二. 完形填空(20分)
The purpose of a letter
of application(求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should
state__16___ the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what
you have ___17___. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without
___18___ out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of
application, keep in ___19___ that the things a possible employer is most
___20___ to want to know about are your qualifications(条件),
your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most
important part. ___21___ the first few sentences fail to ___22___ the reader’s
attention, the rest of the letter may not be __23___ at all. Try to key your
opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not ___24___ your own
need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your ___25___ in
today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful ___26___ of your
advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my
neighborhood to find out how many housewives ___27___ your product and why they
like it. ”
Try to ___28___
generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___29___.
College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I
___30___ in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no ___31___
has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___32___.
It is important to
write a good strong closing for your letter. ___33___ a specific request for an
interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An
excellent ___34___ is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your
letter. That makes it ___35___ for a possible employer to get in touch with
you.
16. A. clearly
B. carefully C. obviously D.
easily
17. A. found
B. done C. known D.
heard
18. A. sending B.
taking C. leaving D.
picking
19. A. brain
B. sight C. order
D. mind
20. A. probable B.
possible C. likely
D. able
21. A. While
B. Although C. As
D. If
22. A. pay
B. win C. show
D. fix
23. A. kept
B. continued C. written
D. read
24. A. to
B. for C. into
D. from
25. A.
advertisement B. report C. article
D. introduction
26. A. watch
B. search C. study D.
discussion
27. A. change
B. make C. sell
D. use
28. A. avoid
B. remember C. protect
D. gain
29. A. losing
B. applying C. preparing D.
fitting
30. A. do
B. write C. mean
D. provide
31. A. worker
B. beginner C. owner D.
manager
32. A. success
B. development C. practice D. experience
33. A. Make
B. Ask C. State
D. Get
34. A. result
B. decision C. promise D.
idea
35. A. happier
B. easier C. cheaper D.
safer