Unit 2 The United Kingdom using language课时作业

第一节 完形填空(共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The aim of writing a letter of application is to help you to "sell" yourself.lt 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, bear in mind that the things a possible employer is most ___4___ to want to know about are your qualifications, your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. If the first few sentences fail to ___5___ the reader's attention, the rest of the letter may not be ___6___ at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not to your own need or desire. For example, instead of beginning with "I saw your ___7___ in today's paper." you might say "I have made a careful study of your advertising during the past six months" or "I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives ___8___ your product and why they like it."

　　Try to ___9___ generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___10___ College graduates looking for their first positions often ask "What can I ___11___ in a letter? Employers want experience, which, naturally, no ___12___ has." The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___13___

　　It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter.___14___ a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent ___15___ is to enclose (内附) a stamped, self-addressed (写上自己地址的) envelope with your letter. That makes it easier 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. probable B. possible C. likely D. able

5. A. pay B. win C. show D. fix

6. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read

7. A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction