1.B　[细节理解题。根据第一段第三句"I got a great one­month review and my boss asked if I was interested in staying with the company after graduation."可知，作者第一个月的工作令老板感到满意，故请她留在公司。]

2.D　[细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的"...rather than giving ideas that might get turned down，I stayed back."可知，作者对自己缺乏自信，害怕自己的看法会被人拒绝，因而退缩。]

3.C　[写作意图题。第四段老板谈到解雇作者的原因：VBut you haven't made enough effort to join the team.You lost the enthusiasm you showed in your interview.That won't work long term，and if I could give you one piece of advice，it would be to let your guard down."及第四段最后一句VThey liked the person who walked into the interview，and they didn't respect me when I hid that person from them."可知，作者想通过文章告诉我们，在团队中工作时，我们不应该羞于分享自己的看法。]

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4.practice　[信息转换题。根据文章第一段最后一句"Practically unheard of a generation ago，the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses..."可知。]

5.need/poverty　[信息转换题。根据文章第二段第三句"The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that 'elderly' and 'needy' are synonymous(同义的)."可知。注意此处是名词，故填need或poverty。]

6.Present/Current　[信息归纳题。根据文章第二段第四句"Perhaps that once was true，but today elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population."可知。]

7.disadvantage　[信息归纳题。根据文章第三段第三句"But in other cases the discounts are given at the expense，directly or indirectly，of younger Americans."可知。at a disadvantage处于不利地位。]

8.preferring　[信息转换题。根据文章第四段第三句"...more and more older Americans are declining the retirement dinner in favor of staying on the job-thereby lessening employment and promotion opportunities for younger workers."可知。]