For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　Life is full of decisions．You may not realize the vast number of choices you face each day．Some choices are simple, like what to wear．But others are more 　　1　　：deciding which friend to go out with or whether to go out at all．Life’s most difficult decisions 　　2　　 choosing a university, a career and a husband or wife．

　　For some people, decision-making comes pretty easily．　　3　　 others, indecision is a serious problem that can stop them dead．

　　Think about the last time you went to a coffee shop．Ordering your coffee should have been a simple task, but it probably 　　4　　 at least four decisions．Your 　　5　　 today has more opportunities, more choices and more options than ever before! Thirty-one ice cream flavors, 30-screen movie theaters, 300 cable channels and 3,000 songs on an ipod all 　　6　　 one thing---a more complicated life．The more choices you have, the harder it is to decide．

　　Indecisiveness leads to negative 　　7　　．Hesitation in buying sale items results in paying more later．Indecision can 　　8　　 result in missed opportunities．Boss may notice 　　9　　 and give an important project to someone more eager．Family, friends and coworkers may get tired of waiting for your decisions．

　　Not making a decision means you allow 　　10　　 to be made for you---choices that you yourself might not like．Increased stress can result．

　　There are many reasons why people struggle with decisions．Some people fear others’ opinions, and they worry that someone may be 　　11　　 by their decision．Others fear the consequences of a wrong choice．This prevents them from making any choice at all．Still others 　　12　　 about finding the perfect choice．　　13　　 ,there’s no perfect choice．Every option has its pros and cons．

　　The good news is that with each decision you make, the 　　14　　 does get easier．And best of all…You’ll soon learn to trust yourself and your 　　15　　．

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　　Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training．Ideally, therefore, the choice of an 　　1　　 should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school．Actually, 　　2　　, most people make several job choices during their working lives, 　　3　　 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve 　　4　　 position．The "one perfect job" does not exist．Young people should 　　5　　 enter into a broad flexible training program that will 　　6　　 them for a field of work rather than for a single 　　7　　．

　　Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans 　　8　　 benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist．Knowing 　　9　　 about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss 　　10　　．Some drift from job to job．Others 　　11　　 to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted．

　　One common mistake is choosing an occupation for 　　12　　 real or imagined prestige(声望)．

　　Too many high-school students - or their parents for them - choose the professional field, 　　13　　 both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal 　　14　　．The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a White-collar job is 　　15　　 good reason for choosing it as life's work．　　16　　, these occupations are not always well paid．Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the 　　17　　 of young people should give serious 　　18　　 to these fields．

　　Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants 　　19　　 life and how hard he is willing to work to get it．Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction．Some want security; others are willing to take 　　20　　 for financial gain．Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards．