第15题

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Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. (1 point each, 15 points in all)
    Your job offer will not be canceled during a salary negotiation as long as you remain realistic, polite and respectful.
    You may not feel very powerful before you've（1）a job offer to accept a position. After all, you aren't even working at the company yet. But the（2）is that you have the greatest negotiating power during that short period of time between being offered a job and formally agreeing to（3）it.
    Think about it: The hiring manager has already let you know she wants to（4）you. The team have invested time and resources in the interview process and they're（5）to seal the deal and put you to work. This is the（6）time to talk about salary.
    Gulp. This is the hard（7）. Actually, dealing with salary negotiation makes many people so uncomfortable that they（8）accepting the first number offered without countering. This is a mistake, （9）employers generally expect some negotiation in the hiring process and have（10）that into their offer by initially pitching a number that is（11）than they can ultimately go.
    So how do you go about negotiating a salary that（12）what you're worth? The first step is to arm yourself with some market data on average salaries for your position, （13）that certain parts of the country pay more than others.
    Next, consider your own level of experience and（14）abilities that you bring to the negotiating table——it's possible that as a（15）valued candidate, you can get even more than the market average.
    Finally, build in a small cushion of cash that goes slightly above the actual number you want, so that if they offer less than you ask for, you'll still be happy with the results.

第15题
A、properly
B、highly
C、rarely
D、frequently
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：接下来，考虑一下你自己的经验水平和你在谈判桌上带来的独特能力——作为一个…有价值的候选人，你可能会得到比市场平均水平更高的薪酬回报。properly：适当地、正确地，highly：非常、高度赞许地，rarely：难得、很少，frequently：经常地、频繁地。空缺处副词修饰形容词“有价值的”，后句描述为“你可能会得到比市场平均水平更高的薪酬回报”，那么此处含义应为“非常有价值的”，故选B。