4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was Zhou Yang’s first day at the office of China Daily. He couldn’t go out on a story    1    his own because he wasn’t     2    (experience) enough. His new boss Hu Xin had a talk with him about how to be good journalist.

A good journalist needs to be curious and can acquire     3    (inform) by asking many different questions. Besides, it’s important for a journalist to have nose for a story,    4    ( know) if someone is telling the     5    (true). And while interviewing people, a journalist has to listen to the answer carefully because he has to listen for the     6    (detail)facts and prepare the next question depending on what people say. If     7    (possibility), a journalist can use a recorder to get the facts straight.

What’s more, Hu Xin told Zhou Yang a case     8    someone accused their journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick. But at last, it proved     9    they suggested was right. The talk    10    (strong) influenced Zhou Yang’s life as a journalist.

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Kyrgyzstan(吉尔吉斯斯坦) is a mountainous country where nearly two thirds of the people live in rural areas. The UN notes that the local economy depends     1    (heavy)on farming. So it is rare for any Kyrgyz to choose technology     2     a career path.

The UN Development Programme studied records about the country’s college     3    (graduate)in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, construction and manufacturing. It found that women make up less than 10 percent of those graduates.

Nineteen-year-old Alina Anisimova,     4     is a computer programmer, says some girls don’t have the courage to take on such studies because it is not common in their country. And, she also says a majority of parents discourage their daughters from     5    (study)these subjects. Girls in her country are expected     6     (marry) instead of having careers. Nearly one in 10 girls in Kyrgyzstan is married before the age of 18, notes the international aid group Girls Not Brides. She wishes that in the future people will not consider it so     7    (surprise)to see young women get involved in engineering and metal working.

Actually, the number of women in science, technology, engineering and math areas     8     (increase)in recent years. For example, in the US, there has been a push to get more girls interested in such subjects at     9     early age. Still, the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO notes that only about 30 percent of the world’s researchers     10     (be)women.

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tim: Jeff, do you prefer working in a group or working alone?

Jeff: I’m good at     1    (work) by myself because if I am doing something I like, I can get it     2    (do) quickly.     3    , if I am working with a team where people all want to do a good job, I think     4     team is fun.

Tim: Do you prefer working wearing a uniform or putting whatever you want?

Jeff: I think     5     you wear a uniform, sometimes you get respect.

Tim: So, how about a working schedule? Would you prefer a set time job?

Jeff: No. I think     6     is difficult to do a set time job. Last year, I     7    (produce) furniture in a factory. Every morning, I had to get up at six. When I got home     8     work, it was almost eight.

Tim: You     9     be very tired. By the way, do you prefer being paid by the hour or do you prefer salary?

Jeff: I think salary may be a     10    (good) way to go than being paid by the hour.

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
M: I’d like to know something about your educational background, Miss King. Your major is English, isn’t it?
W: Right. I    1    (graduate) from Harvard University in 2010.
M: Fine. And could you please tell me    2    you have got any working experiences?
W: Well, I`m working for Singapore Airlines at    3    moment, in their San Francisco office.
W:     4    (exact) speaking, what are you there now?
W: I work in the department of sales promotion.
M: I see. And how long have you been working there?
W:     5    two and a half years.
M: Would you mind    6    (tell) me your present salary?
W: I’m making $2,280 a month at present. And I know your starting salary of this position is about $2,600 a month.
M: That`s right.
W: I`d like to know if your company provides opportunities for    7    (far) education.
M: Yes, our employees    8    (allow) to take up six hours a week at full pay to attend college courses.
W: That`s very generous.
M: Well, I`ve enjoyed talking with you and we will phone you    9    (late).
W: Thank you. I’d appreciate    10    if you could inform me as soon as possible.