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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。

Is there a “success personality”—some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably (必然地) to achievement? If so, exactly what is that secret success formula(公式), and can anyone develop it?

At the Gallop Organization we recently focused in depth on success, inquiring into the attitudes of 1500 distinguished people selected at random from Who’s Who in America. Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers. Here is one of the most important, that is common sense.

Common sense is the most widely possessed quality of the people surveyed. Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this quality. And 61 percent say that common sense is very important in contributing to their success.

To most, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs. To do this, one has to remove extra ideas and get right to the key points of what matters. A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way: “The key ability for success is simplifying. In conduction of meeting and dealing with industry reducing a complex problem to the simplest term is highly important.”

Is common sense a quality a person is born with, or can you do something to increase it? The oil man’s answer is that common sense can definitely be developed. He owes this to learning how to debate in school. Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others, learning from their—and your own—mistakes.

Besides common sense, there are many other factors that influence success: knowing your field, self-reliance, intelligence, the ability to get things done, leadership, creativity, relationships with others, and of course, luck. But common sense stands out. If you develop these qualities, you’ll succeed. And you might even find yourself listed in Who’s Who someday.

Secrets to success
Finding of the 1.________	Top achievers have some common 2.______, one of which is common sense.
The most important quality	79 percent of the people surveyed 3.______ highly of common sense. And 61 percent say their success4._______ from this quality.
Understanding of common sense	To most, it means one is5. ________ to present sound, make practical judgments on everyday affairs by6.________ on what really counts.
7.________ to get common sense	8.________ it through activities like learning how to debate in school. Increasing it through mistakes by observing others.
Other factors leading to success	9._______ from common sense, many other factors contribute to success, luck10.________. But common sense is the most outstanding.

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1. research/study

2. qualities

3. think/speak

4. arises/results

5. able 

6. focusing/concentrating 

7. Ways/How 

8. Developing 

9. Apart 

10. included

【解析】略