The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) 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 facts.
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 reader’s 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 newspaper,” 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 graduates 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.
1. A. clearly        B. carefully      C. obviously      D. easily
2. A. found         B. done         C. known              D. heard
3. A. sending       B. taking           C. leaving        D. picking
4. A. brain          B. sight         C. order         D. mind
5. A. probable      B. possible       C. likely          D. able
6. A. While         B. Although      C. As             D. If
7. A. pay          B. win          C. show         D. fix
8. A. kept               B. continued      C. written       D. read
9. A. to            B. for            C. into         D. from
10. A. advertisement B. report           C. article        D. introduction
11. A. watch       B. search          C. study            D. discussion
12. A. change      B. make           C. sell       D. use
13. A. avoid        B. remember      C. protect      D. gain
14. A. losing       B. applying        C. preparing   D. fitting
15. A. offer         B. supply           C. mean        D. provide
16. A. worker       B. beginner       C. owner     D. manager
17. A. success            B. development   C. practice    D. experience
18. A. Make         B. Ask           C. State        D. Get
19. A. result        B. decision         C. promise    D. idea
20. A. happier      B. easier                C. cheaper    D. safer