II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
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AstheBritishdoctorLordRobertWinstontookatrainfromLondontoManchester,hefoundhimselfbecomingsteadilyannoyed.Awomanhadpickedupherphoneandbeganaloudconversation,whichwouldlastanunbelievablehour.Furious,Winstonbegantotweetaboutthewoman.Hetookherpictureandsentittohismorethan40,000followers.
(21)___________________________thetrainarrivedatitsdestination,Winstongotoffandleftquickly.Hehadenoughofthewomansrudeness.Butthepresswerenowwaitingforherontheplatform.AndwhentheygleefullyshowedhertheLordsmessages,sheusedjustonewordtodescribeWinstonsactions:rude.
Winstonstaleissomethingofamicrocosm（缩影）ofourageofincreasingrudeness,(22)_________(fuel)bysocialmedia(and,oftenpolitics).Whatcanwedotofixthis?
Studieshaveshownthatrudenessspreadsquicklyandvirally,almost(23)_________thecommoncold.Justwitnessingrudenessmakesitfarmorelikely(24)_________we,inturn,willberudelateron.Onceinfected,wearemoreaggressive,(25)_________(creative)andworseatourjobs.Theonlywaytoendaconflictistomakeaconsciousdecisiontodoso.Wemusthavethecouragetocallitout,facetoface.Wemustsay,Juststop.ForWinston,thatwouldhavemeant(26)_________(approach)thewoman,tellingherthatconversationwasfrustratingotherpassengersandpolitelyaskinghertospeakmorequietlyormakeacallatanothertime.
Therageandinjusticewefeelattherudebehaviorofastrangercandriveustodooddthings.Isurveyed2,000adults,threefourthsof(27)_________overreacted.The