语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为
It was January 1st, the first day of the year and a holiday for me. I started by thinking of getting the bank work done. The bank clerk, 1. elderly gentleman with a white beard, 2. (nod) and I sat in front of him. He filled in my details letter by letter.
Minutes passed and nothing happened. I started wondering 3. we had computerized banking if we were still filling in forms. After waiting for ten more minutes 4. (patience), I eagerly asked him if my work was done. He shouted, “Nothing is done. It will take time!”
Suddenly I felt 5. of us sailing in the same boat. I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or 6. (lie) in a warm bed like me. Two minutes 7. (late), I told him, “Sir, take your time. I am not in a hurry.”
This man suddenly gave me a rare smile and said, “You are not in a hurry but somebody else will come who will be in a hurry.”
He really touched my heart with his wise words. All this time I thought of him 8. a robot, someone who was there for my convenience, 9. today I suddenly felt a strange communion (共鸣) with him. I decided to be more friendly with people 10. help me with my work.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining (留住) customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But, , words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once companies have attracted customers they often the second half of the story. In the of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers tend to become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business—________ that the customer remains a customer.
to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the average company loses between 10 and 30 percent of its every years. In constantly changing , this is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.
Only now are organizations beginning to ________ those lost opportunities and calculate the ________ implications. Cutting down the number of customers a company loses can make a big ________ in its performance. Research in the US found that a five percent decrease in the number of defecting (流失的) customers led to ________ increases of between 25 and 85 percent.
In the US, Domino’s Pizza estimates that a regular customer is worth more than $5,000 over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or service on their first visit and ________ never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in ________ profits (more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience).
The logic behind cultivating customer________ is impossible to deny. “In practice most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention paid to ________ them”, says Adrian Payne of Cornfield University’ School of Management. “Research suggests that there is a close relationship between ________ customers and making profits. ________ customers tend to buy more, are predictable and usually cost less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price ________, and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it ________ for competitors to enter a market or increase their________ of a market.
1.A. in particular B. in reality C. at least D. first of all
2.A. emphasize B. doubt C. overlook D. believe
3.A. excitement B. sorrow C. decision D. performance
4.A. denying B. ensuring C. arguing D. proving
5.A. Moving B. Hoping C. Starting D. Failing
6.A. shops B. guests C. opportunities D. customers
7.A. markets B. tastes C. prices D. expenses
8.A. look forward to B. gave in to C. devote to D. wake up to
9.A. Cultural B. social C. financial D. economical
10.A. promise B. plan C. mistake D. difference
11.A. cost B. opportunity C. profit D. budget
12.A. as a result B. on the whole C. in conclusion D. on the contrary
13.A. huge B. potential C. extra D. reasonable
14.A. beliefs B. loyalty C. habits D. interest
15.A. affecting B. understanding C. keeping D. attracting
16.A. introducing B. analyzing C. searching D. retaining
17.A. Assumed B. Respected C. Established D. Unexpected
18.A. agreeable B. flexible C. friendly D. sensitive
19.A. unfair B. difficult C. essential D. convenient
20.A. share B. goods C. stresses D. progress
Johnson, _________ for months to find a job, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.
A. to struggle B. struggling
C. struggled D. having struggled
--- Who should be responsible for the heavy burden of the students?
--- ______ the test system instead of the teachers.
A. They should be B. That is C. It. is D. What is
_________ is a pity that such a great athlete _________retire so early.
A. What; would B. It; would
C. This; should D. It; should
_________ that he _________set up more than ten branches elsewhere.
A. So ambitious John is; aims to
B. So ambitious is John; aims to
C. So ambitious John is; aims at
D. So ambitious is John; aims at
