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Robert was a life insurance(人寿保险) salesman. Try
__1__he might, he was still unable to get a
couple to sign up for a policy(保单). "I certainly don't want to frighten you into a
__2__," he announced,
standing up to__
3__. "Please sleep on it tonight, and
__4__you wake up in the morning, let me know what you think."
People can be motivated by many different
__5__. Fear is the common one.__
6__many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually
__7__effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and
work.
A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who
__8__from a mental disability, Christmas
shopping. As they went into a department store, the__
9__accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every
__10__. At that
__11__a(n) angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and
__12__, "Pick them up."
"No," the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).
"Pick them up," the clerk__
13__.
"No," the boy shouted back.
His older sister began picking up the
__14__. Then the boy started to
__15__. Before long, the boy,
his sister and the clerk were
__16__together to put the shoes back in
__17__.
When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n)
__18__lesson with these words: "You have to
encourage my brother to do it in action."
If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister's advice. If you want people
to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer
__19__. When you fill people with what
they want, you're
__20__to get what you want out of them.
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B. as B. sale B. fight B. will B. plans B. But B. more B. contributed B. girl B. direction B. stage B. conflicted B. commented B. books B. help B. organizing B. silence B. instant B. stick B. likely |
C. since C. bargain C. leave C. shall C. means C. Plus C. half C. benefited C. clerk C. shelf C. situation C. reminded C. shouted C. toys C. complain C. working C. detail C. cautious C. honey C. confident |
D. in spite of D. decision D. argue D. may D. results D. Since D. just D. suffered D. salesman D. course D. point D. arranged D. acquired D. bottles D. worry D. assisting D. order D. complex D. tears D. probable |