Directions: There are 15 blank in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection 【A1】_____. The main argument against it is that it results 【A2】 _____ a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, employers do not choose the best【A3】 _____, they choose the person who makes a good first 【A4】 _____ on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so 【A5】 _____ in interviewing staff that they are able to make a 【A6】 _____ assessment of each candidate’s 【A7】 _____ performance. 【A8】 _____ there is no scientific evidence to support either argument, the value of the interview must remain a matter of personal opinion. The main argument 【A9】 _____ the interview—and it is, perhaps a good argument—is that an employer is concerned not only 【A10】 _____ a candidate s ability, but with the suitability of his or her 【A11】 _____for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary 【A12】 _____ she has a happy, cheerful, unflappable disposition. And a foreman or supervisor who, through the strength and quality of his personality, is able to get the best out of his【A13】 _____ will achieve far more for his employer than the most highly-skilled technician who is intensely disliked by the people who have to work for him. It is perhaps true to say, 【A14】 _____, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more 【A15】 _____ things, such as personality, character, disposition and social ability.