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You are going to read a text about the tips on resume writing, followed by a list of examples．Choose the best example from the list A-F for each numbered subheading(1－5)．There is one extra example which you do not need to use． 　　What follows are tips on writing a functional resume that will get read－a resume that makes you come alive and look interesting to employers． 1．Put yourself first： In order to write a resume others will read with enthusiasm, you have to feel important about yourself． 2．Sell what you can do, not who you are： Practise translating your personality traits, character, accomplishments and achievements into skill areas．There are at least five thousand skill areas in the world of work ． Many people are at a loss when asked to think about their abilities, some think they have none at all! But everyone does, and one of yours may just be the ticket an employer would be glad to punch－if only you show it． 3．Be specific, be concrete, and be brief! Remember that“brevity is the best policy．” 4．Turn bad news into good： Everybody has had disappointments in work．If you have to mention yours, look for the positive side． 5．Never apologize： If you’re returning to the work force after fifteen years as a parent, simply write a short paragraph(summary of background)in place of a chronology of experience．Don’t apologize for working at being a mother; it’s the hardest job of all．If you have no special training or higher education, just don’t mention education． The secret is to think about the self before you start writing about yourself．Take four or five hours off, not necessarily consecutive, and simply write down every accomplishment in your life, on or off the job, that made you feel effective．When you’re satisfied, send it to a printer．It shows an employer that you regard job hunting as serious work,worth doing right． Isn’t that the kind of person you’d want working for you？ A A woman who lost her job as a teacher’s aide due to a cutback(縮減)in government funding wrote：“principal of elementary school said I would be the first teacher they would rehire if, government funds became available．” B One resume I received included the following：“Invited by my superior to straighten out our organization’s accounts receivable(應收款的)．Set up orderly repayment schedule, reconciled(調和，和解)accounts weekly, and improved cash flow 100 per cent．Rewarded with raise and promotion．”Notice how this woman focuses on results, specifies how she accomplished them, and mentions her reward－all in 34 words． C For example,if you have a flair for saving, managing and investing money, you have money management skills． D An acquaintance complained of being biased when losing an opportunity due to the statement“Ready to learn though not so well educated”． E One of my former colleagues, for example, wrote three resumes in three different styles in order to find out which was more preferred．The result is, of course, the one that highlights skills and education background． F A woman once told me about a cash flow crisis her employer had faced．She’d agreed to work without pay for three months until business improved．Her reward was her back pay plus a 20 percent bonus．I asked why that marvelous story wasn’t in her resume．She answered,“It wasn’t important．”What she was really saying of course was“I’m not important．” 請根據以上內容，給那5個建議選出最匹配的，最能說明情況的例子。 1．________ A 2．________ B 3．________ C 4．________ D 5．________ E 　 F

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1．F　Put yourself first意為把自己放在第一位。在本文中的意思是“要想讓自己的簡歷使讀的人充滿熱情，那么你首先就要覺得自己是個人物”。［F］就論證了這個觀點。作者舉例說明，不要認為自己做過的事情不值一提，如果連你都看不起自己，那么別人又怎么會看重你呢？ 　　2．C　Sell what you can do, not who you are重要的是你能做什么，而不是你是誰。下文則詳細說明“要學會把自己的個性和成就詮釋成具體的技能，世界上有至少5000種技能”(你總能找出一種自己擁有的技能)。［C］項“例如，如果你有節約、投資、管理錢財的天份，那么你就擁有理財的能力�！弊钯N切。 　　3．B　Be specific, be concrete, and briefly!言語簡潔。［B］項的例子說明了這點，一位女士僅用了34個詞就把重點說明白了。 　　4．A　Turn bad news into good將壞就得消息變成好消息。下文解釋道“每個人在工作中總有不盡如人意的地方。如果要提到這些事，那么從積極的角度去看�！保跘］項就是一個例子。一個女助教因為政府縮減資金而被解雇。這似乎不大光彩，但是這位女士談起此事時卻說：“校長說了，如果政府的資金夠的話，她第一個重聘的就是我”，言語充滿了自信。 　　5．D　Never apologize不要道歉。每個人都有短處，要揚長避短，沒有必要為自己的短處羞愧。求職就是要讓雇主看到自己的閃光點，個人簡歷不是進行道歉的地方。［D］項說明了這一點：作者的一位朋友說他求職時遭到了歧視。