五、填词补文：第 31~40 题，每题 1.5 分，共 15 分。

下面的短文有十处空白，短文后列出十二个词，其中十个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分

别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。

A decision is a choice made from among ________ courses of action that are available. The

purpose of making decision is to establish and ________ organizational goals and objectives. The

reason for making a decision is that a problem exists, goals or objectives are wrong, or something

is standing in the way of ________ them.

Thus the decision-making process is ________ to management. Almost everything a manager

does ________ decisions. Indeed, some suggest that the management process is decision making.

Although ________ cannot predict the future, many of their decisions require that they consider

possible future events. Often managers must make a best guess at what the future will be and try

to leave as little as ________ to chance, but since uncertainty is always there, risk accompanies

decisions. Sometimes the consequences of a poor decision are slight; at other times they are

serious.

People often assume that a decision is an ________ phenomenon. But from a systems point

of view, problems have multiple causes, and decisions have ________ and unintended

consequences. An organization is an ongoing entity, and a decision made today may have

consequences far into the future. Thus the skilled manager looks ________ the future consequences of current decisions.

A: accomplishing

B: isolated

C: achieve

D: alternative

E: managers

F: fundamental

G: intended

H: possible

I: involves

J: into

K: toward

L: indoor

The word “glamorous” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to（ ）in the context.

• A、beautiful
  
  

• B、attractive 
  
  

• C、exciting
  
  

• D、elegant
  
  

The holiday season ends on Black Friday.

• A、True
  
  

• B、False
  
  

• C、Not Given