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—BandSIX—

PartIWriting

Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayabouttheimpactoftheinformation

explosionbyreferringtothesayingwealthofinformationcreatesapovertyof

attention."Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyoucando

toavoidbeingdistractedbyirrelevantinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbut

nomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

said.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A)9B)9C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

1.A)Inaparkinglot.C)Atafastfoodrestaurant.

B)Atagrocery.D)Inacarshowroom.

2.A)Changeherpositionnowandthen.C)Havealittlenapafterlunch.

B)Stretchherlegsbeforestandingup.D)Getupandtakeashortwalk.

3.A)Thestudentsshouldpracticelong-distancerunning.

B)Thestudents'physicalconditionisnotdesirable.

C)Hedoesn'tquitebelievewhatthewomansays.

D)Hethinkstheraceistoohardforthestudents.

4.A)Theywillgettheirdegreesintwoyears.

B)Theyarebothpursuinggraduatestudies.

C)Theycannotaffordtogetmarriedrightnow.

D)Theydonotwanttohaveababyatpresent.

5.A)HemusthavebeenmistakenforJack.C)Jackiscertainlynotashealthy

asheis.

B)Twinsusuallyhavealotincommon.D)HehasnotseenJackforquitea

fewdays.

6.A)Thewomanwillattendtheopeningofthemuseum.

B)Thewomanisaskingthewayatthecrossroads.

C)Themanknowswherethemuseumislocated.

D)Themanwilltakethewomantothemuseum.

7.A)Theycannotasktheguytoleave,C)Theguymustbefeeling

extremelylonely.

B)Theguyhasbeencominginforyears,D)Theyshouldnotlookdown

upontheguy.

8.A)Collecttimepieces.C)Learntomendclocks.

B)Becometime-conscious.D)Keeptrackofhisdailyactivities.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Itiseatingintoitsbanks.C)Itiswideanddeep.

B)Itwindsitswaytothesea.D)Itisquicklyrising.

10.A)Trytospeeduptheoperationbyanymeans.

B)Taketheequipmentapartbeforebeingferried.

C)Reducethetransportcostasmuchaspossible.

D)Getthetrucksovertotheothersideoftheriver.

11.A)Findasmanyboatsaspossible.C)Halttheoperationuntilfurther

orders.

B)Cuttreesandbuildrowingboats.D)Askthecommandertosend

ahelicopter.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Talkabouthisclimbingexperiences,C)Giveupmountainclimbing

altogether.

B)HelphimjoinanIndianexpedition,D)Savemoneytobuyclimbing

equipment.

13.A)HewasthefirsttoconquerMt.Qomolangma.

B)Hehadanunusualreligiousbackground.

C)Heclimbedmountainstoearnaliving.

D)Hewasverystrictwithhischildren.

14.A)Theyaretobeconquered.C)Theyaresacredplaces.

B)Theyaretobeprotected.D)Theyarelikehumans.

15.A)Itwashisfather'strainingthatpulledhimthrough.

B)Itwasamilestoneinhismountainclimbingcareer.

C)IthelpedhimunderstandtheSherpaviewofmountains.

D)Itwashisfatherwhogavehimthestrengthtosucceed.

SectionB

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Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C，andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答6PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Byshowingamemorandum'sstructure.

B)Byanalyzingtheorganizationofaletter.

C)Bycomparingmemorandumswithletters.

D)Byreviewingwhathehassaidpreviously.

17.A)Theyignoredmanyofthememorandumstheyreceived.

B)Theyplacedemphasisontheformatofmemorandums.

C)Theyseldomreadamemorandumthroughtotheend.

D)Theyspentalotoftimewritingmemorandums.

18.A)Styleandwording.C)Structureandlength.

B)Directnessandclarity.D)Simplicityandaccuracy.

19.A)Inclusionofappropriatehumor.C)Professionallook.

B)Directstatementofpurpose.D)Accuratedating.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)Theygivetopprioritytotheirworkefficiency.

B)Theymakeanefforttolightentheirworkload.

C)Theytryhardtomakethebestuseoftheirtime.

D)Theyneverchangeworkhabitsunlessforcedto.

21.A)Senseofduty.C)Workefficiency.

B)Self-confidence.D)Passionforwork.

22.A)Theyfindnopleasureintheworktheydo.

B)Theytrytoavoidworkwheneverpossible.

C)Theyareaddictedtoplayingonlinegames.

D)Theysimplyhavenosenseofresponsibility.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Helostallhisproperty.C)Heranawayfromhisfamily.

B)Hewassoldtoacircus.D)Hewasforcedintoslavery.

