2006年下半年商务英语BEC中级阅读指导连载9

PART FOUR
Questions 21-35
 Read the text below, which gives advice about job interviews.
 Choose the best work from A, B, C or D on the opposite page to fill each gap.
 For each question 21-35, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet.
Success often (example) ┄┄┄on your performance at an interview. For those who are well prepared, it can be a positive 21 ┄┄┄but for others it can be a terrifying time. Love them or hate them, though, your 22 ┄┄prospects are largely dependent on your interview 23 ┄┄┄. It’s not unusual for a company to have fifty or sixty applicants for a job, so if you are asked to 24 ┄┄┄an interview, you are a serious contender being seriously considered for the post.
Usually companies give you at least a day’s 25 ┄┄┄of an interview, so use that time to prepare yourself well Read through the job 26 ┄┄┄and any other information sent to you, and 27 ┄┄┄answers to as many questions as you can think of.
At the interview try to present a ‘pleasant’ version of yourself. You need to 28 ┄┄┄the employer that you can do the job, but you mustn’t 29 ┄┄┄over-confident. Being pleasant, however, doesn’t mean that you should agree with everything that the interviewer says. Most companies want to 30 ┄┄┄someone with his or her own opinions.
It’s also important to make 31 ┄┄┄that you really listen to what is being asked. In your preparation you will have rehearsed answers to a number of imaginary questions, but you must tailor your response to 32 ┄┄┄the question.
It’s worthwhile spending a few moments after the interview analysing your 33 ┄┄┄.You can do this best before you know the 34 ┄┄┄. What aspects of the interview went well? What do you need to 35 ┄┄┄? What would you do differently next time?
Interview Success