My classmate Jennifer and I graduated from an ordinary normal university last year. Like most of the students who had just stepped out of university, we had to 36 the first tough test ---- job hunting to 37 a passport to society. And the most 38 part was the job interview.
The 39 was very fierce. Dozens of my classmates, Jennifer 40 , sent our curriculum vitas to a key middle school for a teaching job, making the chance of success as low as 1 to 20.
Before the job interview, I 41 complete preparations, including a formal suit, a newly-done hair, a few 42 on job interviews, and even some ancient Chinese poems 43 I faced a learned interviewer. On that day everything went very 44 . I answered all the questions fluently. So I felt very 45 to get this job. Jennifer was still there waiting for her turn. I made a “V” 46 to her. She smiled at me, looking a little worried. I 47 she was not as eloquent(雄辩的) as I, though not worse than me in studies. I felt I had an advantage over her. However, a week later, all of us received letters of 48 . Another week later, guess what happened! She got the job! 49 congratulating her, I asked her how she got it. She said, “I did 50 . I just wrote them a note of thanks after receiving the letter of refusal.” Only then 51 I realize why all the applicants had received the same letters and that was also a part of the 52 .
Only a note of thanks, but that was what made all the difference. This experience 53 me a good lesson, that is, 54 excellent you are, you should never forget the 55 manners of saying “Thank you!”.
36. A. look through B. go through C. go on D. live through
37. A. accept B. allow C. get D. permit
38. A. acceptable B. ample C. reliable D. important
39. A. interview B. contest C. competition D. post
40. A. included B.including C. containing D. contained
41. A. took B. made C. had D. put
42. A. advice B. notices C. tips D. suggestion
43. A. provided that B. in order that C. in case D. even if
44. A. well B. difficultly C. actually D. compulsorily
45. A. privileged B. disappointed C. worried D. confident
46. A. sign B. signal C. mark D. form
47. A. told B. thought C. suggested D. advised
48. A. thanks B. application C. refusal D. acceptance
49. A. While B. For C. What D. Whether
50. A. something B. nothing C.anything D. everything
51. A. did B. have C. do D. had
52. A. exams B. problems C. tests D. checks
53. A. taught B. sent C. had D. believed
54. A. whatever B. still C. however D. very
55. A. controversial B. simple C. easy D. cool