Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
" v) w7 |& Y3 D: S4 y7 oDirections: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.
: C+ y5 B* ~* o* x, Y; WFor questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
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y (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
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NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.
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For questions 8-10. complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
, F6 y* U- K8 g$ T$ W9 NProtect Your Privacy When Job-hunting Online
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Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and
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: C4 l, l) t5 l' `% @3 O3 Q! `The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days. A recent General Accounting
Office
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3 i( w" N) U4 a/ b4 ias many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized.
2 L0 h+ \6 x) GIdentity theft is "an absolute epidemic," states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy. "It’s certainly
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picked up in the last four or five years. It’s worldwide. It affects everybody, and there’s very little you can do to prevent it and,
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worst of all. you can’t detect it until it’s probably too late."
; c# J" f4 I4 b1 A" H/ b4 K% hOnfficTyour fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someone else for their use, your personal data,
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especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number,
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In the United States and Canada, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds
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financial losses, but substantial additional financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community
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According to Ihe FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect
$ f( [& P F3 M4 G- r" k themselves while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a successful online job search is learning to
! o2 G1 k# t0 @+ Y, T( G! M manage the risks. Here are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet.
, d+ X; J2 ~- L1. Check for a privacy policy.
9 a" ]! S$ A% s+ _5 TIf you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job search site you are considering has a privacy policy,
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like CareerBuilder.com The policy should spell out how your information will be used, stored and whether or not it will be
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shared. You may want to think twice about posting your resume on a site that automatically shares your information
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with others. You could be opening yourself up to unwanted calls from solicitors (4MB $ ).
5 L) j/ [3 h6 c' m A! M0 N& lWhen reviewing the site’s privacy policy, you’ll be able to delete your resume just as easily as you posted it. You
( n, z/ m5 U8 e! J5 V9 a# Uwon’t necessarily want your resume to remain out there on the Internet once you land a job. Remember, the longer
2 |' o6 Y7 K% [. X) p your resume remains posted on a job board, the more exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive.
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2. Take advantage of site features.
% W6 \* ?. j7 O6 ~" x5 R2 A8 iLawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before posting your resume, carefully consider your job search
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objectives and the level of risk you are willing to assume.
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CareerBuilder.com, for example, offers three levels of privacy from which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting.
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This option gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to the broadest employer audience possible.
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The second is anonymous (匿名的) posting. This allows job seekers the same visibility as those in the standard posting
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want to share some other information may choose which pieces of contact information to display.
8 }& b! }( |+ A7 ]) K a% A7 m, TThe third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to post a resume without having it searched by employers.
) F B% o" E L3 |9 a Private posting allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on CareerBuilder.com without retyping their information.
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3. Safeguard your identity.
3 N5 o3 u. }& Z/ v6 W! o9 xCareer experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using the Internet to search out jobs is to conceal
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Candidate," or "Experienced Marketing Representative."
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You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer. Depending on your title,
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it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description
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7 f( r$ n- w% B( {. vIf your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent instead of the exacnitle assigned by your employer.
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4. Establish an email address for your search.
9 G9 a/ |5 Z* p5 |8 Q4 qAnother way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online is to open up an email account specifically for your
0 ]9 E- E; Z& f l4 tonline job search. This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you don’t know gets hold of your email
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address and shares it with others.
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" s L1 D% S$ w' v. DUsing an email address specifically for your job search also eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails
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Salesmgr2004@provider.com.
c. F) c9 ?' y5. Protect your references.
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If your resume contains a section with the names and contact information of your references. take it out. There’s no
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6. Keep confidential (机密的)information confidential.
; E: o7 Z$ i, p" d0 S8 JDo not, under any circumstances, share your social security, driver’s license, and bank account numbers or other
' k) d; Y/ b0 d1 Wpersonal information, such as race or eye color. Honest employers do not need this information with an initial application.
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Don’t provide this even if they say they need it in order lo conduct a background check. This is one of the oldest tricks
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in the book - don’t fall for it.
) u8 |1 ]8 w2 r- m) c+ r9 q1. Robert Ellis Smith believes identily theft is difficult to detect and one can hardly do anything to prevent it.
) k) W$ q2 @9 a8 G6 B3 e* L2. In many cases, identity theft not only causes the victims’ immediate financial losses but costs them a lot to restore
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their reputation.
& ]- k% K+ \' X( F3 q w% s' D3. Identity theft is a minor offence and its harm has been somewhat overestimated.
i4 @" T; ~" }7 ]8 m0 {- }* z4. It is important that your resume not stay online longer than is necessary.
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5. Of the three options offered by CareerBuilder.com in Suggestion 2. the third one is apparently most strongly recommended.
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6. Employers require applicants to submit very personal information on background checks.
5 R- B- t( h# `; C7. Applicants are advised to use generic names for themselves and their current employers when seeking employment online.
# ?9 u4 w4 e, B8. Using a special email address in the job search can help prevent you from receiving________.
( W2 J( ]0 c6 @! x0 \+ l d9. To protect your references, you should not post online their________.
( l( y8 k9 P! U0 A* x8 t* g2 i10. According to the passage, identity theft is committed typically for________.
