Question

Is there a “success personality”—some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably（必然地）to achievement? If so, exactly what is that secret success formula（公式）, and can anyone develop it?
At the Gallop Organization we recently focused in depth on success, inquiring into the attitudes of 1500 distinguished people selected at random from Who’s Who in America. Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers. Here is one of the most important, that is common sense.
Common sense is the most widely possessed quality of the people surveyed. Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this quality. And 61 percent say that common sense is very important in contributing to their success.
To most, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs. To do this, one has to remove extra ideas and get right to the key points of what matters. A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way: “The key ability for success is simplifying. In conduction of meeting and dealing with industry reducing a complex problem to the simplest term is highly important.”
Is common sense a quality a person is born with, or can you do something to increase it? The oil man’s answer is that common sense can definitely be developed. He owes this to learning how to debate in school. Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others, learning from their—and your own—mistakes.
Besides common sense, there are many other factors that influence success: knowing your field, self-reliance, intelligence, the ability to get things done, leadership, creativity, relationships with others, and of course, luck. But common sense stands out. If you develop these qualities, you’ll succeed. And you might even find yourself listed in Who’s Who someday.

Secrets to success
Finding of the (1)  ▲	Top achievers have some common (2)  ▲  , one of which is common sense.
The most important quality	79 percent of the people surveyed (3)  ▲   highly of common sense. And 61 percent say their success (4)  ▲   from this quality.
Understanding of common sense	To most, it means one is (5)  ▲   of presenting sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs by (6)  ▲   on what really counts.
(7)  ▲   to get common sense	(8)  ▲   it through activities like learning how to debate in school. Increasing it through mistakes by observing others.
Other factors leading to success	(9)  ▲   from common sense, many other factors contribute to success, luck (10)  ▲  . But common sense is the most outstanding.

1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. ______________ 4. __________ 5. ______________
6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. ______________ 9. __________10. ______________

Answer 1

【小題1】research / study
【小題1】qualities
【小題1】think / speak
【小題1】arises / results
【小題1】capable
【小題1】focusing / concentrating
【小題1】Ways / How
【小題1】Developing
【小題1】Apart
【小題1】Included

解析【小題1】research / study 根據(jù)第二段“Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers.”可知填 research或study
【小題1】qualities 根據(jù)第二段中 Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers.可知填qualities
【小題1】think / speak 根據(jù)第三段中的Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this quality. 可知79%的人認為此項得分最高，故用短語 think/speak highly of 表高度評價
【小題1】arises / results 根據(jù)第三段中的And 61 percent say that common sense is very important in contributing to their success.中可知common sense 導致成功，也就是成功來自于 common sense 所以用 result from/arise from
【小題1】capable 根據(jù)第四段中To most, common sense means the ability to present sound,可知有這樣的能力，也就是 be capable of
【小題1】focusing / concentrating 根據(jù)第四段中one has to remove extra ideas and get right to the key points of what matters. 要去除其他雜念，也就是專注 用focus on
【小題1】Ways / How 根據(jù)第五段中can you do something to increase it?可知此節(jié)指如何培養(yǎng)，所以填Ways / How，注意大小寫
【小題1】Developing 根據(jù)第五段common sense can definitely be developed.可知填develop，由下文中 increasing 可知用Ving形式
【小題1】Apart 根據(jù)最后一段中第一句話Besides common sense可知填的詞要和besides意思一樣，所以用 apart from=besides
【小題1】Included 根據(jù)最后一段there are many other factors that influence success所以指包括其他因素，用短語 sth included