It started to rain. We ran as fast as we could to the shelter.

Joe's been walking with a spring in his step ever since he found out he was getting a promotion.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There are many mistakes that people make when writing their resume (CV) or completing a job application. Here are some of the most common and most serious.

The biggest problem is perhaps listing the duties for which you were responsible in a past position: all this tells your potential employers is what you were supposed to do. They do not necessarily know the specific skills you used in executing them, nor do they know what results you achieved - both of which are essential. In short, they won’t know if you were the best, the worst or just average in your position.

The more concrete information you can include, the better. As far as possible, provide measurements of what you accomplished. If any innovations you introduced saved the organization money, how much did they save? If you found a way of increasing productivity, by what percentage did you increase it?

Writing what you are trying to achieve in life - your objective - is a waste of space. It tells the employer what you are interested in. Do you really think that employers care what you want? No, they are interested in what they want! Instead, use that space for a career summary. A good one is brief - three to four sentences long. A good one will make the person reviewing your application want to read further.

Many resumes list ‘hard’ job-specific skills, almost to the exclusion of transferable, or ‘soft’, skills. However, your ability to negotiate effectively, for example, can be just as important as your technical skills.

All information you give should be relevant, so carefully consider the job for which you are applying. If you are applying for a job that is somewhat different than your current job, it is up to you to draw a connection for the resume reviewer, so that they will understand how your skills will fit in their organization. The person who reviews your paperwork will not be a mind reader.

If you are modest about the skills you can offer, or the results you have achieved, a resume reader may take what you write literally, and be left with a low opinion of your ability: you need to say exactly how good you are. On the other hand, of course, never stretch the truth or lie.

(Source: www.ielts-mentor.com)

What topic does the passage mainly discuss?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Mary was trying to swim in the sea alone. She should never have been allowed to do so.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.

Tom: “Would you like to watch a water puppet show with me?”

Jerry: “____________________.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

“You're always working so hard, why don't you let your hair down?”, said he.

The photographs of Mars taken by satellite are much clearer than those taken from the Earth.