填空题

A Career in Accounting
As a field of study and work, accounting is expanding
throughout the world. A job in accounting promises good
(1) ______ and excellent promotion opportunities, yet suffers (1) ______
only slightly from changes in business cycles or from
(2) ______ variations in employment. (2) ______
Bookkeeping is a starting point for a career in private
accounting. It is essential for an (3) ______. The financial (3) ______
records of an organizations are the (4) ______ on which (4) ______
accounting is based.
One can attend business or commercial schools to learn
the (5) ______ of accounting practices, which include typing, (5) ______
shorthand, bookkeeping and, more recently, accounting and
computer programming. As the principles and (6) ______ of (6) ______
accounting have grown more complex, the training now lasts
(7) ______ years. (7) ______
There are some alternatives to commercial schools such as
home-study or (8) ______ schools. What’s more, education in (8) ______
accounting has become a (9) ______ function of the (9) ______
universities, incorporating business administration, business
law, etc.
To sum up, there are two paths towards a career in
accounting. One is through employment and the other through
(10) ______ examinations. (10) ______