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Likewise,if you want to find a job,take a sheet of paper,and write a brief account of yourself.In making ablueprint for a job,begin with yourself,for when you know exactly what you have to offer,you can intelligently planwhere to sell your services.This account of yourself is actually a sketch of your working life and should include education,experience andreferences.Such an account is valuable.It can be referred to in filling out standard application blanks and isextremely helpful in personal interviews.While talking to you,your could be employer is deciding whether youreducation,your experience,and other qualifications will pay him to employ you and your "wares"and abilities mustbe displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner.When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires,you have something tangible to sell.Then you are ready to hunt for a job.Get all the possible information about your could be job.Make inquiries as tothe details regarding the job and the firm.Keep your eyes and ears open,and use your own judgment.Spend a certainamount of time each day seeking the employment you wish for,and keep in mind:Securing a job is your job now.11.What do the elders mean when they say,"It's not what you want in this world,but what you get."?[A]You'll certainly get what you want.[B]It's no use dreaming[C]You should be dissatisfied with what you have.[D]It's essential to set a goal for yourself.12.A blueprint made before inviting a friend to dinner is used in this passage as[A]an illustration of how to write an application for a job[B]an indication of how to secure a good job[C]a guideline for job description[D]a principle for job evaluation13.According to the passage,one must write an account of himself before starting to find a job because[A]that is the first step to please the employer[B]that is the requirement of the employer[C]it enables him to know when to sell his services[D]it forces him to become clearly aware of himself14.When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires,you have something_[A]definite to offer[B]imaginary to provide[C]practical to supply[D]desirable to presentPassage 2With the start of BBC World Service Television,millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch theCorporation's news coverage,as well as listen to it.And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune in to two BBC television channels,five BBC nationalradio services and dozens of local radio stations.They are brought sport,comedy,drama,music,news and currentaffairs,education,religion,parliamentary coverage,children's programmes and films for an annual licence fee off83 per household.It is a remarkable record,stretching back over 70 years -yet the BBC's future is now in doubt.TheCorporation will survive as a publicly funded broadcasting organization,at least for the time being.but its role,itssize and its programmes are now the subject of a nation wide debate in Britain.The debate was launche