24.A)Acarpenter.C)Abusinessman.

B)Amasterofhis.D)Ablackdrummer.

25.A)ItnameditstownhallafterSolomonNorthup.

B)Itfreedallblacksinthetownfromslavery.

C)ItdeclaredJuly24SolomonNorthupDay.

D)IthostedareunionfortheNorthupfamily.

SectionC

Directions-Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisread

forthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageis

readforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyou

havejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheck

whatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

Intoleranceistheartofignoringanyviewsthatdifferfromyourown.It26itself

inhatred,stereotypes,prejudice,and27Onceitintensifiesinpeople,intoleranceis

nearlyimpossibletoovercome.Butwhywouldanyonewanttobelabeledintolerant?Why

wouldpeoplewanttobe28abouttheworldaroundthem?Whywouldonewantto

bepartoftheprobleminAmerica,insteadofthesolution?

Therearemanyexplanationsforintolerantattitudes,some29childhood.Itis

likelythatintolerantfolksgrewup30intolerantparentsandthecycleofprejudicehas

simplycontinuedfor31.Perhapsintolerantpeoplearesosetintheirwaysthat

theyfinditeasiertoignoreanythingthatmightnot32theirlimitedviewoflife.Or

maybeintolerantstudentshavesimplyneverbeen33toanyonedifferentfrom

themselves.Butnoneofthesereasonsisanexcuseforallowingtheintoleranceto

continue.

Intoleranceshouldnotbeconfusedwithdisagreement.Itis,ofcourse,possibleto

disagreewithanopinionwithoutbeingintolerantofit/lfyouunderstandabeliefbutstill

don'tbelieveinthatspecificbelief,that'sfine.Youare34youropinion.Asamatterof

fact,35dissenters(持異議者)areimportantforanybelief.Ifweallbelievedthesame

things,wewouldnevergrow?andwewouldneverlearnabouttheworldaroundus.

Intolerancedoesnotstemfromdisagreement.Itstemsfromfear.Andfearstemsfrom

ignorance.

PartIHReadingComprehension

SectionA

DirectionsiInthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

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Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Quiteoften,educatorstellfamiliesofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguagetospeak

onlyEnglish,andnottheirnativelanguage,athome.Althoughtheseeducatorsmayhavegood36their

advicetofamiliesismisguided,andit37frommisunderstandingsabouttheprocessoflanguage

acquisition.Educatorsmayfearthatchildrenhearingtwolanguageswillbecome38confusedandthustheir

languagedevelopmentwillbe39;thisconcernisnotdocumentedintheliterature.Childrenarecapable

oflearningmorethanonelanguage,whether40orsequentially(依次地)Infact,mostchildrenoutside

oftheUnitedStatesareexpectedtobecomingbilingualorevenzinmanycases,multilingual.Globally,

knowingmorethanonelanguageisviewedasan41andevenanecessityinmanyareas.

ItisalsoofconcernthatthemisguidedadvicethatstudentsshouldspeakonlyEnglishisgivenprimarily

topoorfamilieswithlimitededucationalopportunities,nottowealthierfamilieswhohavemanyeducational

advantages.Sincechildrenfrompoorfamiliesoftenare42asat-riskforacademicfailure,teachersbelieve

thatadvisingfamiliestospeakEnglishonlyisappropriate.Teachersconsiderlearningtwolanguagestobe

too43forchildrenfrompoorfamilies,believingthatthechildrenarealreadyburdenedbytheirhome

situations.

IffamiliesdonotknowEnglishorhavelimitedEnglishskillsthemselves,howcantheycommunicatein

English?Advisingnon-English-speakingfamiliestospeakonlyEnglishis44totellingthemnotto

communicatewithorinteractwiththeirchildren.Moreover,the45messageisthatthefamily'snative

languageisnotimportantorvalued.

A)asset1)permanently

B)delayedJ)prevalent

C)deviatesK)simultaneously

D)equivalentL)stems

E)identifiedM)successively

F)intentionsN)underlying

0)visualizing

object

overwhelming

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2.

TheUsesofDifficulty

Thebrainlikesachallenge—andputtingafewobstaclesinitswaymaywellboostitscreativity.

B）JackWhite,theformerfrontmanoftheWhiteStripesandaninfluentialfigureamongfellowmusicians,

likestomakethingsdifficultforhimself.Heusescheapguitarsthatwon/tstayinshapeorintune.When

performing,hepositionshisinstrumentsinawaythatisdeliberatelyinconvenient,sothatswitching

fromguitartoorganmid-songinvolvesamaddashacrossthestage.Why?Becausehe'sontherunfrom

whathedescribesasadiseasethatpreysoneveryartist:/zeaseofuse”.Whenmakingmusicgetstoo

easy,saysWhite,itbecomeshardertomakeitsing.

