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Susan Cleveland is the young president of a candy company in the city of Chicago. Her father began the company in the 1960s. He died three years ago. Now, the company belongs to Susan.
Susan, 1 , did not have any jobs before becoming head of the company. She just finished the college.
The employees (雇员) became 2 concerned during Susan's first months 3 the job. Mr Cleveland had been a 4 leader. But Susan permitted 5 employees to make their own 6 . One employee said , “Old Mr Cleveland 7 told us what to do. He kept people on a short leash. 8 the company did well. ” What does a “short leash” mean? A leash is a kind of rope. We use a leash 9 our pet dogs. The leash keeps the dog from 10 away 11 getting into trouble.
Keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her 12 close control. The person can't make many decisions for himself or herself. Ms Cleveland does not keep her workers on short leash. 13 she encourages them to get 14 ways to do business. For example, her secretary proposed (建议) an idea. She said the company should 15 a sum of money as a prize to the best student in the high school 16 the factory. The winner could use the prize money to study at a university. Ms Cleveland 17 the idea. After the prize was announced, 18 who lived in the area of the factory began to buy 19 of the company's candy. Local newspapers wrote about the competition. Business 20 .
Ms Cleveland made her secretary the company's first Director of Public Relations. The former secretary was very pleased.
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