商務英語(BEC)中級真題範講一(閲讀2)

Read the article below about the winner of a business award.
　　 In most of the lines (34-45) there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.
　　 If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.
　　 If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
　　 The exercise begins with two examples. (0) and (00).

　　Personal Assistant of the Year 0 Anne-Marie Garrard was shocked when it was announced that she had won the 00 Personal Assistant of the Year award. 'The other candidates seemed me 34 to be very strong, and I have to say I found that the selection procedure really 35 hard,' she says. '1 didn't think I had any chance of winning. When I heard my 36 name, my legs were so weak I could only hardly stand up,' she laughs. So 37 how is 'the best' personal assistant chosen from a group of so extremely good 38 and very. different individuals? The final decision was reached after a 39 day-long session of the tests, interviews and exercises. Garrard believes 40 the skills she uses in her job helped her how to perform well. For instance, although 41 most of her work is for her company's Managing Director, she works for six bosses 42 in all, so she always tries out to be prepared for anything that might happen.
　　 43 As for the future, her firm has closed for its summer break now; as soon as 44 they will open again, there is a pay rise waiting for her. But Garrard is not 45 going to be relax. She says, 'There's always room for personal development.
　　 You must keep trying to improve.'