C）It'sanoddthought.Whywouldanyonemaketheirworkmoredifficultthanitalreadyis?Yetweknow

thatdifficultycanpayunexpecteddividends.In1966,soonaftertheBeatleshadfinishedworkon

“RubberSoul”,PaulMcCartneylookedintothepossibilityofgoingtoAmericatorecordtheirnextalbum.

TheequipmentinAmericanstudioswasmoreadvancedthananythinginBritain,whichhadledthe

Beatles'greatrivals,theRollingStones,tomaketheirlatestalbum,"Aftermath”,inLosAngeles.

McCartneyfoundthatEM/'s（百代唱片）contractualclausesmadeitprohibitivelyexpensivetofollow

suit,andtheBeatleshadtomakedowiththeprimitivetechnologyofAbbeyRoad.

D）Luckyforus.Overthenexttwoyearstheymadetheirmostgroundbreakingwork,turningtherecording

studiointoamagicalinstrumentofitsown.Preciselybecausetheywereworkingwithold-fashioned

machines,GeorgeMartinandhisteamofengineerswereforcedtoapplyeveryounceoftheircreativity

tosolvetheproblemsposedtothembyLennonandMcCartney.Songslike'"TomorrowNeverKnows".

“StrawberryFieldsForever",and"ADayintheLife“featuredrevolutionarysoundeffectsthatdazzled

andmystifiedMartiniAmericancounterparts.

E）Sometimesit'sonlywhenadifficultyisremovedthatwerealisethatitwasdoingforus.Formorethan

twodecades,startinginthe1960s,thepoetTedHughessatonthejudgingpanelofanannualpoetry

competitionforBritishschoolchildren.Duringthe1980shenoticedanincreasingnumberoflongpoems

amongthesubmissions,withsomerunningto70or80pages.Thesepoemswereverballyinventiveand

fluent,butalso“strangelyboring”.AftermakinginquiriesHughesdiscoveredthattheywerebeing

composedoncomputers,thenjustfindingtheirwayintoBritishhomes.

F）Youmighthavethoughtanytoolwhichenablesawritertogetwordsontothepagewouldbe

anadvantage.Buttheremaybeacosttosuchfacility.InaninterviewwiththeParisReview

Hughesspeculatedthatwhenapersonputspentopaper,“youmeettheterribleresistanceofwhat

happenedyourfirstyearatit,whenyoucouldn'twriteatair.Asthebrainattemptstoforcethe

unsteadyhandtodoitsbidding,thetensionbetweenthetworesultsinamorecompressed,

psychologicallydenserexpression.Removethatresistanceandyouaremorelikelytoproducea70

mmb/e（不著邊際的長(zhǎng)篇大論）.

G）Ourbrainsrespondbettertodifficultythanweimagine.Inschools,teachersandpupilsalikeoften

assumethatifaconcepthasbeeneasytolearn,thenthelessonhasbeensuccessful.Butnumerous

studieshavenowfoundthatwhenclassroommaterialismadehardertoabsorb,pupilsretainmoreofit

overthelongterm,andunderstanditonadeeperlevel.

H）Asapoet,TedHugheshadanacutesensitivitytothewayinwhichconstraintsonself-expression,like

thedisciplinesofmetreandrhyme（韻律），spurcreativethought.Whatappliestopoetsand

musiciansalsoappliestoourdailylives.Wetendtoequate（等同）happinesswithfreedom,but,asthe

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psychotherapistandwriterAdamPhillipshasobserved,withoutobstaclestoourdesiresit'sharderto

knowwhatwewant,orwherewe'reheading.Hetellsthestoryofapatient,afirst-timemotherwho

complainedthatheryoungsonwasalwaysclingingtoher,wrappinghimselfaroundherlegswherever

shewent.Sheneverhadamomenttoherself,shesaid,becausehersonwas“alwaysintheway".When

Phillipsaskedherwhereshewouldgoifhewasn'tintheway,sherepliedcheerfully,“Oh,Iwouldn't

knowwhereIwas!"

I)Takeanothercommonobstacle:lackofmoney.Peopleoftenassumethatmoremoneywillmakethem

happier.Buteconomistswhostudytherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinesshaveconsistently

foundthat,aboveacertainincome,thetwodonotreliablycorrelate.Despitetheeasewithwhichthe

richcanacquirealmostanythingtheydesire,theyarejustaslikelytobeunhappyasthemiddleclasses.

