Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice. The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to 'sell' yourself. You should state the job you want clearly, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have done. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without leaving out any The purpose of writing a letter of application is to ______.