[填空题]{{B}}PART TWO{{/B}}
{{B}} ·Read the following text.
·Choose the best sentence from the list A—H to fill each of the
blanks.
·For each blank (8—12) mark one letter (A—H) on your
answer sheet.
·Do not mark any letter twice.{{/B}}
An assistant store manager at Costco Wholesale Corp. filed a federal civil
rights lawsuit against the retail chain Tuesday, alleging that she was passed
over for a promotion{{U}} (8) {{/U}}.
The suit, {{U}} (9)
{{/U}}, claims that females rarely get high-level management
jobs.
The lead attorney in the case, Brad Seligman, executive director of
the nonprofit Impact Fund, is also suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , alleging that
the Arkansas-based retailer pays women lower wages and promotes them less than
their male counterparts. {{U}} (10) {{/U}}.
But it is stalled in
an appeals court, and the merits have not been litigated.
The Costco case
concerns Shirley "Rae" Ellis of Aurora, C