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　　[2016·济南一中考试]In order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning toP1 a special practice—Eiffel Tower nose jobs (鼻整形手术). The latest trendW1 in plastic surgery promises to create a nose that is similar to the curve of the Eiffel Tower.

　　Surgeon Wang Xuming said: “We are influencedW2 by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower. We are not content to just add something to the nose; we reconstruct it.” The surgery costs about US $10,000 and involves the enlarging of the nose using tissue from the forehead.

　　Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up all over Chongqing city, where surgeon Xuming runs his private practice. They show a Western­looking woman with an almost­too­perfect nose, against an outline of the Eiffel Tower.

　　Interestingly, many young women in China are eager to achieve a western appearance, as they believe it will give them an advantage in the highly competitive job market. “Some students face a lot of employment pressure after graduation. If their facial features are good, they'll have more chances of finding a job，S” said surgeon Xuming. “We've had students getting the Eiffel Tower nose; it's helped them a lot.”

　　ApparentlyW3, Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates. Some of them even go as far as putting height and weight requirementsW4 in their employment ads. Plastic surgeons across the country are reporting an increase in the number of students choosing beauty “improvement”．

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