C) Cultivating more potted plants                          D) Finding customers out of town

Section C
We’re now witnessing the emergence of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge. Physical (36) ______ , raw materials, and capital are no longer the key (37) ______ in the creation of wealth. Now, the (38) _____ raw material in our economy is knowledge. Tomorrow’s wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge. And (39) ______ entering the workforce offer their knowledge, not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn. Knowledge workers (40) ______ in mind work. They deal with symbols: words, (41) ______ , and data.

What does all this mean for you? As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be (42) ______ , processing, as well as exchanging information, (43) ______ , three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future. Management and employees alike (44) __________ .

In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training (45) ________ . You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, predictable promotions, and even the conventional workplace, as you are familiar with. (46) _____. And don’t wait for someone to “empower” you. You have to empower yourself.

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

Section A

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage

Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly  47  to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was  48  to a little college French.

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