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完形填空 Growing up in the 1960s, I was taught from an early age to send a handwritten thank­you note expressing1for kindness. My mother used to buy me a box of paper and 2 me in the art and value of saying "thank you". She 3 to be right. A study showed that it took less than 5 minutes to write the thank you notes. Just 5 minutes to make another person feel overjoyed! 4, in our "instant" world, the idea of getting an actual pen and writing an actual note seems to never come to mind. We tend to do what is 5to us—a quick text or an email. It is easy to use the excuse of being busy, but even very busy and 6 businessmen find time to 7 thank you notes. For example, when Douglas Conant became CEO of Campbells, the company had 8 half of its market value and morale (士气)was at an all­time low. He 9 fixing that by doing some simple things that probably not 10 in any MBA class. For one thing, Conant wrote to every 11. He gained their confidence and naturally, turned the company around. In his ten years as CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees. It's 12 not to ask how he did it. 13, he had many other things to do 14 writing thank­you note. Conant made time for it because he knew the impact each one would have. An expression of 15 in this crazy world still makes a difference. （1） A . concern B . sympathy C . affection D . appreciation （2） A . consult B . instruct C . answer D . impress （3） A . remained B . proved C . appeared D . claimed （4） A . Yet B . Therefore C . So D . Otherwise （5） A . special B . necessary C . convenient D . important （6） A . humorous B . optimistic C . successful D . experienced （7） A . pen B . receive C . design D . deliver （8） A . lost B . gained C . developed D . damaged （9） A . gave up B . kept up C . set about D . worried about （10） A . permitted B . taught C . checked D . tested （11） A . market B . businessman C . company D . employee （12） A . hard B . great C . amazing D . disappointing （13） A . As usual B . In short C . By the way D . After all （14） A . by B . in C . besides D . without （15） A . kindness B . joy C . value D . confidence 答案：（1）D；（2）B；（3）B；（4）A；（5）C；（6）C；（7）A；（8）A；（9）C；（10）B；（11）D；（12）A；（13）D；（14）C；（15）A；

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