Exercise 141
Purpose:

Asking work-related questions beginning with “Why” on one’s professional and /or research experiences

工作方面問題 /介紹研究及工作經驗


 

1. Why are you determined to devote yourself to a career ___ telecommunications-related research?

A. on
B. of
C. in

 

2. Why did you decide to work in the medical profession ___ a radiology technician?


A. as 
B. with
C. through

 

3. Why did the Institute of Communications Engineering at  National Chiao Tung University provide you with a solid background knowledge ___ telecommunications and signal processing?

A. to
B. of
C. in

4. Why did you join ABC Corporation after completing Taiwan’s compulsory military service ____ nearly two years?


A. by
B.  to
C. of 

 

5. Why did the company that you worked for stress close cooperation ___ colleagues?

A. through
B. among 
C. across

 

6. Why do you believe that you can thrive ___ the highly competitive environment of the semiconductor industry?

A. in 
B. of
C. for

 

7. Why are you able to analyze the merits and limitations of conventional methods ____ selecting the most appropriate one?

A. to
B. before
C. through

8.  Why are you able to still think logically___ stressful work situations?

A. on
B. under
C. for

 

9.Why did the company that you worked for require that you collect marketing information and try your best ___ meet customer specifications?

A. to 
B. by
C. for


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Further practice can be found in Unit 5 of Writing Effective Employment Application Statements by Ted Knoy.