JustIntroduce Yourself
It’s so easy to walk into your first job and feel like a stranger ina strange land. But you don’t have to stay that way，andyou shouldn’t.
You have to remind yourself to kick your shyness away and introduceyourself. Just a handshake will do. Ask the supervisor who hired you to introduceyou around a bit. That’s the best way to make contacts. Then you’ll know whatto do and say when you meet these people again.
Don’t do what my friend Sue did at her first job at EntertainmentWeekly. “That is one of my biggest regrets：I hardlytalked to anyone at all when I was there. I was scared and just thought peoplewould talk to me first. For a long time，I was hung upon the thought that if someone was older，I respected them automatically. And even if someone started onMonday，and I started Tuesday，Ijust felt they had more experience. In the area I worked for four months，I hardly spoke to these people，” she said.
“Of course，now I realize that was the moststupid thing. If I could do that again，I’d rememberthat it’s so important not to feel shy about introducing yourself. It’s notlike you have to be very bold，ready to take over theplace. Just introduce yourself and ask if there is anything you can do forthem. That breaks the ice.”
Sue believes that if she had introduced herself around a bit，there would be just no telling what other opportunities or whatother acquaintances she might have now. Not that she regrets where she is nowat all. But had she talked to more people at her first job，“maybe it would have helped me get somewhere sooner，” she said.
How do people usually feel when meeting people at their first job？
Shy.
Puzzled.
Curious.
Excited.
事实细节题。根据文章第一段第一句“It’s so easy…feel like a stranger in a strange land.”和第二段第一句“You have to remind yourself to kick your shyness away and introduceyourself.”可知，当在一个陌生的环境第一次工作时，人们会感觉自己像一个陌生人，就会很害羞。故选A。
When Sue started her first job，she________.
introduced herself around
asked her supervisor for help
shook hands with colleagues
waited for others to talk to her
事实细节题。根据文章第三段Sue所说的话“I was scared and just thought peoplewould talk to me first.”可知，当Sue第一次工作时，她没有主动去介绍自己，而是等别人先和她说话。故选D。
“I was hung up on the thought” in Paragraph 3 probably means “I________”.
believed
guessed
learned
admitted
句意理解题。根据文章第三段画线部分所在句的意思可知，如果别人是老员工的话，Sue就会习惯性地尊重他们。这是她所认为的观点，由下一句中的felt也可推测出来，故选A。
What did Sue suggest we do at our first job？
Seize every possible opportunity.
Get ready to take over the place.
Make active contacts with others.
Stay humble before the older staff.
事实细节题。根据文章第四段倒数第二句“Just introduce yourself and ask if there is anything you can do forthem.”可知，Sue建议在第一次工作时要先介绍自己，然后询问别人你能为他们做什么，也就是说要和别人主动交流，故选C。
In talking about her first job experience，Sue expressed a sense of________.
relief
regret
failure
longing
事实细节题。根据文章第三段第二句中的“my biggestregrets”可知，Sue在讲述她的第一次工作经历时表现出一种后悔的感觉。故选B。