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A small misstep can become a big career trap. Listening misstep n. 错误 (an instance of wrong or improper conduct) e.g. A misstep in the financial sector could cost millions of dollars. proofread v. 校对 (read in order to find errors and make corrections) e.g. I didn’t even have the chance to proofread my own report. friction n. 摩擦 (conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests) e.g. It’s common that there are frequent friction between children in a family. (To be continued) overbearing adj. 专横的 (always trying to control other people without considering their wishes or feelings) e.g. My husband can be quite overbearing with our son. usurp v. 篡夺，夺取 (seize another person’s job or position without having the right to do this) e.g. He tried many times to usurp leadership while the manager is out on vacation. destroyer n. 破坏者 (someone or something that destroys things or people) e.g. The company is the worlds largest destroyer of tropical forests. (Continued) 1. Q: To whom did Adams deliver copies of the report? D) All executives on the distribution list his boss had given him. 2. Q: What did Adams discover after he returned? B) His boss looked angry. 3. Q: What happened when the boss asked Adams to get back the copies of the report? C) The report was already in the CEO’s hands. 4. Q: Why was Adams’s boss extremely upset? A) She thought Adams went above her power. 5. Q: What conclusion can we draw from the passage? C) An employee should not bypass his / her immediate superior. Questions and key The boss is angry! authority figure 权威人物 (a person in authority) 1. When the man asks if the place is like a nursing home, he implies that there are too many old people there. 2. The man thinks that his employees are not working properly because he has been too familiar with them.