Numbers,suchas“first”,“second”,andsoon,signalanorderorsequencetohelpyoukeeptheauthor’sideasordered.

WhenJohnandVictoriaChurcharrivedinNewYorkfromLondonforone-yearstay,theybroughtnofurniturewiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewwayoffurnishinganapartmentorahousethatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishing(furniture,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.Whydopeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Manykindsofpeople:internationalbusinessmen,governmentofficials,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples…thepeoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecity(orcountry)toanother…findtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheywillsoongrowtodislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyrent.Andpeoplewhoseworktakesthemfromplacetoplacearesavedthetroubleandcostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhome.Onefamily,nowsettledinalarge,beautifulhome,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchtheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Buttheydon’tliketotellpeopleaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.

Fillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagewiththegivenwords.Changetheformifnecessary.ideaactionpersuademeetsuggestprojectapplybusinesssituationcustomerAproposalisasalespresentationforanidea.Itspurposeisto1)________someonetogoalongwithyour2)_________andputitinto3)________.Proposalsarerequiredinavarietyof4)_________.Forexample,youmaywantto*5)________anideatoyouremployertochangeacompanyprocedure,hireanadditionalemployee,purchasenewequipment,andsoon;*recommendanideaora(an)6)_______tothecommitteeortheboard;*7)______foragranttofundproject;*solicitfinancialbackingfrominvestorsforanew8）__________project;*solicitacontractfrompotential9)________orclient.Theinformationyouincludeandtheformatyouchooseforyourproposalwillvarywiththesituation.Someproposals,particularlygrantapplications,requirethecompletionofextensiveapplicationformsandmustfollowaformatprescribedbytheorganizationofferingthegrant.Inanycase,allproposalsmust10)_________certaincriteria.