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Fill in each of the 15 blanks in the passage with the most likely answer. Blacken the letter corresponding to your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. (1 point each, 15 points in all)
Your job offer will not be canceled during a salary negotiation as long as you remain realistic, polite and respectful.
You may not feel very powerful before you've（1）a job offer to accept a position. After all, you aren't even working at the company yet. But the（2）is that you have the greatest negotiating power during that short period of time between being offered a job and formally agreeing to（3）it.
Think about it: The hiring manager has already let you know she wants to（4）you. The team have invested time and resources in the interview process and they're（5）to seal the deal and put you to work. This is the（6）time to talk about salary.
Gulp. This is the hard（7）. Actually, dealing with salary negotiation makes many people so uncomfortable that they（8）accepting the first number offered without countering. This is a mistake, （9）employers generally expect some negotiation in the hiring process and have（10）that into their offer by initially pitching a number that is（11）than they can ultimately go.
So how do you go about negotiating a salary that（12）what you're worth? The first step is to arm yourself with some market data on average salaries for your position, （13）that certain parts of the country pay more than others.
Next, consider your own level of experience and（14）abilities that you bring to the negotiating table——it's possible that as a（15）valued candidate, you can get even more than the market average.
Finally, build in a small cushion of cash that goes slightly above the actual number you want, so that if they offer less than you ask for, you'll still be happy with the results.
第13题
A、making sure
B、learning by heart
C、putting aside
D、keeping in mind
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：第一步是为自己的职位准备一些平均工资的市场数据，…这个国家的某些公司给的工资会比其他地方高。make sure：务必、确保，learn by heart：熟记、背诵，put aside：留出、预留，keep in mind：记住。空缺处后为事实描述，此处“记住”含义最符合题意，故选D。