新教材2024年高中英语Unit5LaunchingYourCareer过关检测A新人教版选择性必修第四册

第五单元过关检测(A卷)(时间:90分钟满分:120分)第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATipsforWritingaCoverLetterIfyouareapplyingforaninternship,youwilllikelyhavetosubmitacoverletteraspartofyourapplication.Readbelowfortipsonwritinganinternshipcoverletter.UsetheBusinessLetterFormatUseaproperbusinessletterformatwhenyouaresendingacoverletterbymail.Includeyourcontactinformationatthetop,thedate,andthecontactinformationfortheemployer.Besuretoprovideapropersalutation,andsignyournameatthebottom.IndividualiseYourCoverLetterMakesuretowriteauniquecoverletterforeachinternshipforwhichyouapply.Highlightskillsandabilitiesyouhavethatrelatetothespecificinternshiplisting.Themainemphasisofyourcoverlettershouldbeconvincingthereaderthatyouwillbeaqualifiedintern.EmphasiseYourAcademicExperienceIntheletter,youcanmentionacademicexperience,ifapplicable.Especiallyifyouhavelimitedworkexperience,youmightuseexamplesfromschooltodemonstratethatyouhaveparticularskills.Forexample,iftheinternshiprequiresyoutoworkaspartofateam,provideanexampleofanassistantatthelibraryorasuccessfulteamprojectyouworkedonduringoneofyourcollegecourses.IncludeExtra-curricularExperiencesYoucanalsoincludedetailsaboutyourrelevantexperiencesfromextra-curricularactivitiesorvolunteerwork.Forexample,areporterforacollegenewspapercanpointtointerviewingandwritingskills;ahistoryofvolunteeringatasheltercanprovideanexampleofstronginterpersonalandorganisationalskills.ProofreadandEditBesuretothoroughlyproofreadyourcoverletterforspellingandgrammarerrors.Manyinternshipsareverycompetitive,andanyerrorcanhurtyourchancesofgettinganinterview.Also,avoidusingtoomanywordstoconveyyourinformationandintention.1.Whatcanyoudotopersonaliseyourinternshipcoverletter?A.Useaproperbusinessletterformat.B.Employmoreconvincingexpressions.C.Promiseagoodperformanceintheinternship.D.Stressmyownabilitiesrelatedtotherequirements.答案D解析细微环节理解题。依据IndividualiseYourCoverLetter部分的内容可知,强调自己与要求相关的实力,才能让你的实习求职信更特性化。故选D项。2.Academicexperienceincludedinthecoverlettercan.

A.makeupforthelackofworkexperienceB.proveyou'llbeanoutstandingorganiserC.showyouhaveagoodacademicperformanceD.multiplythechanceofworkingonateamproject答案A解析细微环节理解题。依据EmphasiseYourAcademicExperience部分中的“Intheletter,youcanmentionacademicexperience,ifapplicable.Especiallyifyouhavelimitedworkexperience,youmightuseexamplesfromschooltodemonstratethatyouhaveparticularskills.”可知,求职信中包含的学术阅历可以弥补工作阅历的不足。故选A项。3.Accordingtothetext,acoverlettershouldbe.

