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.

Several years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to  36  about the noise. I could do  37  about it. After all, noises are unavoidable(不可避免的).How can anyone move in  38  .

Still  39  ,the complaints continued on a daily basis—well after the first day. We walked “too loudly”down the stairs, we laughed too often, we opened and closed the door too many times…They had many  40  to complain.

Nobody can stand the endless complaints and quarrels. I soon learned that they had  41  the last few families who lived above them by the same way. So I had the information I needed and I tried to  42  every situation carefully.

I tried to walk in  43  to avoid any possible noises. Whenever they called  44  came to the door with a complaint, no matter how unreasonable, I simply listened. From their confused expressions, I could imagine that they had never expected to get a   45  attitude from me.

Of course, it was hard to keep calm but my sister and I  46  . I told my sister that we were going to be pleasant and  47  them to change their attitude to neighbors. I explained to her that they probably felt  48  in their lives because they are common people.   49  , they were always looking for a   50  to show their power so that nobody could look down upon them. I continued smiling and greeting them as I saw them, much to their  51  .On more than one occasion(不止一次), I ended up  52  them. They thanked me before they left.

Unexpectedly, the next time I saw them, they all smiled and  53  friendly. We had a short but pleasant  54  . Ever since then, they’ve been very pleasant neighbors, and we’ve become good  55  .

1.A. worryB. talk                                    C. care                                            D. complain

2.A.everything           B. nothing                   C. something                        D. anything

3.A.quietly                           B. quickly                    C. suddenly                                   D. slowly

4.A.angrier                           B. less                                    C. better                                        D. worse

5.A.purposes              B. times                                 C. reasons                                      D. persons

6.A.come across        B. driven off                         C. knocked into                            D. taken in

7.A.treat                      B. allow                                 C. keep                                           D. accept

8.A.fashion                           B. trouble                    C. doubt                                         D. peace

9.A.but                        B. so                             C. or                                      D. as

10.A.funny                           B. positive                            C. gentle                               D. satisfying

11.A.continued                   B. decided                            C. began                               D. stopped

12.A.order                           B. ask                                     C. forbid                               D. encourage

13.A.stupid                          B. powerless                  C. unfortunate                        D. dangerous

14.A.Besides              B. Therefore                        C. Otherwise                        D. However

15.A.task                     B. chance                    C. challenge                                  D. job

16.A.surprise             B. worry                      C. taste                                           D. expect

17.A.frustrating         B. annoying                          C. helping                             D. joining

18.A.sounded            B. felt                                    C. phoned                                      D. looked

19.A.discussion                   B. quarrel                    C. conversation                            D. journey

20.A.friends                         B. workmates             C. partners                                    D. classmates

The floor is dirty. Can anyone clean it?   
_____I do it all the time.
    A. Don’t mention it.       B. Why you?      C. Not sure   D. Not me again.

 

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.

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What the English for this？ Can anyone tell me？