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SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET

1.(10points)

Thegovernmentistobanpaymentstowitnessesbynewspapersseekingtobuyuppeopleinvolvedinprominentcases

j_thetrialofRosemaryWest.

Inasignificant2oflegalcontrolsoverthepress,LordIrvine,theLordChancellor,willintroducea3bill

thatwillproposemakingpaymentstowitnesses4andwillstrictlycontroltheamountof5thatcanbegiventoa

case6atrialbegins.

InalettertoGeraldKaufman,chairmanoftheHouseofCommonsMediaSelectCommittee,LordIrvinesaidhe_7

withacommitteereportthisyearwhichsaidthatselfregulationdidnot8sufficientcontrol.

9ofthelettercametwodaysafterLordIrvinecauseda10ofmediaprotestwhenhesaidthe11of

privacycontrolscontainedinEuropeanlegislationwouldbelefttojudges12toParliament.

TheLordChancellorsaidintroductionoftheHumanRightsBill,which13theEuropeanConventiononHuman

Rightslegally14inBritain,laiddownthateverybodywas15toprivacyandthatpublicfigurescouldgotocourt

toprotectthemselvesandtheirfamilies.

“Pressfreedomswillbeinsafehands16ourBritishjudges/5hesaid.

Witnesspaymentsbecamean17afterWestwassentencedto10lifesentencesin1995.Upto19witnesseswere

18tohavereceivedpaymentsfortellingtheirstoriestonewspapers.Concernswereraised19witnessesmightbe

encouragedtoexaggeratetheirstoriesincourtto50guiltyverdicts.

1.[A]astofBlforinstance

[C]inparticular[D]suchas

2.[AJtightening[BJintensifying

[C]focusing[D]fastening

3.[A]sketch[Blrough

[Clpreliminary[D]draft

4.[A]illogical[B|illegal

[C]improbableID]improper

5.[A]publicityLBJpenalty

[C]popularity[D]peculiarity

6.[A]sincefB]if

[C]before[D]as

7.[A]sided[B|shared

[C]complied[D]agreed

8.[AJpresent[BJoffer

[C]manifest[D]indicate

9.[A]Release[BlPublication

[ClPrintingfD]Exposure

10.[A]stormfBlrage

[CJflare[D]flash

11.[AJtranslation[BJinterpretation

[C]exhibition[D]demonstration

12.[A]betterthan[BJotherthan

[C]ratherthan[D]soonerthan

13.[A]changes[B]makes

[C]sets[D]turns

14.[A]binding[BJconvincing

[C]restraining[D]sustaining

15.[A]authorized[B]credited

[C]entitled[D]qualified

16.[A]withIBJto

[C]from[D]by

17.[A]impact[B]incident

[C]inference[D|issue

18.[A]stated[BJremarked

[C]said[D]told

19.[A]what[Blwhen

[C]which[D]that

20.[AJassureLBJconfide

[C]ensure[D]guarantee

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,C,orD.Markyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1

Itwas3:45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingandfinal16hoursofhot

parliamentarydebates,Australia'sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethe

livesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie.Themeasurepassedbytheconvincingvoteof15to10.Almostimmediately

wordflashedontheIntemetandwaspickedup,halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,executivedirectoroftheRighttoDie

SocietyofCanada.Hesentitonviathegroup'son-lineservice,DeathNET.SaysHofsess:"Wepostedbulletinsalldaylong,

becauseofcoursethisisn'tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustralia.Itsworldhistory.1'

Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIlllawhasleftphysiciansandcitizensalike

tryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief,others,includingchurches,

right-to-lifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehasteofitspassage.Butthetide

isunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulation,life-extendingtechnologyandchangingcommunity

attitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart——otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasia.Inthe

USandCanada,wheretheright-to-diemovementisgatheringstrength,observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.

UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylaw,anadultpatientcanrequestdeath-probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill一to

putanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasterminallyillbytwodoctors.Aftera“coolingoff*periodofseven

days,thepatientcansignacertificateofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNickson,a

54-year-oldDarwinresidentsufferingfromlungcancer,theNTRightsofTerminallyIlllawmeanshecangetonwithliving

withoutthehauntingfearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.''I'mnotafraidofdyingfroma

spiritualpointofview,butwhatIwasafraidofwashowI'dgo,becauseI'vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingfor

oxygenandclawingattheirmasks,"hesays.