A.emotionalandsimplified B.informalanddetailedC.briefandtargeted D.academicandqualified答案C解析细微环节理解题。依据最终一段内容可知,肯定要彻底校对你的求职信的拼法和语法错误,同时,避开用太多的词语来表达你的信息和意图。也就是说求职信应当简洁而有针对性。故选C项。BPrateekSharmawasbornintoafamilyoffarmers.After10yearsofbeingachiefmanagerofabank,hedidagoodjobandearnedagoodpay.ButPrateekcouldn'tcontinuethecorporationlifewithease,ashisheartwasalwaysinfarming.Soheworkedasabankeronweekdaysandonweekendshetravelled100kmtogettohis5-acrefarminDhabaKhurd.Bytheendof2015,Prateekhadsetupahouseonhisfarmtogrowoff-seasonvegetables.Prateekthoughthe'dquithisjoboncehewasabletoearnenoughfromfarming,butthiswasn'taneasydecisiontomake.Thiswasbecausecoststogrowthesevegetableswereveryhigh,alongwiththefactthatfarmersweren'tapartofthevaluechainandthuscouldn'tdecidethepriceoftheirownvegetables.Fortunately,PrateekmetVinayYadav,anothereducatedfarmer.Theythendecidedtostarttheirownvaluechainandselltheirvegetablesandgrains,whileskippingthemiddlemen.Thevarietyofvegetablestheygrewwasn'tenough,sotheydecidedtoformagroupoffarmers.Oncetheplanwasready,thegroupwasregisteredbythenameofFarmerProducerOrganisation(FPO).However,thetrialfailedinthefirstyearasmostofthefarmersweregraingrowersandhadlimitedknowledgeofgrowingvegetables.However,thelargestreasonwastheswitchtoorganicfromchemical.Luckily,oncethesoilwasusedtoorganicmethods,thenextroundofcropswassuccessfulandtheFPOhadagoodamountofproduce.Soattheendof2017,Prateekfinallyquithisjobanddevotedallhistimetofarming.Nowhe'ssuccessfulandrecentlyhisteamhasstartedtwofarmerresourcecentresatDhabaKhurdandNathrulaCanj.4.WhydidPrateekhavetroublecontinuinghislifeasabanker?A.Hefeltitsoboringtobeabanker. B.Healmostneversatisfiedhisboss.C.Hefoundfarmingeasiertodowell. D.Hewasenthusiasticaboutfarming.答案D解析细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的“ButPrateekcouldn'tcontinuethecorporationlifewithease,ashisheartwasalwaysinfarming.”可知,Prateek不想再接着银行家的工作是因为他心系农业。故选D项。5.WhywasitdifficultforPrateektodecideonquittinghisjob?A.Thepriceoforganicproductswaslow. B.Theincomefromfarmingwasn'tmuch.C.Hehadnomoneytoputintofarming. D.Hefoundfarmproducehardtosell.答案B解析推理推断题。依据其次段中的“Thiswasbecausecoststogrowthesevegetableswereveryhigh,alongwiththefactthatfarmersweren'tapartofthevaluechainandthuscouldn'tdecidethepriceoftheirownvegetables.”可知,这是因为种植这些蔬菜的成本特别高,再加上农夫不是价值链的一部分,因此无法确定自己种植的蔬菜的价格。由此推断出因为他在农业方面的收入还不够多,所以Prateek很难确定辞职。故选B项。6.WhatdidPrateekandVinayYadavsetaboutdoingaftertheymet?A.Buildingtheirownmarketingsystem. B.Raisingthepriceoftheirproducts.C.Switchingfromchemicaltoorganic. D.Addingthekindsofvegetablesgrown.答案A解析细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“Theythendecidedtostarttheirownvaluechainandselltheirvegetablesandgrains,whileskippingthemiddlemen.”可知,他们确定启动自己的价值链,出售蔬菜和谷物,跳过中间商。所以Prateek和VinayYadav两个人一见面就确定建立自己的营销体系。故选A项。7.WhatmainlyresultedinthefailureofFPO'sfirstyeartrial?A.Theirnoexperienceingrowingvegetables.B.Theirpoormanagementontheemployees.C.Thesoilwasnotadaptingtoorganicfarming.D.Thewrongwaysofdoingorganicfarming.答案C解析细微环节理解题。依据第四段中的“However,thelargestreasonwastheswitchtoorganicfromchemical.”以及第五段中的“Luckily,oncethesoilwasusedtoorganicmethods,thenextroundofcropswassuccessful...”可知,然而,最主要的缘由是从化学农业转向有机农业。幸运的是,一旦土壤被用于有机耕作,下一轮的作物就胜利了。所以导致FPO第一年试验失败的主要缘由是土壤不适应有机耕作。故选C项。CIwas63yearsoldwhenIlostmyjob.Aftermanyyearsofrushingbetweenmyhomeandmyjob,betweenraisingkidsandpushingaheadprofessionally,itwasquiet.Inthosesilentspaces,IhadtimetoaskmyselfwhatIreallycaredabout.FinallyIcametoananswer.Icaredaboutyoungpeople'sfuture.Burdenedbyahugeeducationdebt,unabletofindajob,manywerefeelinghopeless.Theywereindangerofbecomingalostgeneration.ButwhatcontributioncouldImaketocreatingabetterfutureforthenextgeneration?Istartedafreeprogrammeinwhichcoachesandmentors(顾问)wouldvolunteertohelpunemployedyoungpeoplelaunchtheircareers.Ienjoyedmentoringyoungerpeopleatwork,andthisfittedwithmydesiretoassistthenextgeneration.Throughmycoachingcontacts,25wonderfullifeandcareercoachessigneduptovolunteer.Theyoungpeoplefindusthroughwordofmouth.Coachingisdonebyphone,solocationdoesn'tmatter.Sofarover55%of220graduateshavefounddesirablejobswithinafewmonthsoffinishingtheprogramme.Ninetypercenthaveratedthecoachingpositivelyandsaytheyareclosertotheirgoals.Overthecourseof12one-hourperiods,thecoacheshelpthemfigureoutwhatworkalignswith(使一样)theirvalues,skillsandpassions,andthenassisttheminmakingaplantomoveforward—includinghelpingthemwithresumes,interviews,andjobsearchstrategies.Inexchangeforthefreecoaching,weaskalltheyoungparticipantsto“payitforward”tosomeonewhoneedstheirhelp.Weexplainthatwewon'tknowwhethertheydoornot,butthepotentialistheretocreatearippleeffectofkindnessspreadingoutwardinunforeseenways.Infact,anumberofthemhaveofferedtomentorothergraduatesintheprogramme.8.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorshowedgreatconcernfor.

