New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has【B1】______. It’s now a "global village" where countries are only s

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问题     New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has【B1】______. It’s now a "global village" where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to【B2】______ this high-tech communications equipment is greatly 【B3】______by foreign language skills.
    Deeply involved with this new technology is a【B4】______ of modern business people who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support【B5】______ business efforts.
    Overseas assignments are becoming【B6】______ important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer needs to fear being "out of sight and out of mind." He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or【B7】______ an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas,【B8】______ will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural and foreign language issues are becoming more and more【B9】______.
    Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets.
    English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn’t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications【B10】______ be equal.
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答案shrunk

解析 新技术将我们的距离拉近了,换言之就是我们的地球“缩水了”。所以这里不难听出答案。由于空格前有has,这里应用过去分词形式,shrunk是shrink的过去分词。
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