21.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat

[A]theobjectiontoeuthanasiaisdiminishinginsomecountries.

[B]physiciansandcitizenshavethesameviewoneuthanasia.

[C]technologicalchangesarechieflyresponsibleforthenewlaw.

[D]ittakestimetoappreciatethesignificanceoflawspassed.

22.Bysayingthat^observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling^Line7-8,Paragraph2),theauthormeansthat

[A]observersaretakingawait-and-seeattitudetowardsthefutureofeuthanasia.

[BlthereisapossibilityofsimilarbillsbeingpassedintheU.S.andCanada.

[C]observersarewaitingtoseethemovementendupinfailure.

[D]theprocessofbilltakingeffectmayfinallycometoastop.

23.WhenLloydNicksondies,hewill

[A]undergoacoolingoffperiodofsevendays.

[BJexperiencethesufferingofalungcancerpatient.

[C]haveanintensefearofterriblesuffering.

[D]facehisdeathwithcalmcharacteristicofeuthanasia.

24.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardseuthanasia?

[A]Hostile.

[B]Suspicious.

[C]Approving.

[DIIndifferent.

25.Wecaninferfromthetextthatthesuccessoftheright-to-diemovementis

[Aloneamatteroftime.

[B]farfromcertain.

[C]justanillusion.

[D]afadinghope.

TEXT2

Muchofthelanguageusedtodescribemonetarypolicy,suchas"steeringtheeconomytoasoftlanding"or"atouchon

thebrakes11,makesitsoundlikeaprecisescience.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Thelinkbetweeninterestratesand

inflationisuncertain.Andtherearelong,variablelagsbeforepolicychangeshaveanyeffectontheeconomy.Hencethe

analogythatlikenstheconductofmonetarypolicytodrivingacarwithablackenedwindscreen,acrackedrearviewmiiTor

andafaultysteeringwheel.

Givenallthesedisadvantages,centralbankersseemtohavehadmuchtoboastaboutoflate.Averageinflationinthebig

sevenindustrialeconomiesfelltoamere2.3%lastyear,closetoitslowestlevelin30years,beforerisingslightlyto2.5%

thisJuly.Thisisalongwaybelowthedouble-digitrateswhichmanycountriesexperiencedinthe1970sandearly1980s.

Itisalsolessthanmostforecastershadpredicted.Inlate1994thepanelofeconomistswhichTheEconomistpollseach

monthsaidthatAmerica'sinflationratewouldaverage3.5%in1995.Infact,itfellto2.6%inAugust,andisexpectedto

averageonlyabout3%fortheyearasawhole.InBritainandJapaninflationisrunninghalfapercentagepointbelowtherate

predictedattheendoflastyear.Thisisnoflashinthepan;overthepastcoupleofyears,inflationhasbeenconsistentlylower

thanexpectedinBritainandAmerica.

EconomistshavebeenparticularlysurprisedbyfavourableinflationfiguresinBritainandtheUnitedStates,since

conventionalmeasuressuggestthatbotheconomies,andespeciallyAmerica's,havelittleproductiveslack.America'scapacity

utilisation,forexample,hithistoricallyhighlevelsearlierthisyear,anditsjoblessrate(5.6%inAugust)hasfallenbelow

mostestimatesofthenaturalrateofunemployment-theratebelowwhichinflationhastakenoffinthepast.

Whyhasinflationprovedsomild?Themostthrillingexplanationis,unfortunately,alittledefective.Someeconomists

arguethatpowerfulstructuralchangesintheworldhaveupendedtheoldeconomicmodelsthatwerebaseduponthe

historicallinkbetweengrowthandinflation.

26.Accordingtothetext,makingmonetarypolicychanges

[A]iscomparabletodrivingacar.

[B]issimilartocarryingoutscientificwork.

[C]willnotinfluencetheeconomyimmediately.

[D]willhaveanimmediateimpactontheinflationrate.

27.Fromthetextwelearnthat

[A]thereisaclearrelationshipbetweeninflationandinterestretes.

[B]theeconomyalwaysfollowsparticulartrends.

[C]thecurrenteconomicproblemareentirelypredictable.

