&8226;Read this text from an article about job references.
&8226;Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
&8226;For each gap 9-14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.
&8226;Do not use any letter more than once.
&8226;There is an example at the beginning, (0).
REFERENCES CANNOT ALWAYS BE TRUSTED BY
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
Dull, but reliable, will make a good parent' - so said a head teacher's reference which I was once sent for a school-leaver. (0) H
Most references are unreliable, although recruiters usually ask for them. Few ask for character references today, as these have proved useless. (9) However, these cannot always be trusted. A few may be biased. (10) This can also occur if there has been friction between boss and subordinate over personal or business matters.
On the other hand, there can also be positive bias. An employer who wants to get rid of someone may fail to mention any relevant failings or even give a glowing report to help the individual go quickly. (11) But if they do, the law in Britain says they owe a duty of care to both the employer to whom it is supplied and to the individual to whom it refers.
Most written references are unreliable because they are not specific enough. So how do you, and a potential employer, ensure that any reference given on your behalf is genuinely helpful? (12) Employers normally expect two: one, your immediate superior in your current or most recent job; the other, your boss in the post before, so long as it was in the last five years or so. For a senior post, more may be required.
For their part, no prospective employer should approach your current employer until you have an offer 'subject to references' and you have given permission. (13)
Once you get the offer, and before giving permission to make contact, tell your boss and explain that the prospective employer will be asking for a reference. Do this face-to-face and during the meeting describe the job for which you have applied. If you can provide a job description or the relevant job advertisements, even better. (14)
Even if your referee does express some doubts about your fitness for the post, don't worry, employers often prefer to back their own judgement.

?Read the text below about IT training.?In most of the ...

未知题型?Read the text below about IT training.
?In most of the lines (41-52) there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.
?If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.
?If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
IN-HOUSE IT TRAINING
One of the most important things you should consider before implementing an IT training program is whether that the content is current, accurate
41 and easily be understood by trainees. In general, you should look
42 for a training program that has done an affiliation with industry
43 leaders. For example, a course on Windows 2000 should at least
44 be approved by Microsoft. A course that has been co-developed in
45 this way ensures so that trainees will study relevant and correct
46 information. Also, take into your account the availability of practical
47 exercises. Many off-site, instructor-led programs which provide learning
48 labs for trainee practice, but take good on-site training courses can
49 include hands-on simulations that resemble to an actual networking
50 or desktop environment. This supply allows trainees to interact with
51 the programs without crashing down a live system. It also means that
52 trainees can study while at work so that less time is going missed, and production schedules are not interrupted.
(41)

For this part, you are required to write a composition ...

未知题型For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic Is Job - hopping Preferable? according to the following outline ( given in English ). Your composition should be no less than 120 words. Remember to write your composition on the Answer Sheet ! clearly and neatly.
1. Some people tend to stick to one job in their lives.
2. Other people prefer changing jobs constantly.
3. My opinion.
Is Job-hopping Preferable?

SECTION 1 Compulsory Translation (30 points)The Dreadlo...

未知题型SECTION 1 Compulsory Translation (30 points)
The Dreadlock Deadlock
In the fall of 1993 Christopher Polk transferred from FedEx's hub in Indianapolis to take over a delivery route in Flatbush District, Brooklyn, N.Y. But moving to the country's largest community of Caribbean and African immigrants only precipitated a far more profound journey. 'I was becoming culturally aware of the history of the black people,' says Polk, now 31, 'and that gave me these spiritual questions.' His answer came providentially, by way of a music video featuring Lord Jamai, who raps about the Rastafarian belief in the sanctity of dreadlocks —the cords of permanently interlocked strands first worn by African chiefs perhaps 6,000 years ago.
Now a practicing Rastafarian, Polk sports thick garlands that gently cascade onto his shoulders. 'Your hair is your covenant,' he says. 'Once you grow your locks, it puts you on a path.'
Unfortunately, that path was a collision course with Federal Express's grooming policy, which requires men to confine their dos to 'a reasonable style'. After years of deliberation, Polk's bosses gave him a choice: shear his locks or be transferred to a lower-paid job with no customer contact. He refused both options and was terminated in June 2000.
His tale is not unique. Although Rastafarians number about 5,000 nationally, today dreadlocks, twists or braids are at the height of fashion, nearly as common as Afros were 30 years ago. If Afros symbolized militancy, dreads signal a more spiritual self-declaration, a figurative locking with African ancestors. As Stanford professor Kennell Jackson, who teaches a course called 'African Coiffures and Their New World Legacies' puts it, 'There's a divinity to these locks.'
Divine or not, some employers consider them unacceptably outré. Six other New York-area FedEx employees have lost their jobs because of dreadlocks. They have sued, alleging religious discrimination; the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and New York's attorney general have also charged FedEx with violating religious protections in the Civil Rights Act.
The dreadlock deadlock may be easing. FedEx altered its policy slightly a few weeks ago: in the future, observant employees who seek a waiver may wear their locks tucked under uniform. hats, says a company spokeswoman. The concession isn't enough to settle the lawsuits yet. The EEOC also wants reinstatement for the fired drivers, says trial attorney Michael Ranis. He's optimistic. Some new styles, he knows, grow more appealing over time.