17、If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or _ _ 21 _ _ in your work would depend, to a great extent, _ _ 22 _ _ your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. Of the utmost importance is your attitude. A person _ _ 23 _ _ begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is sure that he is going to exhibit a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure in his belief that he is probably as capable _ _ 24 _ _ doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt at it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well. Having the most important skills for a particular job is strength. _ _ 25 _ _ those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can't add and a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw are hopeless cases.