Directions: After reading the following passage, you will
find 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each question or statement there
are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Many jobs have
been lost and they may not be coming back. Some occupations had already been
declining for years due to advances in technology and changes in the global
economy. The following is a list of careers that are disappearing. Stage Performers The five-year decline
for this career was a surprising 61%. Stage performances have fallen out of
fashion and have been almost entirely replaced with movies and home
entertainment technologies. Postal Service Mail
Sorters (分拣员) After losing almost 57000 jobs between
2004 and 2009, a further 30% decline in this occupation can be seen by 2018.
With more automatic processes for mail sorting and increasing correspondence via
e-mail and fax, this job is quickly becoming unnecessary. Office Support Workers About 300000 office
support jobs disappeared between 2004 and 2009. Secretaries and file clerks are
no longer in demand as companies cut costs. Moreover, technologies like
voicemail and easy-to-use word processors have enabled professionals to do their
own office work. Photo Processors
With the rise of digital photography and automatic printing, positions
for manual photo printers are rapidly disappearing. The occupation has been
steadily losing jobs in the last five years and there might be a 24% decline by
2018. Radio Operators As
technology advances, the need for workers to monitor communications via
radiotelephone equipment is disappearing. This already small field saw a
five-year decline of 43%. The author expects that by 2018 the occupation of photo processors
might decline by ______.