It looked like a typical business meeting. Six men, neatly dressed in white shirts and ties【C1】________into the boardroom of a s

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问题     It looked like a typical business meeting. Six men, neatly dressed in white shirts and ties【C1】________into the boardroom of a small Jakarta company and sat down at a long table. But instead of consulting files or hearing reports, they closed their eyes and began to meditate (冥想), consulting the spirits of ancient Javanese kings. Mysticism touches almost every aspect of life in Indonesia and business is no【C2】________. One of the meditators said his weekly meditation sessions are aimed mainly at bringing the peace of mind that makes for good decision-making. But the insight gained from mystic communication with spirits of wise kings has also helped【C3】________the profits of his five companies.
    Mysticism and profits have come together since the 13th century introduction of Islam to Indonesia by Indian Moslem merchants. Those devout (虔敬的) traders, called "Wali Ullah" or " those close to God" , 【C4】________spread both trade and religion by adapting their appeals to the native mysticism of Java. Legends attribute magic power of foreknowledge to the Wali Ullah. These powers were believed to be gained through【C5】________and fasting.
    Businessman Hadisiko said his group fasts and meditates all night every Thursday to become closer to God and to contact the spirits of the great men of the past. Hadiziko hastened to add that his companies also hold modern personnel management systems and that formal qualifications are essential for a candidate even to be considered.
    Perspective investments also are considered through mystic meditation. With the mind relaxed and open, it is easier to be【C6】________in judging the risk of a new venture. Hadisiko explained, "Meditation and contact with the wisdom of the old leaders【C7】________your own insight and intuition. Then you have to apply that intuition to the information you have and work hard to be successful. " Mystic meditation helped reverse a business slide his companies experienced in the mid-1980. Putting the right persons in the right jobs and gaining confidence in his business decisions were the keys to a turning around that has brought【C8】________and profitability. Meditation helped him do these things right.
    One of his managers, Yusuf Soemado, who studied business administration at Harvard University, compared the idea of mystic management to western system of positive thinking. " Willpower and【C9】________mind are recognized as important factors in business. Such approaches as psycho-cybernetics (心理控制论) , Carnegie’s think and growth rates, or the power of positive thinking are western attempts to tap the same higher【C10】________that we contact through meditation," he said.
    A) boost              F) filed          K) literacy
    B) energetically      G) foster         L) meditation
    C) exception          H) implicitly     M) objective
    D) expansion          I) indignant      N) sharpens
    E) exposition         J) intelligence   O) subconscious
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解析 动词辨析题。空格前为and连接的并列主语,其后为宾语,可推断此处缺少动词作谓语。结合句意:冥想以及与古代领袖的智慧交流可以________洞察力和直觉。备选动词中sharpens“(感觉、理解)加强;(使)改善”可以与空格后的insight and intuition“洞察力和直觉”搭配使用,故N)为正确答案。
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