Ray Meyer was laid off from his job as a regional bank manager almost three years ago now. He finally gave in and started working with a temp agency. On the road back to work, a new job isn’t the final destination. It’s just a stopping point along the way.“Good morning, this is Ray. I’m on break from the temporary job that I have,” Meyer says in a recording made in the parking lot outside of his current workplace. “It’s good to be out and about and it’s certainly good to be in the morning traffic with everybody else.”Meyer is sitting in his purple Dodge Caravan. There’s a rust spot on the door, and it needs repairs more often than it used to. When Meyer bought it 14 years ago he never imagined he’d still have it today. But he also never imagined he’d be working for a temp agency making 15 an hour.“I just am finding that these temporary jobs that I’m working on tend to treat their temporary employees differently, and I guess because we’re disposable,” he says.Meyer is still searching for a job in banking. He knows he won’t make what he did before, and likely wouldn’t even be in management. But it would still be so much better than this temp work.“My job just dismissed out last Thursday night. But the job didn’t tell me until I got home,” Meyer says. “The people I’m working through called me and let me know that I didn’t need to go back.”Meyer is disappointed, but there’s something more. The uncertainty of temp work is gnawing away at (使烦恼) him. It’s like every few months he relives his layoff.He says he takes his things home every night because he never knows if his key will work the next day. He’d never say it this way, but you can tell Meyer is still traumatized (使受精神创伤) by the loss of his banking job back in 2008.“I don’t know that I’ll ever feel safe again,” Meyer says. “Before, I felt like I was doing a good job and they pulled the rug right out from under me, and I just didn’t see it coming.”Meyer’s current temp job is supposed to last through October, but he isn’t counting on it going past September.1. What can be inferred from the sentence “On the road back to work, a new job isn’t the final destination.”(Para. 1)?A) Meyer has lost confidence in finding a job.B) Meyer has many choices in job hunting.C) Meyer finds it difficult to secure a permanent job. D) Meyer knows he will finally retire from his job.2. What do we know about Meyer and his Dodge Caravan according to the passage?A) He bought it many years ago and it still works very well now.B) He is working hard to make money, trying to buy a new car.C) He cannot afford the repairs although it is in a terrible condition. D) He would not use the car because there’s a rust spot on the door.3. Which of the following is not true about Meyer’s job according to the passage?A) He will probably lose his present job not long from now.B) He is still interested in a job in banking management.C) He changes his job constantly and every job can not last long.D) He was just laid off last week because his key didn’t work the next day. 4. When Meyer says, “I just am finding… I guess because we’re disposable,” (Para. 4) he probably means that ________.A) employers are glad to employ people like himB) people like him are treated with prejudice C) employers find people like him dissatisfyingD) people like him are lacking in working skills5. This passage is intended to show ________ of people like Meyer.A) disappointmentB) the ideal and wishesC) loss of beliefD) the anxiety and uncertainty

Ray Meyer was laid off from his job as a regional bank manager almost three years ago now. He finally gave in and started working with a temp agency. On the road back to work, a new job isn’t the final destination. It’s just a stopping point along the way.“Good morning, this is Ray. I’m on break from the temporary job that I have,” Meyer says in a recording made in the parking lot outside of his current workplace. “It’s good to be out and about and it’s certainly good to be in the morning traffic with everybody else.”Meyer is sitting in his purple Dodge Caravan. There’s a rust spot on the door, and it needs repairs more often than it used to. When Meyer bought it 14 years ago he never imagined he’d still have it today. But he also never imagined he’d be working for a temp agency making $15 an hour.“I just am finding that these temporary jobs that I’m working on tend to treat their temporary employees differently, and I guess because we’re disposable,” he says.Meyer is still searching for a job in banking. He knows he won’t make what he did before, and likely wouldn’t even be in management. But it would still be so much better than this temp work.“My job just dismissed out last Thursday night. But the job didn’t tell me until I got home,” Meyer says. “The people I’m working through called me and let me know that I didn’t need to go back.”Meyer is disappointed, but there’s something more. The uncertainty of temp work is gnawing away at (使烦恼) him. It’s like every few months he relives his layoff.He says he takes his things home every night because he never knows if his key will work the next day. He’d never say it this way, but you can tell Meyer is still traumatized (使受精神创伤) by the loss of his banking job back in 2008.“I don’t know that I’ll ever feel safe again,” Meyer says. “Before, I felt like I was doing a good job and they pulled the rug right out from under me, and I just didn’t see it coming.”Meyer’s current temp job is supposed to last through October, but he isn’t counting on it going past September.1. What can be inferred from the sentence “On the road back to work, a new job isn’t the final destination.”(Para. 1)?A)  Meyer has lost confidence in finding a job.B)  Meyer has many choices in job hunting.C)  Meyer finds it difficult to secure a permanent job. D)  Meyer knows he will finally retire from his job.2. What do we know about Meyer and his Dodge Caravan according to the passage?A)  He bought it many years ago and it still works very well now.B)  He is working hard to make money, trying to buy a new car.C)  He cannot afford the repairs although it is in a terrible condition. D)  He would not use the car because there’s a rust spot on the door.3. Which of the following is not true about Meyer’s job according to the passage?A)  He will probably lose his present job not long from now.B)  He is still interested in a job in banking management.C)  He changes his job constantly and every job can not last long.D)  He was just laid off last week because his key didn’t work the next day. 4. When Meyer says, “I just am finding… I guess because we’re disposable,” (Para. 4) he probably means that ________.A)  employers are glad to employ people like himB)  people like him are treated with prejudice C)  employers find people like him dissatisfyingD)  people like him are lacking in working skills5. This passage is intended to show ________ of people like Meyer.A)  disappointmentB)  the ideal and wishesC)  loss of beliefD)  the anxiety and uncertainty