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Do You Need an MBA?

Perhaps you have seen the media stories and some of the exciting career opportunities of MBAs, and you imagine, "That could be me ... " You might be well into the career of (26) dreams, but you have been told you will need an (27) to advance. Or, you may be at a (28) in your career and wonder how you should make a translation. (29) of what initially inspired you to consider an MBA degree, you (30) start with a thorough self-assessment process that will help you match your personal strengths and interests with your professional ones to help you explore (31) an MBA makes sense for you.
(32) helps you focus and articulate your thinking. Exhibiting undirected thinking or behavior might (33) you from gaining admission to an MBA program. More importantly, you will limit your return on investment if you (34) choose a school or are ill-prepared to take (35) of its educational opportunities. The MBA is very different from many (36) graduate degrees, in which academic promise is (37) paramount in the admissions process. At a minimum, business school (38) officers consider career history and aspirations, evidence of leadership potential, and academic achievement. (39) the typical MBA candidate has several years of full-time, post-undergraduate work experience in a (40) capacity and can clearly articulate motivations for MBA study.
A good self-assessment process will help you establish specific career and education goals (41) utilize your strengths (42) address your weaknesses. Lacking specific goals, you will be searching (43) direction for a school. How will you eliminate options, much (44) make a choice you will be happy with in the end? (45) will you determine whether the MBA experience was a good value? Whenever you are considering major changes in your life, self-assessment can help you clarify your goals and make wise decisions.

单选题 A. one's B. your C. my D. yours
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] “the career of one's dreams”的意思是“梦寐以求的事业”，此句的主语是“you”，所以这个“one's”应该是“your”。
单选题 A. opportunity B. aid C. MBA D. aspiration
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此句的意思是：“你可能就要进入你梦寐以求的事业中去，却被告知还需要一个提高的机会”。
单选题 A. crossroads B. loss C. turn D. traffic
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] “at a crossroads in your career”的意思是“职业生涯的交叉路口”，与该句后面的那个“transition”(转换)相对应。注意这里“crossroads”是作为单数名词使用。
单选题 A. Despite B. Doubtless C. Regardless D. Responsive
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “regardless of”的意思是“不管，尽管”。其他选项后面不跟“of”构成短语。
单选题 A. would B. have C. ought D. should
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 该句的意思是“不管当初是什么激发你考虑取得MBA学位，你都应该在一开始就进行一次彻底的自我评估流程……”。这里填的“should”表示“应该”。
单选题 A. whether B. whenever C. whatever D. how
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 该句意思接上题“自我评估流程帮你把自己人格上和职业上的优点和兴趣配合起来，让你探究一下MBA学位是否真的对你有意义”。
单选题 A. Self-assessment B. MBA C. Friendship D. Experience
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此句承接上句，意思是“自我评估帮你集中思想，让自己的思维表达清楚”。
单选题 A. help B. lead C. prevent D. insist
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “prevent sb．from doing sth．”意思是“阻止某人做某事”。该句的意思是“表现出没有目标的思想和行为可能会阻止你进入MBA项目中去”。
单选题 A. cautiously B. blindly C. honestly D. interestingly
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] “blindly choose a school”意思是“盲目地选择一个学校”，和后面的“ill-prepared”都是表示没有做好准备而采取的行动。
单选题 A. measure B. use C. advantage D. stock
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “take advantage of its educational opportunities”意思是“利用其教育机遇”。
单选题 A. more B. another C. great D. other
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “many other graduate degrees”意思是“许多其他的研究生学历”。
单选题 A. labeled B. considered C. posed D. received
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] “be considered (as)”意思是“被认为……”，此半句的意思是“其中学术前途在录取过程中被认为最为重要”。
单选题 A. high-ranking B. harsh C. education D. admission
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “business school admission officers”意思是“商学院录取负责人们”。根据上句话我们知道，这是在讨论MBA录取标准与其他研究生学历录取标准的差异，因而这里应该是“admission officers”。
单选题 A. However B. Besides C. Eventually D. Therefore
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 上句说的是MBA录取负责人们看重的是工作经历和热情、领导潜力的证明以及学业成就。而本句则是顺应上句，说到一般一个MBA学生都会在本科毕业后有几年全职工作经验，两句之间应该用“therefore”来承接。
单选题 A. responsible B. fixed C. minor D. possible
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] “in a fixed capacity”意思是“在一个固定的职位上，以一种固定的身份”。
单选题 A. where B. they C. that D. what
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 这里“that”引导的是一个定语从句，“that”指代前面的“specific career and education goals”，在这个从句中做主语。
单选题 A. together B. and C. though D. through
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] “and”连接两个并列的动词词组“utilize your strengths”(发挥你的长处)和“address your weaknesses”(注意自己的弱点)。
单选题 A. through B. for C. without D. under
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “without direction”意思是“没有方向”。该句的意思是“缺乏具体的目标，你会在寻找学校时没有方向”。
单选题 A. less B. so C. as D. more
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “much as”表示递进关系。该句的意思是“你将如何排除诸多选择，从而最终做出心仪的选择”。
单选题 A. When B. How C. Whether D. Why
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此句的意思是“你将如何决定读MBA的经历是否是很有价值的”。