Give timely and constructive feedback when the boss says or does things that can have potentially bad effects.(I understand your frustration but the way you blew up in the meeting this morning was not proper.)

　　Tell the boss about personal issues that may be distracting a key employee.(Bob's son was just diagnosed with a serious illness；it would be helpful if you told him not to worry about it.)

　　Let the boss know when he/she has behaved in a manner that is perceived as more self­serving than in the interest of the team.(People believe your push for these results is more about you getting your next promotion.It could help if you acknowledged how hard everyone worked right now.)

　　语篇解读　如果你碰到了像Martin一样的老板，你该怎么做呢？

　　1．What can we learn about Martin?

　　A．He had no talent for leadership.

　　B．He had the potential to become a CEO

　　C．He worked only in one company.

　　D．He realized his career goal at last.

　　解析：　细节理解题。根据第一段中的Martin was clearly one of the most talented business leaders I'd ever met.Had it not been for his bad temper，he could easily have become CEO of a global company.可知答案。

　　答案：　B

　　2．What does the underlined word "scuttled" in Paragraph 1 mean?

　　A．Allowed.　　　　　　　 B．Prevented.

　　C．Controlled. D．Improved.

　　解析：　词义猜测题。他曾经接近达到他的终身目标，但是他在一次会上的发火阻止了领导指定他当CEO的决定。

　　答案：　B

　　3．According to the passage，if your boss did something improper，you should________.

　　A．let him know it

　　B．pretend not to see it

　　C．stop others from learning about it

　　D．report it to his seniors

　　解析：　推理判断题。根据第五段中的Give timely and constructive feedback when the boss says or does things that can have potentially bad effects.可知答案。

　　答案：　A

　　4．The author gives advice by________.

A．giving examples