A.herchildren'scareer B.herownachievementC.youngpeople'sfuture D.youngkids'education答案C解析细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的“Icaredaboutyoungpeople'sfuture.”可知,作者对年轻人的将来表现出了极大的关注。故选C项。9.Howdoestheauthormakeherprogrammeknowntoyoungerpeople?A.ViatheInternet. B.Throughwordofmouth.C.Byphone. D.Throughthelocalnewspaper.答案B解析细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“Theyoungpeoplefindusthroughwordofmouth.”可知,作者是通过口碑让年轻人知道她的项目的。故选B项。10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinparagraph4?A.Theprogrammeisbeneficialtoalltheparticipants.B.Mostparticipantsfailtolandgoodjobs.C.Highattentionisbroughttotheprogramme.D.Theprogrammeisquiteasuccess.答案D解析推理推断题。依据第四段的内容可知,220名毕业生中有超过55%的人在完成项目后的几个月内找到了志向的工作。90%的人对培训的评价是主动的,他们说自己离目标更近了。由此可推知,作者在第四段想告知我们这个项目特别胜利。故选D项。11.Youngparticipantsreceivingthefreecoachingareaskedto.

A.makeafutureplan B.recommendtheprogrammeC.mentorothergraduates D.findbetter-paidjobs答案C解析细微环节理解题。依据最终一段中的“Inexchangeforthefreecoaching,weaskalltheyoungparticipantsto‘payitforward'tosomeonewhoneedstheirhelp.”可知,接受免费培训的年轻学员被要求指导其他毕业生。故选C项。DWalkinghomefromworkwithafamilyfriend,Ifoundmyselfinadiscussionaboutherdaughter'sgoingtocollege.Itstartedwiththemothertellingmethatshehadnomoneytohelpherdaughtergothroughcollege,whichledthemothertopushthecommunitycollegefiercely.Shethenstartedtosayhowshehadbeenpushing“high-paying”fieldsonherdaughter—doctor,engineer,lawyer,etc.WhenIaskedherifthatwaswhatherdaughterhadinterestin,shesaidno.Iaskedherwhatthepointwastopushherdaughterintosomethingthatshedidn'tlike,andsherespondedwith,“Ijustwanthertomakeagoodfortune.”Afterhearingherwords,Iwouldliketostatethatmoneyisnoteverything.Ahigh-payingjobmeansnothingifyouaremiserable.Iusedtodoahigh-payingjob,butitwasverytiringandIhadnotimeofmyown.Ididn'tlikeitatall.Thoughthepaywasgood,Iwasnothappy.SoI'dliketotellparents,pleasedonotforceyourchildrenintoamajororacareerjustbecauseyouthinktheyaregoingtomakealotofmoney.Theywouldfeelterriblefortakingthatmajororjobjusttocomfortyou.Theworstpartisthefeelingofguiltywhentheydecidetochangethatmajortosomethingtheyactuallywantorwhentheyquitthatjob.Beingamemberofagenerationwhoarewillingtogiveabsolutelyeverythingtoourkids,weknowwejusthopeourchildrencanlivehappylives.Pleasedonotforceacareerpathonourchildrenjustbecausewethinkitisgoodforthem.Giveourchildrenadvice,butdon'tforcethem.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthatmother?A.Shethoughthighlyofthecommunitycollege.B.Shegotalongverywellwithherdaughter.C.Shecouldn'taffordherdaughter'scollegefees.D.Shewantedtobeadoctorwhenshewasyoung.答案C解析细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“Itstartedwiththemothertellingmethatshehadnomoneytohelpherdaughtergothroughcollege...”可知,那位妈妈没有足够的钱来供给女儿上高校,故选C项。13.Themotherchosethefieldsforherdaughtermainlybecause.