ID]thepresenteconomicsituationisbetterthanexpected.

28.Thetextsuggeststhat

[A]thepreviouseconomicmodelsarestillapplicable.

[Blanextremelylowjoblessratewillleadtoinflation.

[C]ahighunemploymentratewillresultfrominflation.

[DIinterestrateshaveanimmediateeffectontheeconomy.

29.Bysaying"Thisisnoflashinthepan'*(line5,paragraph3),theauthorimpliesthat

[A]thelowinflationratewillcontinue.

[B]theinflationratewillriseagain.

[C]inflationwilldisappearentirely.

[D]thereisnoinflationatpresent.

30.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthepresentsituation?

[A]Tolerant.

[BlIndifferent.

[C]Disappointed.

[D]Surprised.

TEXT3

InthefirstyearorsoofWebbusiness,mostoftheactionhasrevolvedaroundeffortstotaptheconsumermarket.More

recently,astheWebprovedtobemorethanafashion,companieshavestartedtobuyandsellproductsandserviceswithone

another.Suchbusiness-to-businesssalesmakesensebecausebusinesspeopletypicallyknowwhatproductthey'relookingfor.

Nonetheless,manycompaniesstillhesitatetousetheWebbecauseofdoubtsaboutitsreliability."Businessesneedto

feeltheycantrustthepathwaybetweenthemandthesupplier/sayssenioranalystBlaneErwinofForresterResearch.Some

companiesarelimitingtheriskbyconductingonlinetransactionsonlywithestablishedbusinesspartnerswhoaregiven

accesstothecompany'sprivateintranet.

AnothermajorshiftinthemodelforInternetcommerceconcernsthetechnologyavailableformarketing.Untilrecently,

Internetmarketingactivitieshavefocusedonstrategiesto"puH“customersintosites.Inthepastyear,however,software

companieshavedevelopedtoolsthatallowcompaniesto"push"informationdirectlyouttoconsumers,transmitting

marketingmessagesdirectlytotargetedcustomers.Mostnotably,thePointcastNetworkusesascreensavertodelivera

continuallyupdatedstreamofnewsandadvertisementstosubscribers*computermonitors.Subscriberscancustomizethe

informationtheywanttoreceiveandproceeddirectlytoacompany'sWebsite.CompaniessuchasVirtualVineyardsare

alreadystartingtousesimilartechnologiestopushmessagestocustomersaboutspecialsales,productofferings,orother

events.ButpushtechnologyhasearnedthecontemptofmanyWebusers.Onlineculturethinkshighlyofthenotionthatthe

informationflowingontothescreencomestherebyspecificrequest.Oncecommercialpromotionbeginstofillthescreen

uninvited,thedistinctionbetweentheWebandtelevisionfades.That'saprospectthathorrifiesNetpurists.

ButitishardlyinevitablethatcompaniesontheWebwillneedtoresorttopushstrategiestomakemoney.Theexamples

ofVirtualVineyards,A,andotherpioneersshowthataWebsitesellingtherightkindofproductswiththeright

mixofinteractivity,hospitality,andsecuritywillattractonlinecustomers.Andthecostofcomputingpowercontinuestofree

fall,whichisagoodsignforanyenterprisesettingupshopinsilicon.Peoplelookingback5or10yearsfromnowmaywell

wonderwhysofewcompaniestooktheonlineplunge.

31.WelearnfromthebeginningofthepassagethatWebbusiness

[Alhasbeenstrivingtoexpanditsmarket.

[B]intendedtofollowafancifulfashion.

[C]triedbutinvaintocontrolthemarket.

[D]hasbeenboomingforoneyearorso.

32.Speakingoftheonlinetechnologyavailableformarketing,theauthorimpliesthat

[A]thetechnologyispopularwithmanyWebusers.

[Blbusinesseshavefaithinthereliabilityofonlinetransactions.

[C]thereisaradicalchangeinstrategy.

[D]itisaccessiblelimitedlytoestablishedpartners.

33.IntheviewofNetpurists,

[A]thereshouldbenomarketingmessagesinonlineculture.

[BJmoneymakingshouldbegivenprioritytoontheWeb.

[C]theWebshouldbeabletofunctionasthetelevisionset.

[D]thereshouldbenoonlinecommercialinformationwithoutrequests.

