1. Most teenagers do not like to be asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

2. Thinking about a career is no easy job for people because there are many industries, professions and jobs to choose from.

3. According to the writer, most people plan their future career long before they have to get a paying job.

4. When you start planning your future career, the first thing you should do is to think about jobs.

5. “What Color Is Your Parachute?” is a book on religion.

6. When you talk to people about their work, you must be serious and prepare your questions well.

7. In order to find out if you are fit for a certain career, you’d better practise the job first.

8. In this article the writer mainly gives advice to adults on how to get a job.

1. This article is meant to .

A) provide job opportunities

B) plan a bright future for teenagers

C) give advice to teenagers

D) suggest different job possibilities

2. Preparing for your future career, you should first .

A) go to the library

B) talk with people

C) find out the paycheck of a career

D) think about yourself

3. When a person meets and talks with people for advice or information, he must .

A) wear his best clothes

B) make sure he gets what he wants

C) be serious and well-prepared

D) take notes on the answers

4. To decide whether one belongs somewhere, the best way is .

A) to call the boss

B) to try and practice the job

C) to ask detailed questions

D) to approach people in that field

5. One can most possibly find internships in each of the following except .

A) libraries

B) government agencies

C) businesses

D) non-profit organizations

6. Librarians may know more about job opportunities from .

A) books and publishers

B) magazines and newspapers

C) local groups and organizations

D) mailings and flyers

7. Through social contacts one can obtain all of the following except .

A) knowledge about working in a certain field

B) training for working in a certain field

C) recommendations of organizations

D) others’ experience of working in a certain field