Americans believe so much in moving ahead that they are 【C1】______ researching, experimenting and exploring. They treat time as

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问题     Americans believe so much in moving ahead that they are 【C1】______ researching, experimenting and exploring. They treat time as if it 【C2】______ real—a precious resource. They budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it and 【C3】______ for it. A foreigner’s first impression 【C4】______ the U.S. is that everyone is in a rush and often 【C5】______ pressure. City people always appear to be 【C6】______ to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention or elbowing 【C7】______ . Foreigners who miss smiles, brief conversations, or leisurely exchanges with strangers should not feel 【C8】______ by this. Americans value time so 【C9】______ , they dislike anyone "wasting "it beyond an 【C10】______ amount. New arrivals to the States will miss the custom of social talk 【C11】______ a business call because Americans generally 【C12】______ or enquire about their visitors professionally rather than socially. They start talking business very quickly; time is always 【C13】______ in their heads. They work 【C14】______ at saving time through labor-saving devices so they communicate rapidly by fax, phone or E-mall rather than 【C15】______ personal contact; The 【C16】______ of electronic communication has 【C17】______ to do with the significance of the matter 【C18】______ hand.
    【C19】______ a job or solving a problem rapidly in the U.S. is considered a sign of 【C20】______ .
【C20】

选项 A、skill
B、skillfulness
C、skilled
D、skillful

答案B

解析 介词后只可使用名词,据此排除C和D。再看skill和skillfulness,skill强调某一方面的专门技能,skillfulness是普通用词,此处是泛指,非专指某一方面的技能,故应用skillfulness。
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