A.herdaughterreallylikedthosefieldsB.shethoughtthosefieldswereinterestingC.thosefieldswouldn'tcostmuchatcollegeD.sheconsideredthemtobehigh-payingfields答案D解析细微环节理解题。依据其次段最终一句可知,这位妈妈之所以让她的女儿学那些专业,是因为她认为学那些专业的学生将来挣钱多。14.Whydidthewritermentionherstoryinparagraph3?A.Toprovethathigh-payingjobsmeannothing.B.Toshowthatnotallhigh-payingjobsaresatisfying.C.Toprovethathigh-payingjobsmakepeoplemiserable.D.Toshowthatlow-payingjobsarebetterthanhigh-payingjobs.答案B解析推理推断题。依据第三段中的“Iusedtodoahigh-payingjob,butitwasverytiringandIhadnotimeofmyown.Ididn'tlikeitatall.Thoughthepaywasgood,Iwasnothappy.”可知,作者用自己的故事说明:并不是全部的高薪工作都是令人满足的。15.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatthewriterwouldmostprobablyadviseparentsto.

A.choosethebestmajororcareerfortheirchildrenB.avoidgivingtheirchildrenadviceontheirmajororcareerC.lettheirchildrenmakethefinaldecisionontheirmajororcareerD.giveeverythingtotheirkidstomakesurethey'llhaveagoodfuture答案C解析推理推断题。依据最终一段中的“Pleasedonotforceacareerpathonourchildrenjustbecausewethinkitisgoodforthem.Giveourchildrenadvice,butdon'tforcethem.”可推知,选C项。其次节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。FourHabitstoHelpYouSucceedNobodywouldliketoexperiencefailure.Weallwanttosucceed.Forthosewhohavetriedandfailed,successseemsdifficulttounderstand.16

·Knowyourvalues.Findingyourvaluesisinlinewithcreatingmotivation.17Pickahandfulofthingsandwritethemdown.Remindyourselfofyourvalueseverydayandreflectonwhetheryouarehonouringthosevaluesthroughyourwork.

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Chooseonegoaltostartsomethinglargeenoughthatwillgiveyouasenseofachievement,whileadjustingwelltoyourvalues.Ifyouwanttoachieveyourgoal,focusisthekeyhere.19Ifyouperformmanytasksatatime,youmightneverfinishyourprojectsbecausetheywilltakefartoolong.

·Setatimeforsuccess.Setadateforsuccess.Knowwhenyouhopetorealiseyourgoal.20Bysettingatimelimit,youaremakingtheprocessrealistic.

