Kelly Sortino had a tough time recalling what she’d accomplished at the end of each busy workday. Her job as head of the upper s

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问题     Kelly Sortino had a tough time recalling what she’d accomplished at the end of each busy workday. Her job as head of the upper school for the Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, Calif, often【C1】______ working 12-hour days, including weekends and evenings. She enjoyed the【C2】______ but worried that she wasn’ t accomplishing everything she needed to. "I felt as if I wasn’ t really having the time to do more of the strategic and【C3】______work to make those larger changes at the school." says Ms. Sortino.
    She decided to【C4】______a workshop at Stanford University on how to simplify work processes and reduce waste. She learned, 【C5】______, to block out her time more efficiently and minimize distractions. She also【C6】______ herself to systematically completing her daily task list and to completely clearing her email inbox and workspace on a regular【C7】______. The changes 【C8】______a marked improvement in her time management. Ms. Sortino【C9】______works on weekends, but only as needed.
    It’s a tough time to be productive. Globalization, increased competition and the jarring immediacy of technology have made it difficult for modern employees to【C10】______on top of their growing workloads while maintaining a good work-life balance. 【C11】______, experts say small adjustments to how employees 【C12】______work can have a big impact on their workplace efficiency.
Learn to prioritize and to commit yourself to working in【C13】______blocks of time throughout the day. A 2009 Stanford University study found that multitasking is less productive than single-tasking and that many self-proclaimed multitaskers have difficulty【C14】______out irrelevant information, further【C15】______their performance.
    It’s especially important to【C16】______what motivates the decisions your boss makes. Most subordinates have an employee-centric view【C17】______their managers, which tends not to be accurate. A better understanding of your boss can help you to "sell" the advice about【C18】______changes that can benefit the department and company.【C19】______with your boss to prioritize important work and eliminate unproductive tasks. Employees may think changing job functions is risky,【C20】______being proactive can impress your boss.
【C8】

选项 A、made
B、followed
C、meant
D、produced

答案D

解析 本句意在表达这些变化带来进步,produce“产生,引起,导致”代入句中,构成The changes produced a marked improvement“这些变化带来了明显的进步”,符合文意,故D.produced项为正确答案。短语make an improvement“取得进步”的主语通常是人,故排除。follow“跟随,追随"和mean“意味着”代入文中,表意均不准确,故排除。
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