新GRE小短文阅读练习题四十四

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Corporate Manager:  Julian Smith is a member of a secret society, and
# m9 g6 w. @0 r% ]6 L, I          members of secret societies usually do not want their membership
          to be widely known.  If we hired people who wanted to hide their
& s; g; E6 N. g$ J3 z6 f          membership in that society, our competitors, by threatening to reveal
          that membership, might pressure them to violate our corporate
          interests.  Since our company has to protect itself, we should not hire
" w3 f/ o; h$ u          anyone who is vulnerable to this sort of pressure.  Hence, we should
          not hire Julian Smith.
4 G6 D2 e4 J* \& u2 V' h( ~) t" l    Which of the following is an assumption made by the manager in arguing
# R+ e/ J2 M' e   against the hiring of Julian Smith?
( N. c8 i5 A5 Q0 P" C7 R& P7 y         Julian Smith does not want his membership in his secret society to be
          widely known.  
        Julian Smith is employed by a company that is in competition with the
          manager's corporation.  
        The position for which Julian Smith has applied is one that would expose
          him to a great deal of confidential information.  
        A person who is a member of a secret society is likely to treat someone
          who is not a member of such a society as a competitor.  
        Secret societies are obliged to protect the interests of their members.  
答案A