請依下文回答第 11 題至第 15 題 The clever fool syndrome would explain why one controversial study of Harvard Business School students found that, after a flying start, the alumni (presumably among the ablest young men of their day)gradually slipped back to the general level inside their chosen management __11__ . A Harvard graduate has no reason at all to suppose that he will manage more effectively than a less instructed contemporary. The Harvard man can only claim that he is more highly educated; and high education and high achievement in practical affairs don’t necessarily go together. John F Kennedy found that assembling America’s brightest brains in Washington neither got bills __12__ Congress nor avoided the Bay of Pigs; and many companies have discovered that business school diplomas are a thin __13__ against incompetence. An overwhelmingly large proportion of the highest and best American executives did study business. All this proves that an overwhelmingly large proportion of business-minded undergraduates got the real message,which is that a diploma will be good for their careers, starting with starting salaries. It does not follow that the education was of any other direct benefit either to the executive or his firm. __14__ , of course, that the schooling was wasted. As a general rule, the wise man recruits the finest intelligence he can find; and good minds are far better for good training. The question is only whether academic training in subjects that seem to have some connection with management __15__ the best education for managing, and that is something that nobody can prove either way. 【題組】12 (A) with (B) over (C) through (D) beyond
4 Anita’s 2-year gym membership is no longer___________ ; she is thinking about getting a lifelong membership
offered by a newly opened gym near her place. (A) cordial (B) diverse (C) liable (D) valid
35 Many successful leaders believe that a _____ approach should be taken in order to solve complex problems, with
feasible solutions often being preferred over more idealistic ones.
(A) resilient (B) resistant (C) pragmatic (D) precarious
34 The meeting finally came to an end when the committee members reached a ______ on adding an additional prize
winner. (A) consultant (B) consensus (C) collision (D) competition