The power of language
Language is something that defines (define) us as humans. When language is ____1___(use) well, it can bring out very deep feelings in others, and encourages others to take ____2___ ( act). Sometimes in poetry a certain phrase can bring __3___(tear) to the eyes and move us deeply. When we use language to express our true feelings to someone, it can open and ___4___(deep) the connection between us. Language is a very ___5__(power) tool. How we use language shapes our world. How we use self-talk ___6____(direct) shapes our experience of both ourselves and the world. How we deliver ____7____( communicate) shapes the way the world ___8___ ( respond) to us. We can use language more ___9___ (effective). And this clearly influences the health and power of our ___10___ (person) relationships and business relationships.
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【正确答案】：1.used 2.action 3.tears 4.deepen 5.powerful 6.directly 7.comunication 8.responds 9.effectively 10.personal
【题目解析】：1.is+动词过去分词构成一般现在时的被动语态，答案是used
2.固定搭配take action 采取行动，答案是action
3.bring后加名词构成动宾结构，tear本身就是名词，加s表示复数，答案是tears
4.and连接前后词性一致，open是动词，所以需要把deep改成动词，答案是deepen
5.形容词修饰名词tool，答案是powerful
6.空格前是how引导的主语从句，后面是谓语动词，中间只可能填副词，修饰动词，答案是directly
7.deliver后加名词构成动宾结构，答案是communication
8.根据空格上下文，发现the world之后是the way 的定语从句，从句中少谓语动词，所以答案是responds
9，空格前的we can use language是主谓宾结构完整的，那么后面只可能加副词，对整个句子进行程度修饰，答案是effectively
10,形容词修饰名词relationships，答案是personal