·Don'tgiveupbecauseoffailure.Failurecan'tbeavoidedwhenyoutakerisks.Byitsverydefinition,thedesiretosucceedmeansyouareriskingfailure.Manypeopletendtogiveupfartooearly.Don'tfallintothistrap!Usefailure.Treatitasagoodthing,andgoon.A.Maketherightdecision.B.Pickagoalandfocusonit.C.Themorefocusedyouareononegoal,thehigherchanceyouhaveofsuccess.D.Keepitrealistic,whilenotgivingyourselftoomuchtime.E.Ihavemadealistoffourhabitstohelpyousetgoalsandrealisethem.F.Sitandreflectonwhatyouvaluemost.G.Pushyourselftobecourageous,andtakethatnextstep.答案16.E17.F18.B19.C20.D其次部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mydaughterwashavingtroublerecentlydecidingonwhattomajorinatcollege,sosheaskedformy21.ItoldhertheonethingIwishthatIhadbeentoldatherage:“Finda22thatyouloveandyouwillneverworkaday.”Ididn'tknowhowtoanswer,though,whensheaskedmewhatsheshoulddoifshehadtotakeajobthatshe23.

Thatquestionbroughtbackalotof24ofjobsthatIhadovertheyears.Irememberedoneinparticular.Myyoungfamilywas25.Wehadnomoney,andtherewerenogood26inthearea.Mybrother,27,gotmeajobatalocallumbermill.Theworkwashardandmeantconstantpainformyback.Hourswerespentloadingandstacking(码放)wood.Thepaywasvery28.Inthewintertheskinonmyfingersbledfromthecold,dryair.IntheseveralyearsIworkedthere,manypeopleleft.Onlythoseofuswhohadfamiliestosupportdidn'tleaveto29somethingbetter.

Still,Ialsorememberedsingingtomyselfwhileworking.IrememberedasIpushedthelumbercarts,glancingoutthewindowand30watchingtheleaveschanginginthefall.Irememberedhowa31sandwichtastedlikethegreatestmealintheworldafterhoursofhardwork.IrememberedbeinggratefulforthisjobsoIcould32myfamily.RememberingallthisgavemetheanswerIneededformydaughter.“Just33yourlovetoyourjobthen,sweetheart,”Isaid.“Ifyoucan'tdowhatyoulove,then34whatyoudo.”

Inthislifeweworkto35butwelivetolove.Withoutlove,workisdrudgery(苦差事).Yet,withlove,workisjoy.

21.A.permissionB.adviceC.choice D.expectation答案B解析由上文的“Mydaughterwashavingtroublerecentlydecidingonwhattomajorinatcollege”可知,女儿不知道选什么专业,于是问作者的建议。advice“建议”,故选B项。22.A.hobby B.personC.major D.career答案D解析由下文的“whensheaskedmewhatsheshoulddoifshehadtotakeajobthatshe”可知,此处应是找一个喜爱的职业。career“职业”,故选D项。

23.A.hated B.wantedC.needed D.enjoyed答案A解析由上文的“Findathatyouloveandyouwillneverworkaday.”可知,作者想要女儿找一份自己酷爱的职业,但作者女儿问的问题是:假如她不得不做自己厌烦的工作,应当怎么做。hate“厌烦”,故选A项。

24.A.thoughts B.regretsC.memories D.opinions答案C解析由下文的“Irememberedoneinparticular.”可知,下面描写的都是作者一些以前的关于工作的记忆。memory“记忆”,故选C项。25.A.improving B.enlargingC.moving D.struggling答案D解析由下文的“Wehadnomoney”可知,那时候作者的家庭生活比较困难,所以须要奋斗。struggle“奋斗”,故选D项。26.A.stores B.jobsC.markets D.universities答案B解析由下文的“Mybrother,,gotmeajobatalocallumbermill.”可知,作者哥哥给作者在当地木材厂找了一份工作,可得出这个地区没有好工作。job“工作”,故选B项。

