Her experiences indicate that there still exists __________ in the US.

A．hatred

B．discrimination

C．tolerance

D．diversity

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【定位】倒数第2段。
【解析】推理题。从作者在机场遭遇的经历可知她的名字不是典型的美国人的名字，教她写作的教授在20年前就曾经建议她用笔名写作，以防出版商把她的作品列入“种族区”．由此可知种族歧视在美国仍然存在。因此选B。
【点睛】此题的难点是词汇，即对文中ethnic ghetto和选项B中discrimination的理解。

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