Test of Essential Academic Skills - Reading Comprehension: TEAS-SECTION-1

What is the author's main purpose for writing this letter?

"Dear Applicant, Thank you for submitting your application to New Adventures Recruiting. We are a nationally recognized recruiting agency that assists English-speakers in securing ESL teaching positions in South Korea. We successfully place thousands of teachers in schools all over Korea each year. We are in the process of reviewing your application and we will contact you within 14 business days if you have successfully moved on to the interview stage of the process. Please do not contact us during this review period. In the meantime, we always encourage applicants to study the included map of South Korea in order to be prepared for the potential interview. We ask every interviewee to state their top two choices for placement during the interview. Placements are made on a first-come, first-serve basis. However, please be aware that cities north of Andong are in high demand. You will have a better chance of securing your top choice by selecting a location outside of this area. Once again, thank you for your application and we look forward to reviewing your qualifications.

Sincerely,

New Adventures Recruiting"

A. to inform the applicant that cities in the northern regions of South Korea are in high demand and therefore very competitive

B. to inform the applicant that he or she will be receiving an interview within the next 14 days and should prepare accordingly

C. to give the applicant an estimated wait time for their application review

D. to give the applicant further instructions on the hiring process after he or she has submitted an application

This book has neither merit nor distinction, and it all but __________ whatever prestige the author may once have had.

A. challenges

B. maximizes

C. epitomizes

D. nullifies

E. encompasses

Carios Saura is not given to explicit statement; his films, which seem hazy because of their psychological __________.

A. causality

B. poignancy

C. conditioning

D. allusiveness

E. ardor