27.A.however B.insteadC.therefore D.meanwhile答案A解析由上下文语境可知,上文讲这个地区没有好工作,下文讲找到了工作,此处表达的是转折之意。however“然而”,故选A项。28.A.good B.lowC.promising D.reasonable答案B解析由下文的“IntheseveralyearsIworkedthere,manypeopleleft.”可知,许多人离开这个工作,说明薪资很低。故选B项。29.A.askfor B.waitforC.lookfor D.preparefor答案C解析由上文的“IntheseveralyearsIworkedthere,manypeopleleft.”可知,许多人离开这份工作,是为了找寻更好的工作。故选C项。30.A.boringly B.anxiouslyC.angrily D.joyously答案D解析由上文的“Still,Ialsorememberedsingingtomyselfwhileworking.”可知,即使工作艰苦,作者有时也会唱歌,所以是享受生活的时刻,应当是快乐地观赏窗外叶子在秋天的改变。joyously“兴奋地”,故选D项。31.A.different B.simpleC.unique D.healthy答案B解析由上下文语境可知,这句和上句一起体现了苦中有乐,所以应当是在工作几个小时后,你会发觉一个简洁的汉堡尝起来像是世界上最美味的食物。simple“简洁的”,故选B项。32.A.see B.saveC.start D.feed答案D解析由上文的“Irememberedbeinggratefulforthisjob”可知,作者对这份工作心怀感恩,虽然辛苦,但是可以养家糊口。feed“喂养”,故选D项。33.A.bring B.proveC.continue D.put答案A解析由上下文语境可知,此处表达的意思是作者告知女儿,假如你不得不做自己不喜爱的工作,那就把你的爱带到工作中。bring“带来”,故选A项。34.A.change B.endC.love D.respect答案C解析由上下文语境可知,作者建议女儿把爱带到工作中,可得出假如不能做自己喜爱的事,那就去爱自己做的事。love“爱”,故选C项。35.A.live B.getC.succeed D.practice答案A解析由下文的“welivetolove”可知,此处指工作是为了生活。live“生活”,故选A项。其次节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Accordingtoanewsurvey,peoplewhohaveownedpetsmaybemoreprofessionally36.(success),andthisisabsolutelygoodnewsforambitiouspetparents.Thesurvey37.(perform)byKeltonGlobalResearchforBanfieldPetHospital.Theresearcherssurveyed857adultsintheUnitedStateswithavarietyofcareers.Amongthetopexecutives(高管)38.(survey),93percentgrewwithapetintheirhome,with78percent39.(hold)thatgrowingupwithapetwasbeneficialtotheircareersuccessasanadult.

So,howexactlywaspetownershipbeneficialtocareersuccess?AccordingtoBanfield'sresearch,executivesreportedthattheirpethelpedteachthemlessonslike40.(responsible),creativity,sympathyandorganisation,41.haveallbeeninvaluableinthebusinessworld.

“AtBanfieldPetHospital,we'velongrecognisedthespecialbondbetweenpeopleandtheirpets,aswellasapositiveeffectpetshave42.oursociety,”BrianGarishsaidinastatementonBanfield'swebsite.“Fromthepetownershiplessonswelearnedaschildren,tothe43.(way)ourfour-leggedfriendscurrentlyhelpusprogress,connectwithothers,andstaygrounded,ourlatestresearchsupportstheidea44.theremaybealinkbetweenpetsandtheirability45.(help)shapeusaspeople.”

答案36.successful37.wasperformed38.surveyed39.holding40.responsibility41.which42.on/upon43.ways44.that45.tohelp第三部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是阳光国际学校的学生李华,你校将迎来20周年校庆。校史馆拟从本校学生中招募若干名英语解说员。请你依据要求用英语写一封信申请该职位,内容主要包括:1.写信目的;2.申请理由;3.期盼回复。留意:1.词数80左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数);2.可适当增加细微环节,以使行文连贯。DearSirorMadam,I'mLiHua,astudentfromGrade2.

Yourssincerely,LiHua参考范文DearSirorMadam,

I'mLiHua,astudentfromGrade2.I'velearnedfromtheschoolwebsitethatEnglishinterpretersforourschoolhistorymuseumareneeded,andI'dliketoapplytobeoneofthem.

PersonallyIthinkIamquitequalifiedforit.Firstly,IhaveagoodknowledgeofthehistoryofourschoolanddowellinEnglishspeakingandlistening.Besides,Ihaveoncevolunteeredasaninterpreterforthecitymuseum.Asanoutgoingandhumorousboy,I'mquitegoodatgettingmyselfacross.YoumaydependonitthatIamtherightpersonforthejob.I'mlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Yourssincerely,

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