2023届高三英语二轮专题原创语法填空3：五月社会热点素材

高考英语专题复习：原创语法填空题（附详解与翻译） ——改编自China Daily最新实时新闻3（社会热点） Cathay Pacific apologizes over crew's alleged discrimination 国泰航空就船员涉嫌歧视道歉（2023.5.23） Cathay Pacific Airways issued two statements of __1__ (apologize) on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, and launched an internal investigation after an online post accused flight attendants from the airline of discrimination __2__ non-English speaking passengers, according to media reports. In the statement issued on Tuesday, the cabin crew members involved in the incident __3__ (suspend) and an internal investigation has been carried out immediately. The airline also said it will publish the results in three days and vowed to __4__ (serious) deal with any __5__ (proper) behavior or language. The airline reiterated that it attaches great importance to this incident and the company has contacted passengers __6__ (concern) for further information, which was also mentioned in the earlier apology statement. The alleged discrimination was posted on social media on Monday. The writer, who is fluent in Mandarin, English and Cantonese, described in the post how the flight attendants kept __7__ (complain) in English and Cantonese about passengers who didn't speak English well when taking Flight CX987 on Sunday. __8__ (sit) in the back row, the writer overheard conversations like "If you cannot say blanket, you cannot have it" and "The carpet is on the floor". A voice recording of the incident was shared by the writer in another post. The writer speculated that the concerned passenger was trying to get a blanket using known English words but was laughed at by the attendants who "can only speak English." Another passenger was answered abruptly __9__ inquiring about how to fill out the landing card. It was upsetting that the attendants were so malicious to passengers who couldn't speak English or Cantonese and that they lacked even basic respect to passengers. The writer reported the behavior to the chief steward before leaving the plane