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PartIWriting（30minutes）

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Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofFreeAdmissiontoMuseums.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HowDoYouSeeDiversity

Asamanager,Tiffanyisresponsibleforinterviewingapplicantsforsomeofthepositionswithhercompany.Duringoneinterview,shenoticedthatthecandidatenevermadedirecteyecontact.Shewaspuzzledandsomewhatdisappointedbecauseshelikedtheindividualotherwise.

Hehadaperfectresumeandgavegoodresponsestoherquestions,butthefactthatheneverlookedherintheeyesaid¡

untrustworthy,¡

soshedecidedtoofferthejobtohersecondchoice.¡

Itwasn¡

tuntilIattendedadiversityworkshopthatIrealizedthepersonwepassedoverwastheperfectperson,¡

Tiffanyconfesses.Whatshehadn¡

tknownatthetimeoftheinterviewwasOptthecandidate¡

s¡

different¡

behaviorwassimplyaculturalmisunderstanding.HewasanAsian-Americanraisedinahouseholdwhererespectforthoseinauthoritywasshownbyaverting（±

）youreyes.

Iwasjustthrownoffbythelackofeyecontact;

notrealizingitwascultural,¡

Tiffanysays.¡

Imissedout,butwillnotmissthatopportunityagain.¡

Manyofushavehadsimilarencounterswithbehaviorsweperceiveasdifferent.Astheworldbecomessmallerandourworkplacesmorediverse,itisbecomingessentialtoexpandourunderstandingofothersandtoreexaminesomeofourfalseassumptions.

HireAdvantage

Atatimewhenhiringqualifiedpeopleisbecomingmoredifficult,employerswhocaneliminateinvalidbiases（Æ

）fromtheprocesshaveadistinctadvantage.Mycompany,MindsetsLLC,helpsorganizationsandindividualsseetheirownblindspots.Arealestaterecruiterweworkedwithillustratesthepositivedifferencesuchtrainingcanmake.

DuringmyMindsetscoachingsession,Iwastaughthowtorecruitadiversifiedworkforce.Irecruitedpeoplefromdifferentculturesandskillsets.Theagentswereabletoutilizetheirfullpotentialandexperiencestobuildupthecompany.Whentherealestateteethesbegantochange,itwasbecausewehadadiverseagentpoolthatwewereabletosayintherealestatemarketmuchlongerthanothersinthesameprofession.¡

BlindedbyGender

Daleisanaccountexecutivewhoattendedoneofmyworkshopsonsupervisingadiverseworkforce.¡

Throughoneofthesessions,Idiscoveredmypersonalbias,¡

herecalls.¡

IlearnedIhadnotbeenlookingatapersonasawholeperson,andbeingopentodifferences.¡

Inhiscase,theblindnesswasnotaboutculturebutrathergender.

Ihadamanagementpositionopenintoydepartment;

andthetwofinalistswereamanandawoman.liedInotattendedthisworkshop,Iwouldhaveautomaticallyassumedthemanwasthebestcandidatebecausethepositionrequiredquiteabitofextensivetravel.Myreasoningwouldhavebeenthateventhoughbothcandidatesweregreatandcouldhavebeensuccessfulintheposition,Iassumedthewomanwouldhavewantedtohehomewithherchildrenandnottravel.¡

Dale¡

sassumptionsareanotherexampleofthewell-Intentionedbutincorrectthinkingthatlimitsanorganization¡

sabilitytotapintothefullpotentialofadiverseworkforce.

Ilearnedfromtheclassthatinsteadofimposingmygenderbiasesintothesituation.Ineededtopresentthefullrangeofduties,responsibilitiesandexpectationstoallcandidatesandallotsthemtomakeaninformeddecision.¡

Dalecreditstheworkshop,¡

becauseithelpedmemakedecisionsbasedonfairness.¡

YearoftheKnow-It-All

Dougisanothersupervisorwhoattendedoneofmyworkshops.Fierecallsamajorlessonlearnedfromhisownemployee.

OneofmymostembarrassingmomentswaswhenIhadaChinese-AmericanemployeeputinarequesttotaketimeofftocelebrateChineseNewYear.Inmyignorance,Iassumedhehadhisdateswrong¡

asthefirstofJanuaryhadjustpassed.WhenIadvisedhimofthis,Igavehimatongtalking-toaboutturninginrequestsearlywiththeproperdates.

Hepatientlywaited,thenwhenIwasdone,hesaidhewouldlikeChineseNewYearoff,nottheWesternNewYear.HeexplainedpolitelythatinhisculturethenewyeardidnotbeginJanuaryfirst,andthatChineseNewYear,whichistiedtothelunarcycle,isoneofthemostcelebratedholidaysontheChinesecalendar.Needlesstosay,Ifeltveryembarrassedinassuminghehadhisdatesmixedup.ButIlearnedagreatdealaboutassumptions,andthatthetimingofholidaysvariesconsiderablyfromculturetoculture.

