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    Nineteen-year-old Melissa Goza couldn' t figure out why she failed to get a bank card time and time again. It only became clear when she was unsuccessful while looking for a new job in a Target store :Three different people are using her Social Security number (社会保障号) .

    Target is one of the companies using credit (信用) reports when hiring new workers. At least one credit report didn't favor Coza in getting the job. A very low credit rate (评价) was under Coza's Social Security number. Target, as required by law, told Goza why the company couldn't offer her the job.

    Sacramento lawyer Jennifer Shaw, a specialist in workplace law, says credit reports are just one more way employers use to find dishonest job seekers. "I think we need to know that , right now , there 's more information out there. And that means, there ' s more information that can be used against us. " said Shaw.

    Goza 's dark cloud may , however, have a silver lining. Target told her she ' d be considered again for the job if she could get a letter from the Social Security Department proving that she ' s the right owner of the Social Security number.

Now that Coza knows she ' s suffered from other people ' s wrongdoings, she will order copies of her credit reports to see what she can do to put things right.

【问题】What does "a silver lining" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. A hopeful future. 

B. A bank report.

C. An official letter. 

D. A Social Security number.

【答案】A

【应试指导】词义猜测题。根据第四段可知，塔吉特公司告诉戈扎如果社会保障部门愿意给她开一封信，证明她是社会保障号码的合法所有者的话，就会重新考虑她的求职申请。由此可知，此处表示情况的反转，因此a silver lining和前面的dark cloud意思相反，dark cloud表示“乌云”，而a silver lining应该表示“乌云周围的白光”，引申义是“一线希望”，说明情况出现了转机，戈扎的工作有了希望。a hopeful future意为“充满希望的未来”，与a silver lining意思相近，故本题选A。

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