C．civilization D．style

　　7．A.aims at B．imports from

　　C．holds back D．consists of

　　C．colleagues D．managers

　　9．A.hopefully B．afterwards

　　C．consequently D．otherwise

　　10．A.disagreed B．stuck

　　C．traded D．mixed

　　11．A.only B．even

　　C．again D．hardly

　　12．A.amazing B．fierce

　　C．official D．successful

　　13．A.promote B．maintain

　　C．risk D．defend

　　14．A.overcome B．observed

　　C．covered D．unsettled

　　15．A.theory B．advertizement

　　C．design D．goal

　　16．A.group B．promise

　　C．warning D．effort

　　17．A.avoid B．announce

　　C．predict D．suffer

　　18．A.but for B．next to

　　C．instead of D．due to

　　19．A.ambition B．courage

　　C．motivation D．strength

　　20．A.difference B．sound

　　C．fortune D．mistake

　　语篇导读　本文通过讲述作者坚持自己的正确主张让公司避免损失的故事，阐明了一个道理：要勇敢地坚持正确的选择，不要人云亦云。

【熟词生义】present常用义：展现；展示。He presents himself well.他善于展示自己。　生义：(1)演出；上映。The theater company is presenting Romeo and Julia by Shakespeare next