Steps of solving such question type:
1. Read the sentences at the beginning and understand what the text is about.
2. Reading the sentence including the example answer, and then try to find the inherent relations in the text.
3. Go on reading and try to fill in the gaps.
(1) subjects: it, this, these, that, those, he, she, we, you, one, anyone, everyone
(2) verbs: be (am/is/are/was/were/been), can/will/have/has
(3) fixed phrases: consist of, as well as, be commensurate with……, cut down
(4) meaning from context: no, not, unlike, unlikely, like……
(5) conjunctions: who/whom, that, which, where, whose, when, because, if, although/though
Analysis:
Top Sales Executives Wanted
Example:
The role of our company is to help companies save money by controlling and reducing overheads. This is ….(0) not…. an easy service to sell, however, so don’t be under any illusion.
Question 31
…..(31)…. demands a high degree of maturity (therefore age is no barrier), strong salesmanship, empathy and determination.
From thel context, you can understand that the subject of the sentence refers to the responsibility of the position mentioned in the previous sentence. So the answer here should be ’It’.
salesmanship noun [uncountable] 推销术
the skill or ability to persuade people to buy things as part of your job
empathy noun [uncountable]
the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems通情达理
empathy with/for
She had great empathy with people.
Questions 32 & 33
You are likely to …..(32)….worked in a corporate environment before reaching a senior management position, during …..(33) ….time you will have acquired the self discipline necessary to be successful. Following this, you may have ventured out on your own to capitalise on your entrepreneurial flair.
Before you think the answer for the gap 32, youl should first of all understand the meaning of the sentence. It says that if you are appointed as the top sales executive, you will not directly go to the management position. You should first work in the company. Therefore, the answer for question 32 doesn’t really need a word that has meaning there. It can only function as the auxiliary verb. Then the answer is "have".
For question 33,l the time refers to the period of working as a common employee and becoming the senior employee. So you should fill in "that".
flair noun
1 [singular] a natural ability to do something very well天赋
ￚ同义词 talent
Jo has a flair for languages.
2 [uncountable] a way of doing things that is interesting and shows imagination敏锐的感觉力，鉴别力，眼光
artistic/creative flair
a job for which artistic flair is essential
Irwin has real entrepreneurial flair. 企业家的眼光
capitalize on something phrasal verb
to use a situation or something good that you have, in order to get an advantage for yourself利用
Ecuador has capitalized on its natural beauty to attract tourism.
Question 34
…(34)……we are seeking is this flair combined with the discipline of a more corporate environment.
Here the sentence need a nounl subordinate clause. And the emphasis of the sentence is the quality of the person. So the answer should be "what".
