Part IV      Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)      (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of  the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Women in 2011 made no significant gains in winning more top US business jobs, according to a study, but he head of the study said women are poised to make 47 in the year ahead.
The number of women who were board directors, corporate officers or top earners at Fortune 500 companies remained  48  unchanged, said the study by Catalyst, a nonprofit group that 49 opportunities for women in business.
The percentage of companies with women on the board of directors was 15.1 percent this year, compared with 14.8 percent in 2010, Catalyst said.
Also, the percentage of corporate officer positions  50 by women was 15.7 percent in 2011 and 15.4 percent in 2010, it said. The percentage of top earners in 2011 who were women was 6.2 percent, compared to 6.7 percent in 2010, it said.
The research on the Fortune 500 companies was  51   on data as of March 31, 2011. The slight changes in the numbers are not considered  52  significant, Catalyst said.
Nevertheless, given the changes in U.S. politics, the future for women in business looks more  53 , said Ilene Lang, president and chief executive  54  of Catalyst.
"Overall we're  55  to see change next year," Lang said. "When we look at shareholders, decision makers,the general public, they're looking for change. "
"What they're basically saying is, 'Don't give us  56  of the status quo(現狀). Get new ideas in there, get some fresh faces.'" she said.
A) officer                                      I) essentially
B) changes                                   J) strides
C) based                                     K) promotes
D) positions                                L) statistically
E) more                                     M ) confused
F) promising                                 N) held
G) businesslike                               O) expecting
H) surveying

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