第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
The purpose of a letter of application ( 求职信 ) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state ___21___the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and you have ___22___. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without ___23___out any necessary fact.
In writing a letter of application, keep in ___24___that the things a possible employer is most___25___ to want to know about are your qualifications and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part.___26___the first few sentences fail to___27___ the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be ___28___at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not___29___your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “ I saw your___30___in today’s paper,” you might say “I have made a careful___31___of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives___32___your product and why they like it.”
Try to___33___generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___34___. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I___35___in a letter? Employers want experience---which, naturally, no___36___has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___37___.
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter.___38___a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent___39___ is to enclose ( 内附 ) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it___40___ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
21. A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily
22. A. found B. done C. known D. heard
23.A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking
24. A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind
25. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able
26. A. White B. Although C. As D. If
27. A. pay B. win C. show D. fix
28. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read
29. A. to B. for C. into D. from
30. A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction
31. A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion
32. A. change B. make C. sell D. use
33. A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain
34. A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting
35. A. offer B. supply C. mean D. provide
36. A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager
37. A. success B. development C. practice D. experience
38. A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get
39. A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea
40. A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer
