Ⅱ.GrammarSectionADirections:Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofverbs21.Tomcoulddonothingbut________(admit)tohisteacherthathewaswrong.22.Ifeelitisyourfriendwhois________(blame)forthebrokenvase.23.Inwesterncultures,________(maintain)eyecontactinconversationsisnecessary.24.________(expose)tosunlightfortoolongwilldoharmtoone’sskin.25.Heappeared________(question)formanytimes.SectionBDirections:CompletethefollowingclauseswithonlyONEWORD.26.Someyoungpeoplejusttakeitforgranted________theydependontheirparentstofindajob.27.Itdoesn’tmatter________youchoosetogototheUKortheUSA-bothcountrieshaveagoodfamefortheirhighereducation.28.AvoidingeyecontactshowsrespectinAsiancultures________itmightbeconsideredasalackofinterestinWesterncultures.29.________hewasbecomewealthy,Mr.Woodremainswhatheusedtobe,modestandfriendly.30.People________liveincitiesusedtoregardfarmingasboringandbackward.SectionCDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfromofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatfestfitseachblank.Digitaltechnology-emailandsmartphonesespecially-havevastlyimprovedworkers’abilitytobeproductiveoutsideofatraditionaloffice.Evenso,mostwhite-collarworkstillhappeninanoffice.Onereasonisthat,accordingtofindingsofanewsurveyofofficeworkersconductedbyWake-fieldResearchfortheITcompanyCitrix,mostbossesaredoubtful(31)________remoteworking.Halfoftheworkerssaytheirbossdoesn’tacceptit,andonly35percentsayit’stolerated.Skepticalbosseswilllikelyhavetheirdoubts(32)________(reinforce)bythesamesurvey,(33)________showsthat43percentofworkerssaythey’vewatchedTVoramoviewhile“working”remotely,while35percenthavedonehousework,and28percenthavecookeddinner.Itistrue,however,thatworkingathome(34)________(make)peoplemuchmoreefficient,becauseitallowsworkerstotakecareof(35)________(annoy)houseworkwhilestillgettingtheirjobsdone.It’smuchfaster,forexample,toshopforgroceriesatquartertothreethan(36)________(stand)inlineduringtheafter-workrush.Thefactthatsuchpracticesremainofficiallyunaccepted(37)________(reflect)howfarwehaven’tcomeasasocietyfromthedays(38)________weexpectedeveryfull-timeworkertobesupportedbyafull-timehomemaker.MorebroadlytheWake-fieldsurveysuggeststhatemployersmaybemissingalow-costwaytogiveworkerssomethingofvalue.Sixty-fourpercentofthosesurveyparticipants(39)________haven’tworkedremotelywouldrathergiveupsomebonusinordertogetevenonedayaweekworkingfromhome.Undersuchcircumstances,smartfirmsneedtofindwaystolettheiremployeeshaveenoughabilitytochangeorbechangedeasilytosuit(40)________differentsituationtomanagetheirtimeefficiently.Ⅲ.VocabularyDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.sharedB.punctualC.etiquetteD.celebratingE.respectF.workplaceG.eatingH.appreciatedI.readingJ.mustK.politeHavinggoodetiquetteatthe__41__isveryimportanttobeafavouriteinanoffice.However,it’sobservedthatmanypeoplearen’tawareoftheworkplaceetiquetteandthiscreatesaverybadimpressionintheoffice.Soit’simportanttoknowsomeworkplace__42__tips.Amongalltheworkplaceetiquetteguidelines,themostimportantistobe__43__toyouroffice.Thoughgoinglateduetoanemergencyisokay,habituallatecomersarenever__44__inanyorganization.Byarrivingatyourofficeontime,yoush...
