● Pay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your ‘oldest’ work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format.”

　　● If you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the recipient (收件人) uses British English or American English because there are variations between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as ‘tertiary education’ in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these variations may assume that your resume contains errors.

　　1. Companies are hiring more foreign employees because ________.

　　A) they find foreign employees are usually more talented

　　B) they need original ideas from employees hired overseas

　　C) they want to expand their business beyond home borders

　　D) they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home

　　2. The author believes that an individual who applies to work overseas ________.

　　A) is usually creative and full of initiative

　　B) aims to improve his foreign language skills

　　C) is dissatisfied with his own life at home

　　D) seeks either his own or his children’s development

　　3. When it comes to resume writing, it is best to ________.

　　A) take cultural factors into consideration

　　B) learn about the company’s hiring process

　　C) follow appropriate guidelines for job hunting

　　D) know the employer’s personal likes and dislikes

　　4. When writing about qualifications, applicants are advised to ________.

　　A) stress their academic potential to impress the decision maker

　　B) give the title of the university degree they have earned at home

　　C) provide a detailed description of their study and work experiences

　　D) highlight their keen interest in pursuing a ‘cross-border’ career

　　5. According to the author’s last piece of advice, the applicants should be aware of ________.

　　A) the different educational systems in the US and the UK

　　B) the differences between the varieties of English

　　C) the recipient’s preference with regard to the format

　　D) the distinctive features of American and British cultures

　　1. D 2. D 3. A 4.C 5. B

　　Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (保護區) (ANWR) to help secure America’s energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR’s oil would help ease California’s electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country’s energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth with the last government survey, conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.

　　The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall (意外之財) in tax revenues, royalties (開采權使用費) and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. “We’ve never had a document case of oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice.” says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan.

　　Not so far, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America’s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR’s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State’s electricity output—and just 3% of the nation’s.

　　1 What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?

　　A) It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves.

　　B) It will help secure the future of ANWR.

　　C) It will help reduce the nation’s oil imports.

　　D) It will increase America’s energy consumption.

　　2 We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry ________.

　　A) believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields

　　B) tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oil

　　C) shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR

　　D) expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia

　　3 Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that ________.

　　A) it can cause serious damage to the environment

　　B) it can do little to solve U.S. energy problems

　　C) it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region

　　D) it will not have much commercial value

　　4 What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” (Line 1, Para. 3)?

　　A) Oil exploitation takes a long time

　　B) The oil drilling should be delayed

　　C) Don’t be too optimistic

　　D) Don’t expect fast returns

　　5 It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth ________.

　　A) remains a controversial issue

　　B) is expected to get under way soon

　　C) involves a lot of technological problems

　　D) will enable the U.S. to be oil independent

　　1 C 2 D 3 B 4A 5 B