Inthisregardatleast,F.ScottFitzgeraldwaswrong.

J)Indeed,easeofacquisitionistheproblem.ThenovelistEdwardStAubynhasanarratorremarkofthe

veryrichthat,“nothavingtoconsideraffordability,theirdesiresrambledonlikeunstoppablebores,

relentless(持續(xù)不斷的)and(反笈無(wú)常的)atthesametime."WhenBostonCollege,aprivate

researchuniversity,wantedabetterfeelforitspotentialdonors,itaskedthepsychologistRobertKenny

toinvestigatethemindsetofthesuper-rich.Hesurveyed165households,mostofwhichhadanet

worthof$25mormore.Hefoundthatmanyofhissubjectswereconfusedbytheinfiniteoptionstheir

moneypresentedthemwith.Theyfoundithardtoknowwhattowant,creatingakindofexistential

bafflement.Oneofthemputitlikethis:zzYouknow,Bob,youcanjustbuysomuchstuff,andwhenyou

gettothepointwhereyoucanjustbuysomuchstuff,nowwhatareyougoingtodo?"

K)Theinternetmakesinformationbillionairesoutofallofus,andthearchitectsofouronlineexperiences

arecatchingontotheneedtomakethingscreativelydifficult.Twitter/shugesuccessisrootedinthe

simplebutprofoundinsightthatinamediumwithinfinitespaceforself-expression,themost

interestingthingwecandoisrestrictourselvesto140characters.ThemusicserviceThisIsMyJam

helpspeoplenavigatethetensofmillionsoftracksnowavailableinstantlyviaSpotifyandiTunes.Users

picktheirfavouritesongoftheweektosharewithothers.Theyonlygettochooseone.Theservicewas

onlylaunchedthisyear,butbytheendofSeptember650,000jamshadbeenchosen.Itsco-founder

MattOgleexplainsitsraisondetre(存在的理由)likethis:"Inanageofendlesschoice,wewere

missingawaytosay:'This.Thisistheoneyoushouldlistento.”

L)Today/sworldoffersmoreopportunitythanevertofollowtheadviceoftheWalkerBrothersandmake

iteasyonourselves.Comparedwithahundredyearsago,ourlivesarelesstightlyboundbysocial

normsandphysicalconstraints.Technologyhascutoutmuchoflife/sdonkeywork,andwehavemore

freedomsthanever:wecanwearwhatwelikeandcommunicatewithhundredsoffriendsatonceat

theclickofamouse.Obstaclesareeverywheredisappearing.Fewofuswishtoturntheclockback,but

perhapsweneedtoremindourselveshowusefultherightobstaclescanbe.Sometimes,thebestroute

tofulfillmentisthepathofmoreresistance.

B)Therigorousrequirementsplacedonthewritingofpoetrystimulatethepoetscreativity.

C)Withcreativity,evenold-fashionedinstrumentsmayproducespectacularsoundeffects.

D)Moremoneydoesnotnecessarilybringgreaterhappiness.

E)Itisafalseassumptionthatlessonsshouldbemadeeasiertolearn.

F)Obstaclesdeliberatelyplacedinthecreationofmusiccontributetoitssuccess.

G)Thosewhoenjoytotalfreedommaynotfindthemselveshappy.

H)TedHughesdiscoveredmanylongpoemssubmittedforpoetrycompetitionwerecomposed

oncomputers.

I)Maybeweneedtobearinmindthattherightobstacleshelpleadustogreater

achievements.

J)Aninvestigationfoundthatmanyofthesuper-richwerebaffledbytheinfinitechoicestheirmoney

madeavailable.

K)Onefreesocialnetworkingwebsiteturnedouttobesuccessfulbecauseitlimitedeachpostingtoone

hundredandfortycharacters.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TherewasatimenotlongagowhennewsciencePh.D.sintheUnitedStatedwereexpectedtopursuea

careerpathinacademia(學(xué)術(shù)界).Buttoday,mostgraduatesendupworkingoutsideacademia,notonly

inindustrybutalsoincareerssuchassciencepolicy,communications,andpatentlaw.Partlythisisaresultof

howbleaktheacademicjobmarketis,butthere'salsoarisingawarenessofcareeroptionsthatPh.D.

scientistshaven'ttrainedfordirectly—butforwhichtheyhaveusefulknowledge,skills,andexperience.Still,

there'sahugedisconnectbetweenthewaywecurrentlytrainscientistsandtheactualemployment

opportunitiesavailableforthem,andanurgentneedfordramaticimprovementsintrainingprogramstohelp

closethegap.OnecriticalstepthatcouldhelptodrivechangewouldbetorequirePh.D.studentsand

postdoctoralscientiststofollowanindividualdevelopmentplan(IDP).

