Back in business school, macho(自以为是的) kids like me studied finance. In the competition of life, money 21 winning, so those who managed the money would become the 22 . Didn't matter that I was a woman - I was as 23 as any guy you'd ever met.
It's taken me a lot of years, a lot of living, to 24 that my view of the world was upside down. The reality is: finance is for wimps(呆子). Finance is the easy part. However, It's much 25 to deal with people. The winners in society are the people who understand how to 26 other people.
In my 20s, I worked really hard. I 27 name-brand schools and piled on the degrees. I was 28 on my climb to the top as a successful real-estate developer. I worked full-time as I was studying, because I was 29 .
Then when I was 31, I got to the top in a way that I 30 imagined possible. I was 31 Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles. In that 32 , I collaborated with leaders from all sectors of society.
When our four-year term came to a 33 , I moved to another world of power and money, as a headhunter for CEOs and other 34 talent for the world's biggest companies.
As a result of all these 35 , I've had the chance to meet, befriend, and work with leaders from all sectors in countries throughout the world.
And here's what I've learned: the leaders are not the 36 IQ people in any organization. They didn't get the highest grades, they didn't 37 the highest exam scores. They got to the top 38 they have the ability to attract the best people to work for them. And at the root of that power of attraction is empathy(同感能力). Empathy is the ability to truly connect with other human beings. It's life's hardest but most 39 skill. And it's the skill 40 for leadership in a changing world.
21. A. ignored B. equaled C. combined D. caused
22. A. directors B. heroes C. winners D. losers
23. A. optimistic B. naughty C. competitive D. practical
24. A. realize B. deny C. complain D. debate
25. A. happier B. simpler C. easier D. harder
26. A. care about B. relate to C. depend on D. talk with
27. A. attended B. avoided C. left D. escaped
28. A. praised B. assisted C. criticized D. focused
29. A. in a hurry B. in vain C. in surprise D. in the end
30. A. ever B. often C. never D. once
31. A. appointed B. treated C. awarded D. charged
32. A. culture B. game C. space D. role
33. A. start B. fame C. close D. trend
34. A. different B. top C. common D. busy
35. A. experiences B. performances C. accidents D. experiment
36. A. busiest B. lowest C. dullest D. highest
37. A. accept B. expect C. score D. share
38. A. until B. because C. so D. before
39. A. complete B. funny C. boring D. important
40. A. required B. remembered C. regarded D. reached
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