单选题 Questions 161-163 refer to the following advertisement.
DALLY NEWS TODAY is seeking full-time Administrative
Assistants for our Advertising Department.

Proofreading administrative reports and editing business documents will be the most important and frequent tasks of the position. The job also involves answering phones, taking orders for advertisements and analyzing reports. Other duties will include organizing mailings, updating database, Internet research, photocopying, making travel arrangements, and day-to-day office tasks.
The candidates must have excellent organizational skills. Multitasking and computer skills are a must. The successful candidates must be able to use word processing software to create documents with two or more columns of text. It is absolutely crucial that the candidates are able to speak German fluently. Previous office experience preferred but not essential.
We offer a competitive wage and benefits package, including health and dental insurance coverage, paid holidays, and paid time off.
Interested candidates should fax or mail resume and a cover letter to:
Danny Walker (Mr. )
Dept: Human Resource Management
DAILY NEWS TODAY
One Bethesda Metro Center (7400 Wisconsin Ave),
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Fax: 301-657-1453
No phone calls please

单选题 What is the main responsibility of the job?
A. Proofreading reports such as leave, travel, budget expenditure and revenue projections
B. Updating the department web page
C. Maintaining Internet connectivity
D. Organizing incoming resumes from candidates
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】中级问题
招聘广告类文章经常对“职位、资格条件、报名方式”等细节内容进行考查。文中明确说明,这个职位的主要业务就是“校对行政管理报告,编辑商务文件”,但选项中仅出现“校对行政管理报告”。选项(A)包括了行政管理报告(administrative reports)的具体业务,因此(A)为正确答案。另作补充,商务文件(business documents)包括purchase orders(采购订单)、invoices(发票)、product descriptions(产品说明)、shipping schedules(运输日期)。
单选题 What is NOT mentioned as a requirement for the job?
A. Planning a business trip
B. Computer skills with word processing software
C. Good organizational skills
D. The ability to speak German
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】中级问题
与报名资格相关的细节内容出现在第二段。比较选项和原文可知,(A)选项中的出差计划与报名资格无关。招聘广告大部分是按照“职务→资格条件→报名方式”的顺序,这3项在招聘广告中缺一不可。但读招聘广告类文章也有一条优势,那就是只看每段首句就可以快速判断这段跟职位有关,还是跟资格条件、报名方式有关。
单选题 How can potential employees apply for DAILY NEWS TODAY?
A. By telephone
B. By e-mail
C. By fax
D. By visiting its headquarters
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】初级问题
报名方式一般都会出现在招聘广告下方。招聘广告中要求通过“传真或邮寄”递交申请书,因此选项(C)By fax(用传真)为正确答案。fax既可用作动词,也可用作名词。