In2002,theU.S.FederationofAmericanSocietiesforExperimentalBiologyrecommendedthatevery

postdoctoralresearcherputtogetheranIDPinconsultationwithanadviser.Sincethen,severalacademic

institutionshavebeguntorequireIDPsforpostdocs.AndinJune,theU.S.NationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)

BiomedicalResearchWorkforceWorkingGrouprecommendedthattheNIHrequireIDPsforthe

approximately32,000postdoctoralresearcherstheysupport.Otherfundingagencies,publicandprivate,are

movinginasimilardirection.

IDPshavelongbeenusedbygovernmentagenciesandtheprivatesectortoachievespecificgoalsfor

theemployeeandtheorganization.Theaimistoensurethatemployeeshaveanexplicittooltohelpthem

understandtheirownabilitiesandaspirations,determinecareerpossibilities,andset(usuallyshort-term)

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goals.Inscience,graduatestudentsandnewPh.D.scientistscanuseanIDPtoidentifyandnavigatean

effectivecareerpath.

AnewWebapplicationforthispurpose,calledmyIDP,hasbecomeavailablethisweek.Itsdesignedto

guideearly-careerscientiststhroughaconfidential,rigorousprocessofintrospection(p15))to

createacustomizedcareerplan.Guidedbyexpertknowledgefromapanelofscience-focusedcareer

advisers,eachtrainee'sself-assessmentisusedtorankasetofcareertrajectories(?L跡).Aftertheuser

hasidentifiedalong-termcareergoal,myIDPwalksherorhimthroughtheprocessofsettingshort-term

goalsdirectedtowardaccumulatingnewskillsandexperiencesimportantforthatcareerchoice.

AlthoughsurveysrevealtheIDPprocesstobeuseful,traineesreportaneedforadditionalresourcesto

helpthemidentifyalong-termcareerpathandcompleteanIDP.Thus,myIDPwillbemosteffectivewhenifs

embeddedinlargercareer-developmentefforts.Forexample,universitiescouldincorporateIDPsintotheir

graduatecurriculatohelpstudentsdiscuss,plan,preparefor,andachievetheirlong-termgoals.

56.WhatdowelearnaboutnewsciencePh.D.sintheUnitedStatestoday?

12.Theylacktheskillsandexpertiseneededfortheirjobs.

13.Theycanchoosefromawiderrangeofwell-payingjobs.

14.Theyoftenhavetoseekjobsoutsidetheacademiccircle.

15.Theyareregardedasthenation'sdrivingforceofchange.

57.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutAmerica/sPh.D.training?

B)Itshouldbeimprovedtobettersuitthejobmarket.

C)Itiscloselylinkedtofuturecareerrequirements.

D)Itshouldbere-orientedtocareersoutsideacademia.

E)Itincludesagreatvarietyofpracticalcourses.

58.WhatwasrecommendedforPh.D.sandpostdoctoralresearchers?

B)Theymeettheurgentneedsofthecorporateworld.

C)Along-termcareergoalbesetasearlyaspossible.

D)AnIDPbemadeinconsultationwithanadviser.

E)Theyacquireanexplicittooltohelpobtainjobs.

59.GovernmentagenciesandtheprivatesectoroftenuseIDPsto.

B)bringintofallplaytheskillsandexpertiseoftheirpostdoctoralresearchers

C)helpemployeesmakethebestuseoftheirabilitiestoachievetheircareergoals

D)placeemployeesinthemostappropriatepositions

E)hirethemostsuitablecandidatestoworkforthem

6O.WhatdoweknowaboutmyIDP?

B)Itisaneffectivetoolofself-assessmentandintrospectionforbettercareerplans.

C)Itenablespeopletolookintovariouspossibilitiesandchoosethecareertheylove.

D)Itpromisesalong-termcareerpath.

E)Itispartofthegraduatecurricula.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Justoveradecadeintothe21stcentury,women'sprogresscanbecelebratedacrossarangeoffields.

TheyholdthehighestpoliticalofficesfromThailandtoBrazil,CostaRicatoAustralia.Awomanholdsthetop

spotattheInternationalMonetaryFund;anotherwontheNoblePrizeineconomics.Self-madebillionairesin

Beijing,techinnovatorsinSiliconValley,pioneeringjusticesinGhana—intheseandcountlessotherareas,

womenareleavingtheirmark.

Butholdtheapplause.InSaudiArabi