AttendingthediversityworkshophelpedmerealizehowmuchIcouldlearnbysimplyaskingquestionsandcreatingdialogueswithtoyemployees,ratherthanmakingassumptionsandtryingtobeaknow-it-all,¡

Dougadmits.¡

ThebiggestthingItookawayfromtheworkshopislearninghowtobemore¡

inclusive¡

todifferences.¡

ABetterBottomLine

Anopenmindaboutdiversitynotonlyimprovesorganizationsinternally,itisprofitableaswell.Thesecommentsfromacustomerservicerepresentativeshowhowaninclusiveattitudecanimprovesales.¡

MostofmycustomersspeakEnglishasasecondlanguage.Oneofthebestthingsmycompanyhasdoneistocontractwithalanguageservicethatofferstranslationsoverthephone.Itwasn¡

tuntilmybossreceivedMindsets¡

trainingthatshewasabletounderstandhowimportantinclusivenesswastocustomerservice.Asaresult,Octcustomerbasehasincreased.¡

Oncewestarttoseepeopleasindividuals,anddiscardthestereotypes,wecanmovepositivelytowardinclusivenessforeveryone.Diversityisaboutcomingtogetherandtakingadvantageofourdifferencesandsimilarities.Itisaboutbuildingbettercommunitiesandorganizationsthatenhanceusasindividualsandreinforceoursharedhumanity.

WhenwebegintoquestionourassumptionsandchallengewhatwethinkwehavelearnedfromOctpast,fromthemedia,peers,family,friends,etc.,toebegintorealizethatsomeofourconclusionsareflawed（Ó

）orcontrarytoourfundamentalvalues.Weneedtovan）ourselvestothinkdifferently,shiftourmindsetsandrealizethatdiversityopensdoorsforallofus,creatingopportunitiesinorganizationsandcommunitiesthatbenefiteveryone.

1.WhatbotheredTiffanyduringaninterviewwithhercandidate¡

A）Hejustwouldn¡

tlookherintheeye.

B）Hewasslowinansweringherquestions.

C）Hisresumedidn¡

tprovidethenecessaryinformation.

D）Hisanswerstosomeofherquestionswereirrelevant.

2.Tiffany¡

smisjudgmentaboutthecandidatestemmedfrom

A）racialstereotypes

B）invalidpersonalbias

C）culturalignorance

D）emphasisonphysicalappearance

3.Whatisbecomingessentialinthecourseofeconomicglobalizationaccordingtotheauthor?

A）Hiringqualifiedtechnicalandmanagementpersonnel.

B）Increasingunderstandingofpeopleofothercultures.

C）Constantlyupdatingknowledgeandequipment.

D）Expandingdomesticandinternationalmarkets.

4.WhatkindoforganizationisMindsetsLLC?

A）Arealestateagency.

B）Apersonneltrainingcompany.

C）Aculturalexchangeorganization.

D）Ahi-techcompany.

5.Afteroneoftheworkshops,accountexecutiveDalerealizedthat____.

A）hehadhiredthewrongperson

B）hecouldhavedonemoreforhiscompany

C）hehadnotmanagedhisworkforcewell

D）hemustgetridofhisgenderbias

6.WhatdidDalethinkofMindsetsLLC¡

sworkshop?

A）Itwaswell-intentionedbutpoorlyconducted.

B）Ittappedintotheexecutives¡

fullpotential.

C）Ithelpedhimmakefairdecisions.

D）Itmetparticipants¡

diverseneeds.

7.HowdidDoug,asupervisor,respondtoaChinese-Americanemployee¡

srequestforleave?

A）Hetoldhimtogetthedatesright.

B）Hedemandedanexplanation.

C）Heflatlyturneditdown.

D）Hereadilyapprovedit.

8.Dougfelt____whenherealizedthathisassumptionwaswrong.

9.AfterattendingMindsets¡

workshops,theparticipantscametoknowtheimportanceof____totheirbusiness.

10.Whenweviewpeopleasindividualsandgetridofstereotypes,wecanachievediversityandbenefitfromthe____betweenus.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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11.A）Sheexpectedmorepeopleatherparty.

B）Sheenjoysentertainingsmallchildren.

C）Shethrewasurprisepartyforherfriend.

D）Shehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.

12.A）Theyarenotusedtolivinginacoldplace.

B）TheyfeelluckytoliveinFlorida.

C）Theyaregoingtohaveaholiday.

D）Theyhavenotbookedtheirairticketsyet.

13.A）Hewaspleasedtogetthemedal.

B）Hewasverycourageous.

C）Heusedtobeafirefighter.

D）Hewasaccus

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