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Questions1—7

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Lookatthestatementsandthecompanynewsreportsbelow.

Whichnewsreport（A,B,CorD）doeseachstatement1-7referto?

Foreachsentence1-7,markoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.

Youwillneedtousesomeofthelettersmorethanonce.

1.Badpeoplealsogothereaswellasshoppers

2.Crimesareveryserious.

3.Mostviolencehappensinparkingareas.

4.Almostnomerchantspublicizethecrime.

5.Crimesarerampantinmalls.

6.Peopleusuallyarerobbedwhenparking.

7.Manycrimeshappenatthesameplace.

A

Littlewonderthataffluentshopperscomeindroves.Littlewonderthatotherscomeaswell,mugger,carthieves,childmolesters,drugpeddlers,pickpockets,shoplifters.

CriminalsarefindingalucrativestampinggroundinthesprawlingemporiumsthatdotU.Ssuburbs.

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Mallsarelikegreatbigjarsofhoney,"

saysPoliceChiefJosephDelaneyofParamus."

Lotsofbeescomebuzzingin,stingersattheready."

Paramus,aNewYorkCitysuburbof26000whosesixmallsdrawnearly200000peopleonatypicalSaturday,reported8.9milliondollarsinshoppingentercrimelosseslastyear.

B

Itiscrimesofviolencethatarecausingthemostalarm.

Vastparkinglotsandmazesofstoresoffergoodworkingconditionsforcriminals.Victimsandbootyarereadilyaccessible,escaperoutesplentiful.

C

Justhowmanyvictimsareclaimedbyshoppingentercrime,nooneknows.Butmanybusinesspeoplearetakingthethreatseriously.

Whetheroffencesarebigorsmall,itisclearthatmerchantshavelittleinterestinpublicizingthetrend.CommentsAnthonyPotter,asecurityconsultant:

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Ifshoppingcentresstartedreportingallthecrimesthattakeplace,nobodywouldshopthere."

D

Hamilton,Ohio,lawyerDavidGreen,whowon2milliondollarsonbehalfofawomanabductedfromamallparkinglotandshotinthehead,foundthat43seriouscrimeshadoccurredatthesamesite."

Badguysknowthisiswheretofindwomenwithmoney—vulnerableandalone."

hesays.Indeed,mostviolencehappensinparkingareas,whereshopperscaneasilybetakenbysurprise.ReportsAlbertSussmanoftheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCentres:

Peopleparktheircarsandarerobbedbymuggers,whocanquicklyfindaplacetohide."

PARTTWO

Questions8—12

Readthearticleaboutinterviewbelow.

Choosethebestsentencetofillineachofthegaps.

Foreachgap812,markoneletter（A-G）onyourAnswerSheet.

Denotuseanylettermorethanonce.

Thereisanexampleatthebeginning.

HaveaSuccessfulInterview

Theaimofajobinterviewistoestablishwhetheryouarelikelytodowellinaparticularjobinaspecificorganization.Thisisnotonlyamatterofhavingthenecessarytechnicalknowledgeandskills.Youmustalsohavethemotivation,theabilitytoadapttonewwaysofworkingandtoanewworkenvironment,andthepersonalitytodothejobandfitintoanewteam.Theabilitytocopewithstressandgetonwithpeopleisessential.Theseincludegettingonwithpeople,oralandwrittencommunication,teamworking,problemsolvingandgoodtimemanagement.

Mostpeoplethinkthatinterviewersknowwhattheyarelookingforandwillrecogniseitwhentheyseeit.（8）.Thisappliestorecruitersasmuchasanyoneelse.Infact,aformerheadofselectionatonebigfirmusedtosaythat"

someinterviewersaresopoorthattheywoulddobettertorelyonchance."

Incompanieswhichrecognisethis,variousmethodsareusedtotrytofindtherightperson.（9）.Researchhasshownthatthisapproachismorereliablethantheordinaryjobinterview,thoughnotaseffectiveasusingpersonalitytestsorassessmentcentres.

Inastructuredinterviewtheinterviewergroupsthequalitieslistedinthejobspecificationundervariousheadings.Therearetwowell-establishedstructuresforthis:

theNationalInstituteofIndustrialPsychology'

sSeven-PointPlanandtheFive-FoldGradingSystem.Boththesesystemscoverfactorssuchasphysicalappearance,qualifications,generalintelligence,motivationandpreviousexperience.（10）.

However,theyshouldnotgiveequalweighttoeachone.Somefactorsaremoreimportantinonejobthananother.Forexample,physicalappearanceandmannerwillbemoreimportantinasalespositionthaninaresearcherwhoworksbehindthescenes.Itisalsoafactthattheimpactthecandidatemakesinthefirstthreeorfourminutesofaninterviewisofmajorimportance.（11）.Adecisionnottohireisoftenmadeduringthosefirstfewminutes.

Itisnotalwayspossibletotellwhetherstructuredinterviewtechniquesarebeingusedifinterviewersaskquestionssystematically,usingsomekindofchecklist,andoccasionallymakeabriefnote,theyprobablyare.Ontheotherhand,iftheinterviewergoesthroughyourapplicationformtoconfirmwh