单选题 Dear Colleagues,
I regret to inform you that, from November 1st, Pedro Esposito will be leaving his current (38) as Area Marketing manager for Northern Europe.
I know that this has not been an easy decision for him but he (39) that this is the right moment for him to accept a new challenge in another field of activity. The two years that he has spent working with us have been extremely rewarding ones and we can all be very proud of the way our company has (40) in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
Winning the health industry marketing award for the second time is a fitting tribute to both his leadership (41) and to the quality of the team that worked with him. David Haskoff will be taking over from Pedro at the end of this month and I would be very grateful if you could attend the informal meeting that I have organized on Wednesday October 20th which will give me the opportunity to introduce him to you all.
Yours sincerely,
Cameron Carson, CEO.

单选题 A. retirement
B. condition
C. location
D. position
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】题空后面的Area Marketing manager(区域销售经理)是一个position(岗位)(D),而不是选项condition(情况)(B)或location(地点)(C)。选项(A)retirement(退休)不符合本题语境,后文提到他离开后要去accept a new challenge in another field of activity(接受另一个活动领域的新挑战),而不是退休。
单选题 A. has believed
B. believe
C. is believing
D. believes
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】选项(D)是一般现在时第三人称单数形式,符合本题语法要求。选项(A)是现在完成时、选项(B)是一般现在时复数形式、选项(C)是现在进行时,均不正确。
单选题 A. conformed
B. reformed
C. performed
D. informed
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】选项(C)performed(表现)在此处用于表示公司的市场表现。选项(A)conformed(遵守)、选项(B)reformed(改革)、选项(D)informed(告知)在这个语境下讲不通。
单选题 A. tasks
B. skills
C. assignments
D. schedules
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】Leadership与选项(B)skills构成常用搭配,意为“领导技巧”。选项(A)tasks(任务)、选项(C)assignments(任务)、选项(D)schedules(日程)一般不与leadership搭配,并且无法与winning(赢得)和award(奖励)关联起来。