(decide) He should give way to a younger, more ______ leader.

(assist) Our staff can give ______ with any problems that may arise.

(comfort) Before you say or do the thing you are frightened to do, you have to sit with the ______ of its unpleasant effect.

(capable) There are so many traffic jams, because the city's road system is ______ of handling the current volume of traffic.

(hope) A doctor is there to treat and to cure, not to dismiss anyone as a ______ case.

(character) Historians used to ______ the period as the decade of revolution.

(account) I am a retired ______， having spent the early years of my career in an insurance industry.

challengelocalwonderpromotionpastneverpleasanttimeexchangesuddenlyattractsidewalkThe display in the window was attractive, but Miriam (51) ______ where the new business was going to come from. Cannon Falls wasn't a one –sop-light town, but it wasn't a great metropolis either. There just weren't that many people to warrant an extravagant new business (52)______ such as this. The bank manager, Al Gropin , had even invested in some full-page advertisements in the (53)________ paper and had hired some clowns to perform on the street in front of the bank all to try to (54)______ new customers. But Miriam didn't linger long in front of the window, and she didn't waste much (55) ______ on her thoughts of AI's grand schemes. Her mission today was the same as it had been every weekday for the (56) ______ several weeks. She nodded at passers-by, shopkeepers, and neighbors as she walked purposefully along the wide (57)___________ toward The Computer Shack. There was a (58) ______ expression on her face as she smiled and said her "hellos and "good afternoons" and "how are you s" to the people she saw almost every day of her life Her daily meeting with Officer Quanbeck (59)______ failed to amuse her. She smiled to herself as they (60)______ greetings and wondered whether he would feel as stupid as he looked after she pulled off the crime of the century. (From New Applications)

Do you ever feel like there just isn't enough time in the day? Do you spend your days in lots of activities, only to find you've not done as much as you thought you would? And how come some people just seem to get so much done in the same period of time? In every aspect of life,we find that the highest achicvers manage their time particularly well.And while it may seem like we are all working,there's a difference between being busy and being effective, and good time management is what makes that difference.But how did the concept of time management evolve,and what are the broad principles by which we try to define it?The 19th century saw the rise of the industrial revolution and the development of moder technologics like the telegraph,railroad,and postal service.These new developments depended on precision clocks and standardized work hours.If time management had always been needed,now it was official.So there was now a dependency on precision，with time being an allocation（分配）of alarms, time cards, schedules and standardized rates.As factories grew and productivity became a universal target,time management gave rise to the need for quotas.It often determined the weekly salary, and could even standardize the methods of production.The principles of business profit and loss now involved the management of time.Throughout history,different individuals have been recognized for their contributions towards today's concept of time management. Catharine Beecher, in her 1847 book A Treatise on Domestic Economy,dealt with creating a more efficient household management by using time more productively.Frederick Winslow Taylor proposed in his 1909 paper The Principles of Scientific Management that it was more efficient tooptimize how work was performed than to force employees to work as hard as they could-an early case of the "work smart" philosophy.Stephen R.Covey focused on doing what's most important rather than allowing yourself to get buried in smaller tasks.Today you'll find hundreds of strategies,electronic and paper tools,and theories about how to better multi-task to fit all you want to accomplish into your day. In the past few decades,the main approach of time management has been on preparing schedules and setting goals based on a defined time frame. The modern approach still usesthese techniques,but now the focus can often be more on prioritizing tasks based on their importance and on controlling inputs and distractions to stay on track.Which word can best describe a high achiever's work?

Do you ever feel like there just isn't enough time in the day? Do you spend your days in lots of activities, only to find you've not done as much as you thought you would? And how come some people just seem to get so much done in the same period of time? In every aspect of life,we find that the highest achicvers manage their time particularly well.And while it may seem like we are all working,there's a difference between being busy and being effective, and good time management is what makes that difference.But how did the concept of time management evolve,and what are the broad principles by which we try to define it?The 19th century saw the rise of the industrial revolution and the development of moder technologics like the telegraph,railroad,and postal service.These new developments depended on precision clocks and standardized work hours.If time management had always been needed,now it was official.So there was now a dependency on precision，with time being an allocation（分配）of alarms, time cards, schedules and standardized rates.As factories grew and productivity became a universal target,time management gave rise to the need for quotas.It often determined the weekly salary, and could even standardize the methods of production.The principles of business profit and loss now involved the management of time.Throughout history,different individuals have been recognized for their contributions towards today's concept of time management. Catharine Beecher, in her 1847 book A Treatise on Domestic Economy,dealt with creating a more efficient household management by using time more productively.Frederick Winslow Taylor proposed in his 1909 paper The Principles of Scientific Management that it was more efficient tooptimize how work was performed than to force employees to work as hard as they could-an early case of the "work smart" philosophy.Stephen R.Covey focused on doing what's most important rather than allowing yourself to get buried in smaller tasks.Today you'll find hundreds of strategies,electronic and paper tools,and theories about how to better multi-task to fit all you want to accomplish into your day. In the past few decades,the main approach of time management has been on preparing schedules and setting goals based on a defined time frame. The modern approach still usesthese techniques,but now the focus can often be more on prioritizing tasks based on their importance and on controlling inputs and distractions to stay on track.What can we leam about time management in the 19th century?