Practice # 3

Reading

Name :__________________________ I.D: ___________________________

Instructions: Please carefully read the following text and answer the questions.

III Part: READING

Read the article. Then read the statements and circle (a) True, (b) False, or (c) Doesn’t say.

1. You should take your résumé with you to the interview.

a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say
2. Chronological résumés list jobs and education separately.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say
3. Functional résumés don’t list job titles and dates.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say
4. You can include hobbies in both types of résumé.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say
5. Most employers prefer functional résumés over chronological résumés.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say
Reading #4. Read the article. Add the missing sentences. Write the letters in the blanks.
There is one extra sentence.
a. For example, by hiring the services of companies based in Ireland and India, a U.S.
company can take advantage
of a 24-hour work cycle.
b. Some organizations that provide outsourcing services have world-class reputations
and have built up capabilities
in many specialized areas.
c. Many of these companies lose money and decrease in productivity.
d. These services cost less to outsource because the companies that provide them often
have far lower labor
expenses.
e. By outsourcing these day-to-day functions, a company can let its employees
concentrate on the jobs they
do best.

Answers: 1-e , 2-d , 3-a, 4-b.