If you're one of the 13 million Americans still struggling to find a job, or wanting to change jobs, a lot of your applications are probably being swallowed up by the "the black hole．" That's when you send in a job application and never receive any follow-up from the company．In fact, only 25 out of 100 applications ever get looked at by companies．

Now, a remarkable new service is helping job seekers instantly track almost every application they submit so they actually know what's going on．It's called Start Wire． corn and it lets job seekers track their applications and find out whether or not their applications have been reviewed, dismissed, or are still being considered．

How does it work? When you fill out a job application via a company website, you'll typically get an auto confirmation email from the company, thanking you for applying．And then, the waiting begins．

Start Wire has linked to more than 5 , 600 employers across the country and receives online updates on job applications for every one of their members．By allowing you to connect your job hunt to your Facebook and Linkedin accounts, it can notify you if you have any connections with the company that you apply for ．

And, Start Wire is free to use! Because Start Wire is a completely ad-supported site, they don't need to charge job seekers to use it．

Most importantly, Start Wire keeps your information private．Your job search activity will never show up on a social network or search engine．Start Wire has become invaluable to over 55, 000 job seekers in a highly competitive job market．

If you're tired of your job search resulting in dead-end responses, take advantage of this free service and give yourself a huge advantage in the job marketplace．

Click here to put your information on an official list and reach an arrangement with Start Wire to use a free service it provides, and improve your chances of finding a good job quickly．

1.You can probably read the passage from ___________.

A．a newspaper               B．a website           C．a poster      D．a magazine

2.If your job applications are being swallowed up, it means that ______．

A．your personal information has been stolen

B．your job applications are under consideration

C．you can not receive any reply from the company

D．you have to pay money to get your applications back

3.If you want to use Start Wire first you should ________.

A．make a call to the website            B．get access to some employers

C．register an account without payment  D．email the company you will apply to

4.The passage is mainly intended to______.

A．prove the advantages of Start Wire    

B．attract more people to use Start Wire

C．teach people how to access Start Wire       

D．provide key facts about unemployment

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college．for many months he had ___1___ a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom，and __2___ his father could well ___3___ it，he told him that was all he wanted．

On the morning of his gradation day his father called him into his own study and told him how ___4___ he was to have such a fine son．He handed his son a beautiful gift box．___5__ but slightly disappointed，the young man ___6___ the box and found a lovely book，___7___，he raised his voice at his father and said．”___8___ all your money you give me a book? ” and rushed out of the house ___9___ the book in the study．

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year ___10___ one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father．He ___11___ he bad to go back home and see his father．

When he arrived at his father's house，he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week．The moment he was about to ___12___ the hospital．he saw on the desk the ___13___ new book，just as he had left it one ___14___ ago．He opened it and began to ___15___ the pages．Suddenly，a car key ___16___ from an envelope taped behind the book，it bad a lag（标签）with dealer's name，the ___17___ dealer who had the sports car he bad ___18___．On the tag was the ___19___ of his graduation，and the ___20___ PAID IN FULL．

1．A．expected                B．enjoyed               C．admired              D．owned

2．A．finding                  B．proving              C．deciding              D．knowing

3．A．afford                  B．offer                C．keep                 D．like

4．A．encouraged             B．comfortable                 C．proud                D．moved

5．A．Nervous               B．Serious              C．Careful               D．Curious

6．A．packed                 B．opened              C．picked up             D．put aside

7．A．Angrily                 B．Eagerly              C．Calmly               D．Anxiously

8．A．At                      B．From                C．With                 D．To

9．A．toasting                B．putting             C．forgetting            D．leaving

10．A．until                   B．as                  C．before               D．unless

11．A．learned                 B．realized              C．recognized           D．admitted

12．A．get to                  B．search for           C．turn to               D．leave for

13．A．much                  B．still                 C．hardly               D．quite

14．A．year                    B．month             C．week                 D．day

15．A．clean                   B．read                 C．turn                  D．count

16．A．lost                     B．came              C．appeared              D．dropped

17．A．old              B．same            C．special               D．new

18．A．remembered         B．desired                C．found                 D．met

19．A．picture             B．place                C．date                 D．sign

20．A．word              B．information          C．date                 D．card