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Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it
is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make.
1 There are people who can answer an insignificant(无关紧要) advertisement in the local paper and
land the best job in the world; others writes to all sorts of places, and never seem to get a reply at all,and
then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the
right time.
2 He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never
thinking that he might one day sail one of them.One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of
a ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to
think, the young man offered to take his place.
3
This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself. If the young
man had gone home to ponder(考虑) his decision for a week, he might have missed his chance. It is one
thing to be offered an opportunity.
4
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all rules and still seem to land the well-paid jobs.When you go for a jod interview or fill out an application,you are expected to say nice things about the
company to which you are applying.
5 And within a year this person had become general manager of
the company.
A. But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company's
faults.
B. It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.
C. It is another thing to take it and use it well.
D. He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.
E. It's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisements in newspapers.
F. Take the young man who wanted to be a sailor for example.
G. People find jobs in a great number of ways.