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[研究生入学考试题库]考研英语(二)模拟题53 Section Ⅰ Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. I couldnt stop crying. Months of late evenings and demanding travel had 1 my professional exterior. I tried to 2 my quarterly numbers while my colleagues squirmed (局促不安) in their seats, offered me a box of tissues, or just 3 . My boss 4 ended the meeting. My colleagues quickly 5 the room. I was left 6 in the conference room, crumpled tissues in hand. For women, crying in a professional 7 is often seen as the kiss of death: Stop crying! Someone will see you. Quick, run to the ladies room!  These are just two 8 of similar warnings Ive heard throughout my career. But its not just me. Female friends and colleagues have told me they too have been told to 9 the waterworks. Its a familiar 10 for women who cry at work: Escape to bathroom. Grab toilet paper. Wipe eyes. Blow nose. Take deep breath and sashay back into the conference rooms, banquet halls, auditoriums and hallways. Act as if we really did just have to use the 11 .  If, however, we cant make a pre-tears escape, were likely to 12 our tails between our legs: Im so sorry. Dont worry, that will never happen again. Youre right, that was so unprofessional. Most of the women I spoke with about this 13 explain that to cry in front of colleagues, especially male peers or bosses, 14 as one of the most humiliating professional experiences.  But times and corporate culture are both changing. Could crying have a less negative feeling if leaders 15 it as natural? 16 gender, leaders need to be trained on how to 17 crying as another form of emotional expression. The 18 from the top needs to be that no one will lose credibility or be seen as less competent if they cry. Rather, they will be viewed as be