clothes,books,bicycle,furnitureandmanyotherthingspeopleneedorwant.Moneyisconsideredbymanypeopleasthemostimportantthinginlife.Withmoney,theycangowherevertheypleaseanddowhatevertheywant.Withmoney,theycanbuyafinehousetolivein,fashionableclothestoputon,andanicebicycletoride.Andwithmoney,theycanemployattendantstoservethem.Inaword,moneycanmakepeoplecomfortableandbringthemhappiness.However,moneyisalsothesourceofallcrimesandbringsthemmisery.Sincemoneyissotempting,quiteafewpeopleareattractedbyitandbegintogoastray.Byhookorbycrook,theytrytomakemoney.Togetmoremoney,theygamble,swindle,steal,robordomanyotherevilthings,formoneymakesthemarego.Asaresult,moneyleadsthemtojailoreventotheexecutiongrounds.Ofcoursemoneyisusefulanddesirable,yetweshouldmakemoneyinproperwayandspendourmoneyonproperthings.4.MyViewonOpportunityDifferentpeoplehavedifferentviewsonopportunity.Itisheldthattherearefewopportunities.Butitisalsoheldthatthereareopportunitieseverywhere.Thosewhoholdthefirstopinionthinkthattherearetoomanypeopleandthereisalwaysanintensecompetitionforlimitedopportunities.Incontrast,thosewhoholdthesecondviewthinkthatifoneisnotprepared,hecanhardlyhaveanyopportunities:however,ifoneisprepared,hecanhavealotofopportunities.Astome,Iagreewiththelatter.Admittedly,thereisreallyanintensecompetitionforlimitedopportunities,butitisnottosaytheonecan'tcreateopportunitieshimself.Inmostcasesopportunitiesarecreatedbypeoplethemselves.Forexample,manypeoplelosttheirjobsinrecentyears.Somepeoplewaitforopportunitiesinvain.However,otherscreateopportunitiesthemselvesandgetself-employed.Eventuallytheybecomeemployersthemselves.Therefore,tosomeextent,onecantakehisdestinyintohisownhands.5.Job-hoppingDifferentpeoplehavedifferentviewsonjob-hopping.Somepeoplewouldliketoalwaysengageinoneworkbecausetheythinkthatifonestickstoonework,hewillbequitefamiliarandskillfulwiththework.However,otherswouldliketochangejobsconstantlybecausetheyconsideritfashionabletodosoandbesidestheythinktheycangetdifferentworkexperiences.Astome,Iaminfavoroftheformergroupofpeople'sattitude.Ithinkthatifonealwaysworksinonefield,hecanaccumulatealotofexperienceinthatfieldwhichinturnwillfurtherimprovehiswork.Thereforehewillbecomeanexpertinthatfield.However,ifonehopsfromonejobtoanother,hecanneveramassexperienceinonefield.Althoughhecangetdifferentworkexperiences,hecan'tmakeuseoftheseexperiencesinoneparticularwork.Therefore,hewillalwaysbeajack-of-all-trades.Inconclusion,ifonewantstobeanexpertinonefield,heshouldnothopfromonejobtoanother.Passage6Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!Passage7LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.Ican'thearaword!Isaidangrily.It’snoneofyourbusiness,theyoungmansaidRudely.Thisisaprivateconversation！