Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each with the proper form of the given word: for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
When I succeeded in 【小题1】(become) a part-time employee of Nokia China last summer, many friends asked me how I survived the interview.
I once asked 【小题2】 the same questions. Many of my peers also 【小题3】(ask) for the job, including some very competitive and intelligent 【小题4】(study) in famous universities.
But why did the interviewer pick me instead of them?
Finally, curiosity pushed me to ask the interviewers soon 【小题5】 we became colleagues. The reason 【小题6】 I succeeded was that I appeared confident but humble, responsible and communicative. They judged people not only by their academic certificates, 【小题7】 by their qualities and abilities. I happened to be the right person.
To be frank, I once felt ashamed of being a student from 【小题8】 unknown college, and I think this may apply to some of you. I 【小题9】(think) that my future was ruined. It was only at the time of my successful interview that I finally understood the famous saying — “You decide where you go.” It has certainly helped me make a giant step closer 【小题10】 my dream of graduating with prospects for the future.