34.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat

[A]pushinginformationontheWebisessentialtoInternetcommerce.

[B]interactivity,hospitalityandsecurityareimportanttoonlinecustomers.

[C]leadingcompaniesbegantotaketheonlineplungedecadesago.

[D]settingupshopsinsiliconisindependentofthecostofcomputingpower.

35.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetextisto

[A]urgeactiveparticipationinonlinebusiness.

[B]elaborateonvariousmarketingstrategies.

[C]comparewebbusinesswithtraditionalcommerce.

[D]illustratethetransitionfromthepulltopushstrategy.

TEXT4

Inthelasthalfofthenineteenthcentury"capital'*and"labour"wereenlargingandperfectingtheirrivalorganizationson

modemlines.Manyanoldfirmwasreplacedbyalimitedliabilitycompanywithabureaucracyofsalariedmanagers.The

changemetthetechnicalrequirementsofthenewagebyengagingalargeprofessionalelementandpreventedthedeclinein

efficiencythatsocommonlyspoiledthefortunesoffamilyfirmsinthesecondandthirdgenerationaftertheenergetic

founders.Itwasmoreoverastepawayfromindividualinitiative,towardscollectivismandmunicipalandstate-owned

business.Therailwaycompanies,thoughstillprivatebusinessmanagedforthebenefitofshareholders,wereveryunlikeold

familybusiness.Atthesametimethegreatmunicipalitieswentintobusinesstosupplylighting,tramsandotherservicesto

thetaxpayers.

Thegrowthofthelimitedliabilitycompanyandmunicipalbusinesshadimportantconsequences.Suchlarge,impersonal

manipulationofcapitalandindustrygreatlyincreasedthenumbersandimportanceofshareholdersasaclass,anelementin

nationalliferepresentingirresponsiblewealthdetachedfromthelandandthedutiesofthelandowners;andalmostequally

detachedfromtheresponsiblemanagementofbusiness.Allthroughthenineteenthcentury,America,Africa,India,Australia

andpartsofEuropewerebeingdevelopedbyBritishcapital,andBritishshareholderswerethusenrichedbytheworld's

movementtowardsindustrialization.TownslikeBournemouthandEastbournespranguptohouselarge"comfortable0classes

whohadretiredontheirincomes,andwhohadnorelationtotherestofthecommunityexceptthatofdrawingdividendsand

occasionallyattendingashareholders*meetingtodictatetheirorderstothemanagement.Ontheotherhand"Shareholding"

meantleisureandfreedomwhichwasusedbymanyofthelaterVictoriansforthehighestpurposeofagreatcivilization.

The"shareholders"assuchhadnoknowledgeofthelives,thoughtsorneedsoftheworkmenemployedbythecompany

inwhichheheldshares,andhisinfluenceontherelationsofcapitalandlabourwasnotgood.Thepaidmanageractingforthe

companywasinmoredirectrelationwiththemenandtheirdemands,butevenhehadseldomthatfamiliarpersonal

knowledgeoftheworkmenwhichtheemployerhadoftenhadunderthemorepatriarchalsystemoftheoldfamilybusiness

nowpassingaway.Indeedthemeresizeofoperationsandthenumbersofworkmeninvolvedrenderedsuchpersonalrelations

impossible.Fortunately,however,theincreasingpowerandorganizationofthetradeunions,atleastinallskilledtrades,

enabledtheworkmentomeetonequaltermsthemanagersofthecompanieswhoemployedthem.Thecrueldisciplineofthe

strikeandlockouttaughtthetwopartiestorespecteachother'sstrengthandunderstandthevalueoffairnegotiation.

36.Theauthorsaysthatoldfamilyfirms

[A]wereruinedbytheyoungergenerations.

[BJfailedforlackofindividualinitiative.

[C]lackedefficiencycomparedwithmoderncompanies.

[D]wereabletosupplyadequateservicestotaxpayers.

37.Thegrowthoflimitedliabilitycompaniesresultedin

[A]theseparationofcapitalfrommanagement.

[B]theownershipofcapitalbymanagers.

[C]theemergenceofcapitalandlabourastwoclasses.

[DItheparticipationofshareholdersaslandownership.

38.Thetextindicatesthat

[A]somecountriesdevelopedquicklybecauseoftheirlimitedliabilitycompanies.

