Ⅱ.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Foreach blank in the following passage there are four words or phrasesmarked A,B,CandD.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits thecontext.Gossipand rumour are part of working life-they certain,inform and connectpeople,buttheycan alsoreputations,destroy trust, create bad attitudes and even reduce productivity.Whatdistinguishes the helpful consequences from the harmful is thebehindwhatissaid,how the information isandacted on,and the length of time it is allowed to spread.Aswell as providing informal communication networks,gossip and rumouract aspsychologicalspaces forsuchas jealousy,boredom and even hatred.When it is notpossibleto faceanissue or person directly, chats with colleagues become a way ofoffloading .People'sanxietiesattimes of change and uncertainty,such as when an organizationrestructures,changesleadership or undertakes an acquisition.Such situations lead peopleto worryabouthow they will be .Whowill be promoted or demoted,whose job will disappear orbechanged,and who will be paid what?Inthe absence of adequate information from management,people naturallycreate stories to fillthe.Thelonger executives take to make decisions,the more anxious peoplebecome andthemore numerous make sense of the .Studieshave shown that while rumors reduce trust in management and ham theattitudes ofstaff,theydo not necessarily affect productivity.A senior executive of a largeUK technologycompany,(30),foundthat rumors left unchecked affected saleswhen negative rumorsspreadabout a product, resulting in staff being (31)tosell it."When rumorsspread acrossthesalesteams that a product doesn't workoris difficult to (32),there may be an element of truth in them.But often the rumour isexaggerated and means that no one wants to deal with it.sosales decrease.Gossip,asopposed to rumour,is often about social networking and can beentertaining,resistibleand even (33) .Becauseit is so pleasurable,people tend not toconsider the harmit caused.Althoughpositive gossip occurs, it is he negative gossip most people enjoymore becausemakeus feel better about ourselves and reassures us,because we are notthe(34)ofit.Thereare many (35)formalicious(恶意的)gossip.Projectingour own feelings of inadequacy onothersby putting them down rideus of our bad feelings and makes us feel superior .Gossipallowsusto act out passive-aggressive and envious feelings and redress powerimbalances.21. A.consider B.ruin C.enhance D.explain 22. A.intention B.benefit C.concept D.suspicion 23. A.stored B.noticed C.illustrated D.informed 24. A.symptoms B.behaviors C.emotions D.obstacles 25. A.procedures B.frustrations C.responsibilities D.techniques 26. A.heighten B.decline C.vanish D.creature 27. A.assessed B.rejected C.affected D.cultivated 28. A.container B.position C.form D.vacancy 29. A.myth B.proposal C.uncertainty D.decision 30. A.therefore B.for instance C.however D.otherwise 31. A.anxious B.qualified C.eager D.reluctant 32. A.appreciate B.implement C.identify D.guarantee 33. A.spiteful B.risky C.substantial D.witty 34. A.matter B.audience C.subject D.reason 35. A.motives B.consequences C.solutions D.alternatives