The principles about applying for jobs have altered greatly lately. In the past, people preferred a hand-written application letter．However, nowadays it is becoming more and more common to apply for a job through the Internet．You can find information on the Internet about how to apply for jobs．Information can be found about how to fulfill your application letter, the clothes that you should wear and how to carry out the interview itself．

The importance of body language is often mentioned，but doesn’t always get the attention it deserves．After all，before a word has even been spoken，your body language will have already given people their first impression of you．Additionally, your body language will also give out a lot more information．Based on your body language it can be seen if you are self-confident．It can also show if you are a busy or a quiet type and it helps give an impression of whether you are speaking truthfully or not．Body language can show how enthusiastic you are and if you are a nice person．someone who will take his work seriously, but also someone who has a sense of humor and can enjoy a joke from time to time．The members of the application committee will ask you questions，but your answers won’t only be oral．The committee will not only pay attention to what you say, but also to how you say it! Body language will determine first if it ‘clicks’，and sometimes all it takes is just a few seconds．Everybody uses body language，but it takes place mostly at a subconscious（下意識的） level．Using body language appropriately, you can definitely increase your chances of getting a job．

1.What kind of people is the text mainly meant for?

         A．Interviewers   B．Job-hunting people   C．Employers  D.Lay-off workers

2.We can learn form the first paragraph that_______．

         A．hand-written letters are not used in finding a job

         B．the more expensive clothes interviewees wear, the better

         C．body language is more important than spoken words

         D．Internet is of significance in applying for a job

3.Using body language well in a job interview will probably _______．

        A．get rid of the interviewers’ prejudice         B．determine what position one will get

        C．increase the possibility to get the wanted job    D.help one remove nervousness

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

      A．Those using body language are usually confident．

B．Body language is often used on purpose in job hunting．

C．Body language is a mirror to reflect one’s personality．

D．People enjoying jokes are preferred in a job interview．

—Panasonic plans to lay off 35,000 employees globally within 2 years．

    —The cuts _____ 9% of the company's staff．

    A．make up              B．take over         

    C．hold back            D．come out

The store had to ____ a number of clerks because sales were down .

A. lay out  B. lay off          C. lay aside     D. lay down

 Yahoo recently announced to ________ 2,000 employees, about 14% of the company’s workforce, aiming to save $375 million annually.

 A. take on     B. cut off      C. bring down       D. lay off

From bankers to factory staff, employees in the west face the bleak prospect (暗淡的前景) of losing their jobs as a global recession (衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.
Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian firms try harder to keep jobs in difficult times, which will stop unemployment and may help keep Asian economies afloat at a time of slowing exports.
The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, leaving some experts predicting Western shift to Eastern flexibility.
“In the Confucian (儒家的) attitude, the right thing to do is to share the burden. There is the sense of collective responsibility whereas (然而) in the West, it’s more about the individual survival,” said Michael Benotlel, associated professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University.
Steven Pang, Asian Regional Director for Aquent, a headhunting firm, said in many East Asian companies there was a responsibility “ to take care of the members of the family and go through the pain together” even if that meant causing losses.
US firms from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousand. But at the Asian units of Western multinationals, job cuts will probably be less severe.
Japan’s jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong’s was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.
Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals (對手) from abroad.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
【小題1】What caused the different practices of Asian and Western firms facing the global recession?
【小題2】Why is it easier for the East Asian firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn?
【小題3】Firms in the west would lay off workers when facing a bleak prospect because of ______.
【小題4】______ will make the differences in East and West less noticeable.