英语专业八级考前模考测试(4)

PART IV PROOFREADING& ERROR CORRECTION （15 MIN）

　　The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:

　　It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical

　　qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In his ___41___

　　educational background, special skills and work experience, there is much, ___42___

　　if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the

　　employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.

　　There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection

　　procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a whole subject ___43___

　　decision. As often as not, employers do not choose best candidates, they ___44___

　　choose the candidate who makes a good first impression with them. Some ___45___

　　employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become

　　so experienced in interviewing staff so that they are able to make a sound ___46___

　　assessment of each candidate's likely performance.

　　The main argument in favor of the interview—is that an employer is

　　concerned not only with a candidate's ability, but about the suitability of ___47___

　　his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers,

　　for example, will overlook occasional efficiencies from their secretary ___48___

　　provided that she has a pleasant personality.

　　It is perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview

　　is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess

　　at the more tangible things, such as personality, character and social ability. ___49___

　　Fortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many ___50___

　　people of great ability who simply do not interview well.