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One in five US workers regularly attends after-work drinks with co-workers, where the most common 27 range from bad-mouthing (说……的坏话) another worker to kissing a colleague and drinking too much, according to a study 28 on Tuesday. Most workers attend so-called happy hours to 29 with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel obligated, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder.com, an online job site. As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague, 8 percent kissed a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted 30 . 5 percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent 31 to singing karaoke. While 21 percent of those who attend say happy hours are good for 32 , 85 percent said attending had not helped them get 33 to someone higher up or get a better position. An equal number of men and women said they attend happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least 34 to attend. Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and, of those, 35 a quarter go at least once a month. The survey was 36 online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 6,987 full-time employees. A. bond B. acknowledged C. nearly D. specially E. anywhere F. mishaps G. obligated H. likely I. conducted J. idly K. unprofessionally L. networking M. released N. confessed O. researched
【答案解析】空格前为happy hours are good for,故应填入名词。备选项中是名词或可以用作名词的选项只剩下两个:anywhere和networking。“networking(人际关系)”符合题意,故为正确答案。
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【正确答案】E
【答案解析】空格前为attending had not helped them get,空格后为to someone higher up or get a better position。空格中填入的应为副词。备选项中是副词的还有:nearly、specially、anywhere、idly。将四项代入空格处,根据上下文语意可知,anywhere应为正确选项。get anywhere为惯用搭配,意为“有结果,有进展”。
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【正确答案】H
【答案解析】空格前为with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least,此处and连接两个并列结构,故应填入的词汇应充分考虑前面的most likely。根据上下文推测,此处句意应为:“年龄在25到34岁之间的年轻员工是最有可能参加此类活动的人群,而55岁以上的员工参加的可能性是最低的。”此处前后对照,说年轻的最有可能去参加,而55岁以上的员工最不可能参加,因此likely为正确答案。