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Only half of women actually enjoy being praised and many others misinterpret well-meant words, as offensive, according to a new

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问题     Only half of women actually enjoy being praised and many others misinterpret well-meant words, as offensive, according to a new research. And "you look well" is one of the worst things a man can say to a woman because she just thinks it means she looks fat. The social minefield was revealed in a new【B1】______ by a health-care company located in Newyork, which【B2】______more than 2 000 men and women. It found that many women【B3】______compliments as "backhanded" and are likely to throw them back in your face. The best way to compliment a woman is to【B4】______her weight loss, saying that she looks thinner than 【B5】______. Around 43% of those surveyed said this was the best compliment. A further four in ten are happiest when someone【B6】______ their gorgeous smile. Therefore, in our social life,【B7】______ the way a woman smells, how nice her hair is, or what beautiful eyes she has are also unlikely to be【B8】______. But men should avoid talking about how well a woman looks as she will think he is saying she is fat. Other backhanded compliments【B9】______ "you’re not as stupid as you look" and "you don’t look as bad as I thought you would. " Women also hate anyone to【B10】______ their "large features" and are particularly unimpressed if someone says they are strong or broad. More than one in ten misunderstood praise about their make-up, assuming they were wearing too much.
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答案normal
解析 空格前是表示比较级的than，故空格中应是与she looks thinner相对应的比较对象。结合录音可知，答案为normal，意为“正常，平常”。
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