[B]thetideofindustrialisationbenefitedBritishshareholdersgreatly.

[C]shareholderscontributedalottothefastgrowthoftheBritisheconomy.

[D]thesystemofshareholdingimpairedthemanagementofmoderncompanies.

39.Welearnfromthetextthat

[A]shareholdersoftencastnegativeinfluenceonthewell-beingworkers.

[Blownersoftraditionalfirmenjoyedagoodrelationshipwiththeiremployees.

[C]limitedliabilitycompaniesweretoolargetorunsmoothly.

[D]tradeunionshadapositiverolebetweenworkersandthemanagement.

40.Theauthorappearstobeverycriticalof

[A]familyfirmowners.

[BJshareholder.

[C]managers.

[D]landowners.

PartB

SampleOne

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41—45,choosethemostsuitableonefromthe

listA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.Markyour

answersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

LongbeforeManlivedontheEarth,therewerefishes,reptiles,birds,insects,andsomemammals.Althoughsomeof

theseanimalswereancestorsofkindslivingtoday,othersarenowextinct,thatis,theyhavenodescendantsalivenow.41)_

Veryoccasionallytherocksshowimpressionofskin,sothat,apartfromcolor,wecanbuildupareasonablyaccurate

pictureofananimalthatdiedmillionsofyearsago.Thekindofrockinwhichtheremainsarefoundtellsusmuchaboutthe

natureoftheoriginalland,oftenoftheplantsthatgrewonit,andevenofitsclimate.

42).Nearlyallofthefossilsthatweknowwerepreservedinrocksformedbywateraction,and

mostoftheseareofanimalsthatlivedinornearwater.Thusitfollowsthattheremustbemanykindsofmammals,birds,and

insectsofwhichweknownothing.

43).Therearealsocrab-likecreatures,whosebodieswerecoveredwithahornysubstance.The

bodysegmentseachhadtwopairsoflegs,onepairforwalkingonthesandybottom,theotherforswimming.Theheadwasa

kindofshieldwithapairofcompoundeyes,oftenwiththousandsoflenses.Theywereusuallyaninchortwolongbutsome

were2feet.

44).Ofthese,theammonitesareveryinterestingandimportant.Theyhaveashellcomposedofmany

chambers,eachrepresentingatemporaryhomeoftheanimal.Astheyounggrewlargeritgrewanewchamberandsealedoff

thepreviousone.ThousandsofthesecanbeseenintherocksontheDorsetCoast.

45).About75millionyearsagotheAgeofReptileswasoverandmostofthegroupsdiedout.Themammals

quicklydeveloped,andwecantracetheevolutionofmanyfamiliaranimalssuchastheelephantandhorse.Manyofthelater

mammals,thoughnowextinct,wereknowntoprimitivemanandwerefeaturedbyhimincavepaintingsandonbone

carvings.

[A]Theshellfishhavealonghistoryintherockandmanydifferentkindsareknown.

[B]Nevertheless,weknowagreatdealaboutmanyofthembecausetheirbonesandshellshavebeenpreservedinthe

rocksasfossils.Fromthemwecantelltheirsizeandshape,howtheywalked,thekindoffoodtheyate.

[C]Thefirstanimalswithtruebackboneswerethefishes,firstknownintherocksof375millionyearsago.About300

millionyearsagotheamphibians,theanimalsabletolivebothonlandandinwater,appeared.Theyweregiant,sometimes8

feetlong,andmanyofthemlivedintheswampypoolsinwhichourcoalseam,orlayer,orformed.Theamphibiansgaverise

tothereptilesandfornearly150millionyearstheseweretheprincipalformsoflifeonland,inthesea,andintheair.

[D]Thebestindexfossilstendtobemarinecreatures.Theseanimalsevolvedrapidlyandspreadoverlargeareasofthe

world.

[E]Theearliestanimalswhoseremainshavebeenfoundwereallverysimplekindsandlivedinthesea.Laterformsare

morecomplex,andamongthesearethesea-lilies,relationsofthestarfishes,whichhadlongarmsandwereattachedbyalong

stalktotheseabed,ortorocks.

