Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

　　People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making individual decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that ___1___ the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by ___2___ factors. But Dr Simonton speculated that an inability to consider the big ___3___ was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samples of information they were working with. ___4___, he theorized that a judge ___5___ of appearing too soft ___6___crime might be more likely to send someone to prison ___7___he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day.

　　To ___8___this idea, they turned their attention to the university-admissions process. In theory, the ___9___ of an applicant should not depend on the few others___10___ randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr Simonton suspected the truth was___11___.

　　He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews ___12___ by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers had ___13___ applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale ___14___ numerous factors into consideration. The scores were ___15___ used in conjunction with an applicant’s score on the GMAT, a standardized exam which is ___16___out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her.

　　Dr Simonton found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of interviewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one ___17___ that, then the score for the next applicant would___18___ by an average of 0.075 points. This might sound small, but to___19___the effects of such a decrease a candidate would need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been ___20___.

　　1. A grants B submits C transmits D delivers

　　2. A minor B external C crucial D objective

　　3. A issue B vision C picture D moment

　　4. A Above all B On average C In principle D For example

　　5. A fond B fearful C capable D thoughtless

　　6. A in B for C to D on

　　7. A if B until C though D unless

　　8. A. test B. emphasize C. share D. promote

　　9. A. decision B. quality C. status D. success

　　10. A. found B. studied C. chosen D. identified

　　11. A. otherwise B. defensible C. replaceable D. exceptional

　　12. A. inspired B. expressed C. conducted D. secured

　　13. A. assigned B. rated C. matched D. arranged

　　14. A. put B. got C. took D. gave

　　15. A. instead B. then C. ever D. rather

　　16. A. selected B. passed C. marked D. introduced

　　17. A below B after C above D before

　　18. A jump B float C fluctuate D drop

　　19. A achieve B undo C maintain D disregard

　　20. A necessary B possible C promising D helpful

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