Many companies have changed the way they hire. In the past, a single manager read all the applications alone and made the decision in a single afternoon. Today a whole (11) of people takes part in the process: a supervisor, a senior worker, and someone from the human resources (12). Each of them meets the candidate in a short (13) of about twenty minutes. Afterwards they sit down together, compare notes, and try to (14) what kind of worker the person will become. Supporters say the method is fairer, because one bad first impression can no longer (15) the outcome on its own.
Questions 11–15
11
Acolony
Bcrew
Cbait
Ddepth
✔ 正確答案：(B) crew
解析a whole ____ of people 指「一整組工作人員 crew」。colony 殖民地、bait 誘餌、depth 深度皆不合。
It is no longer unusual to change one's (16) at the age of fifty. Some workers leave a quiet office to become a (17) who repairs machines all day; others use their savings to open a small shop and become a (18) in their own neighborhood. Money is not always the reason for the move. Many of them say they simply want work that feels (19) to their own values. Career advisers add that older workers bring years of experience that younger staff cannot match, so the change is often (20) to employers as well.
Questions 16–20
16
Aprofession
Bprosperity
Cfoundation
Dinference
✔ 正確答案：(A) profession
解析change one's ____ at fifty 指換「職業 profession」。prosperity 繁榮、foundation 基礎皆不合；inference 是推論，是思考的結果，不能拿來指一個人的工作。