19. Those who _______ their taxes should be punished.

A.refuses to pay　　 B. refused to pay　　 C. refuse paying　　 D. refuse to pay

18. They spent a whole evening ______ for the famous basketball star. And the exciting moment they had been looking forward ______ at last.

A.in waiting ; to came　 　　　B. waiting; came　

C. in waiting; to came　　 　　D. on waiting; to coming

17.We were swimming in the lake ________ suddenly the storm started.

A.when　 B. while　 C. until　　 D.before

第一节 单项填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16.Distance learning is being ______ in some remote areas in China to help those with low educational degrees to improve their personal quality.

A.admitted　 B. adapted　 C. adopted　　 D.attended

第二节　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can 　36 　biases (偏见) from the process will surely gain a big advantage 　37 　his opponents.

As a manager, Miss Tiffany is 　38 　for interviewing applicants for some of the 　39 　with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the 　40 　never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and a little 　41 　because she liked the person on the whole.

He had a perfect resume(履历) and gave good 　42 　to her questions, 　43 　the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy”. Several days later, she decided to offer the job to her 　44 　choice. “It wasn’t until I 　45 　a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany says. What she hadn’t known at that time was that that person behaved 　46 　was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American 　47 　in a household where 　48　 　for those in authority was shown by avoiding touching your eyes.

“Attending the diversity workshop helped me 　49 　how much I could learn by simply asking questions and 　50 　dialogues with employees, 　51 　making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Miss Tiffany admits. “The biggest thing I 　52 　from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive(包容的)’ to 　53 .”

“I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”

Many of us have had similar problems with 　54 　we consider as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming necessary to 　55 　our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.

36. A. replace　　　　　　　　　　　 B. remove　　　　　　　　　　 C. refresh　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. recover

37. A. of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

38. A. desperate　　　　　　　　　 B. responsible　　　　　　　 C. ready　　　　　　　　　　　 D. punctual

39. A. positions　　　　　　　　　　 B. businesses　　　　　　　　 C. conditions　　　　　　　　 D. trades

40. A. girl　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. opponent　　　　　　　　　 C. customer　 　　　　　　 D. applicant

41. A. disappointed　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　　 D. annoyed

42. A. suggestions　　　　　　　　 B. responses　　　　　　　　　 C. impressions　　　　　　　　　　 D. comments

43. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. but

44. A. first　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. immediate　　　　　　　　 C. second　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. careless

45. A. closed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. started　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attended　　　　　　　　　 D. organized

46. A. politely　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. carelessly　　　　　　　　 C. skillfully　　　　　　　　　 D. differently

47. A. raised　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. treated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. adopted

48. A. concern　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. envy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. respect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sympathy

49. A. imagine　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. realize　　　　　　　　　　　 C. predict　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. expect

50. A. creating　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. continuing 　　　　　　　　　　 C. practising　　　　　　　　 D. directing

51. A. other than　　　　　　　　　 B. rather than　　　　　　　　 C. more than　　　　　　　　 D. less than

52. A. cut away　　　　　　　　　　 B. put away　　　　　　　　　 C. gave away　　　　　　　　 D. took away

53. A. misunderstandings　　　 B. shortcomings　　　　　　 C. faults　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mistakes　

54. A. behaviors　　　　　　　　　 B. words　　　　　　　　　　　 C. habits　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thoughts

55. A. ignore　　　　　　　　　　　 B. express　　　　　　　　　　 C. limit　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. expand