20. A. change B.
remind
C. need
D. leave
E
The purpose of a
letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state ___1___
the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have ___2___.
It should be simple, human, personal and brief without ___3___ out any
necessary fact.
In writing a
letter of application, keep in __4___ that the things a possible employer is
most ____5___ to want to know about are your qualifications (条件), your achievements and your
aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. ___6____ the
first few sentences fail to ___7__ the readers’ attention, the rest of the
letter may not be ___8___ at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs
or interests of the employer not ___9__ your own need or desires. For example,
instead of beginning with “ I saw your __10____ in today’s paper,” you might
say “ I have made a careful ___11___ of your advertising during the past six
months” or “ I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many
housewives ___12__ your product and why they like it.”
Try to ___13___
generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___14____.
College students looking for their first positions often ask “ What can I __15___
in a letter? Employers want experience ----- which, naturally, no __16___ has.”
The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___17____.
It is important to
write a good strong closing for your letter. ____18___ a specific request for
an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect.
An excellent __19___ is to enclose (内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it
___20___ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.