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It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact, __1__hearing the phrase "thank you" or "well done" means the same to employees as a modest pay__2__, researchers say.      Praise and encouragement also__3__employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs, saving on the cost of finding__4__.      A third of 1,000 workers__5__said they did not get  thanked at all when they did well, and a(n) __6__third said they were not thanked enough.      In both__7__, the employees said they felt__8__, meaning they were less likely to be__9__to their jobs and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere.      According to the survey, praising employees has the same__10__as a 1 percent pay rise, and works out much__11__for bosses.      Three out of four employees said that regular__12__by  their bosses was important to them, __13__ only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise__14__they felt they needed. Those doing manual (体力的) jobs were less likely to be given any __15__for doing well.      Scottish employees felt__16__undervalued, eight out of ten saying they would like more praise. However, workers in the northeast are less__17__by being buttered up by the boss, as only 69 percent said they felt the__18__to be told "well done" regularly.      The research found that words of praise did more than__19__a pleasant place to work-they could __20__increase profits.

(     )1. A. properly         (     )2. A. rise             (     )3. A. forces           (     )4. A. possibilities   (     )5. A. surveyed         (     )6. A. adequate         (     )7. A. surveys         (     )8. A. privileged       (     )9. A. caught           (     )10. A. motivation     (     )11. A. less convenient (     )12. A. inspection     (     )13. A. but            (     )14. A. that           (     )15. A. solution       (     )16. A. least           (     )17. A. charged         (     )18. A. chance         (     )19. A. create         (     )20. A. alone           B. consequently   B. ride         B. catches     B. replacements   B. reported     B. total       B. cases       B. favored     B. attached     B. advantage   B. more likely B. acknowledgement B. otherwise   B. when        B. situation   B. the less     B. impressed   B. need        B. demand       B. still       C. insistently     C. surprise       C. makes           C. responsibilities C. employed       C. special         C. parts           C. undervalued     C. involved        C. development     C. cheaper        C. commitment     C. thus           C. while           C. recognition     C. the more       C. delayed         C. potential       C. require         C. even            D. frequently       D. incident         D. contributes     D. disadvantages   D. inspired         D. further         D. points           D. evaluated       D. devoted         D. feeling         D. more expensive   D. outlines         D. so               D. as               D. communication   D. most             D. exploded         D. function         D. restore         D. yet

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1-5: D A C B A    6-10: D B D C A    11-15: C B A D C   16-20: D B B A C