I couldn't stop crying.Months oflate eve

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问题 I couldn't stop crying.Months oflate evenings and demanding travel had l my professional exterior.I tried to 2 my quarterly numbers while my colleagues squirmed（局促不安）in their seats,offered me a box oftissues,or just 3.My boss 4 ended the meeting.My colleagues quickly 5 the room.l was left 6 in the conference room,crumpled tissues in hand.For women,crying in a professional 7 is often seen as the kiss of death:"Stop crying!Someone will see you.""Quick,run to the ladies'room!"These are just two 8 0f similar wamings I've heard throughout my career.But it's not just me.Female friends and colleagues have told me they too have been told to 9 the waterworks.It's a familiar 10 for women who cry at work:Escape to bathroom.Grab toilet paper.Wipe eyes.Blow nose.Take deep breath and sashay back into the conference rooms,banquet halls,auditoriums and hallways.Act as ifwe really did just have to use the 11.If,however,we can't make a pre-tears escape,we're likely to 12 0ur tails between our legs:"I'm so sorry.""Don't worry,that will never happen again.""You're right,that was so unprofessional."Most of the women I spoke with about this 13 explain that to cry in front of colleagues,especially male peers or bosses,14 as one ofthe most humiliating professional experiences.But times and corporate culture are both changing.Could crying have a less negative feeling ifleaders 15 it as natural?16 gender,leaders need to be trained on how t0 17 crying as another form of emotional expression.The 18 from the top needs to be that no one will lose credibility or be seen as less competent if they cry.Rather,they will be viewed as being 19 while helping to create an even more 20 workplace culture.12选？A.foldB.coverC.tuckD.omit

选项 A.fold
B.cover
C.tuck
D.omit

答案 C

解析动词辨析题。根据句意，然而，如果我们不能在眼泪流出来之前逃离现场，我们很可能会把尾巴两腿之间说：“我很抱歉。…‘别担心，这种事不会再发生了。…‘你说得对，那太不符合职业道德了。”表达“夹起尾巴”用tuck，故C项为正确选项。【干扰排除】根据以上分析可知，A项fold“折叠；合拢”、B项cover“掩盖；涉及”、D项omit“省略；遗漏”与our tails不构成“夹起尾巴”的语义搭配，故均排除。

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I couldn't stop crying.Months oflate eve

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