[F]Whenananimaldies,thebody,itsbones,orshell,mayoftenbecarriedawaybystreamsintolakesortheseaand

theregetcoveredupbymud.Iftheanimallivedintheseaitsbodywouldprobablysinkandbecoveredwithmud.Moreand

moremudwouldfalluponituntilthebonesorshellbecomeembeddedandpreserved.

[GJManyfactorscaninfluencehowfossilsarepreservedinrocks.Remainsofanorganismmaybereplacedbyminerals,

dissolvedbyanacidicsolutiontoleaveonlytheirimpression,orsimplyreducedtoamorestableform.

SampleTwo

Directions:

Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.ForQuestions41-45.youarerequiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphs

intoacoherentarticlebychoosingfromthelistA-Gtofillineachnumberedbox.Thefirstandthelastparagraphshavebeen

placedforyouinBoxes.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1(10points)

[A]"Ijustdon'tknowhowtomotivatethemtodoabetterjob.We'reinabudgetcrunchandIhaveabsolutelynofinancial

rewardsatmydisposal.Infact,we'llprobablyhavetolaysomepeopleoffinthenearfuture.It'shardformetomakethejob

interestingandchallengingbecauseitisn't—it'sboring,routinepaperwork,andthereisn'tmuchyoucandoaboutit.

[B]"Finally,Ican'tsaytothemthattheirpromotionswillhingeantheexcellenceoftheirpaperwork.Firstofall,theyknow

ifsnottrue,iftheirperformanceisadequate,mostaremorelikelytogetpromotedjustbystayingontheforeacertain

numberofyearsthanforsomespecificoutstandingact.Second,theyweretrainedtodothejobtheydooutinthestreets,not

tofilloutforms.Allthroughtheircareeritisthearrestsandinterventionsthatgetnoticed.

[C「Tvegotrealproblemwithmyofficers.Theycomeontheforceasyoung,inexperiencedmen,andwesendthemouton

thestreet,eitherinearsoronaheat.Theyseemtolikethecontacttheyhavewiththepublic,theactioninvolvedincrime

prevention,andtheapprehensionofcriminals.Theyalsolikehelpingpeopleoutatfires,accidents,andotheremergencies.

[D]MSomepeoplehavesuggestedanumberofthingslikeusingconvictionrecordsasaperformancecriterion.However,we

knowthafsnotfair-toomanyotherthingsareinvolved.Badpaperworkincreasesthechancethatyouloseincourt,butgood

paperworkdoesn'tnecessarilymeanyou'llwin.Wetriedsettingupteamcompetitionsbasedontheexcellenceofthereports,

buttheguyscaughtontothatprettyquickly.Noonewasgettinganytypeofrewardforwinningthecompetition,andthey

figuredwhyshouldtheylaborwhentherewasnopayoff.

[EJTheproblemoccurswhentheygetbacktothestation.Theyhatetodothepaperwork,andbecausetheydislikeit,thejob

isfrequentlyputoffordoneinadequately.Thislackofattentionhurtsuslateronwhenwegettocourt.Weneedclear,

factualreports.Theymustbehighlydetailedandunambiguous.Assoonasonepartofareportisshowntobeinadequateor

incorrect,therestofthereportissuspect.Poorreportingprobablycausesustolosemorecasesthananyotherfactor.

[F]"SoIjustdon'tknowwhattodo.Tvebeengropinginthedarkinanumberofyears.AndIhopethatthisseminarwill

shedsomelightonthisproblemsofmineandhelpmeoutinmyfuturework..”

[G]Alargemetropolitancitygovernmentwasputtingonanumberofseminarsforadministrators,managersand/or

executivesofvariousdepartmentthroughoutthecity.Atoneofthesesessionsthetopictobediscussedwasmotivation—how

wecangetpublicservantsmotivatedtodoagoodjob.Thedifficultyofapolicecaptainbecamethecentralfocusofthe

discussion.

Order:

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SampleThree

Directions:

Youaregoingtoreadatextaboutthetipsonresumewriting,followedbyalistofexamples.Choosethebestexamplefrom

thelistA-Fforeachnumberedsubheading(41-45).Thereisoneextraexamplewhichyoudonotneedtouse.Markyour

answersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Themainpurposeofaresumeistoconvinceanemployertograntyouaninterview.Therearetwokinds.Oneinthefamiliar

tutombstone^^thatlistswh