Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 36 to 40.

        Choosing a career from many possible professional paths is clearly a complex process, and personal goals often determine the final decision. Some individuals engage in a thorough analysis, where information is gathered regarding various industries, (36) ____________. Other candidates with little desire to explore different possibilities (37) ____________, usually for convenience rather than to ensure long-term job satisfaction. This approach is often called convenient career choice.

        Many job seekers also show a tendency to follow traditional paths, where career choices differ only slightly from what is commonly accepted. (38) ____________. Also, some graduates who have been influenced by their parents’ success may opt to follow in their footsteps without question.

        Finally, some young professionals will make career moves on impulse. (39) ____________. It is, in fact, a trend that is becoming increasingly noticeable – to the concern of employers, who then face higher turnover rates and fewer opportunities to build a stable workforce in the long run. (40) ____________, where “adaptability” needs to be prioritized, and this can be driven by the rapidly changing gig economy in particular.

(Adapted from The Modern Workplace Review)

Question 36.

A. each of which is carefully examined and compared with personal skills

B. every one of them undergoes examination and comparison with personal skills

C. when it is similarly examined and compared with personal skills

D. those with similarities to other jobs will be examined and compared carefully

Question 37.

A. be aware to limit themselves to a narrow range of options

B. being consciously limited themselves to fewer options

C. will consciously limit themselves to a narrow range of options

D. fewer options are consciously limited to themselves

Question 38.

A. Family traditions, by contrast, are common among these seekers

B. This is a common pattern among those following family traditions, for example

C. By contrast, a tradition-following pattern is seen among family seekers

D. This is a common example of families with tradition to a seeker pattern

Question 39.

A. The decisions involve little risk, which means they are better known and more preferred by typical employee

B. While this is more common in low-risk choices, it is by no means unusual among career builders

C. It does not matter whether choices are unknown, it is typical for builders to choose careers with little risk

D. In the meantime, careers with little risk are known to be choices usually preferred by many builders

Question 40.

A. Though such trait of flexible selection proves to be necessary

B. So necessary is such selection trait that it proves to be flexible

C. Such trait is so flexible that it proves to be necessary to employees

D. Such flexible selection proves to be a necessary trait, though