阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。A gentleman needed a young man to help him in his office, so he put recruitment(招聘)information in a newspaper. Nearly fifty people came to apply for the job. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the gentleman in a short time chose one and sent the rest away.
"I really want to know," said a friend, why did you like that young man who didn't bring a recommendation(推荐信) with him {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(good) among all the people?"
"You are mistaken," said the gentleman. "He had {#blank#}3{#/blank#} great many."
"I noticed the young man wiped(擦拭) his shoes at the door and closed the door {#blank#}4{#/blank#} him, showing that he was tidy and orderly."
"He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions without delay(延迟), showing that he was polite and a quick {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (think) ."
"He lifted the book which I had purposely{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (lay) on the floor,and placed it on the table, while all the rest stepped over it, or kicked it aside, showing that he was careful."
"And he {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(polite) waited for his turn instead of pushing the others aside, indicating that he was modest(谦逊的)."
"When I talked with him, I found that his shirt {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(wash) carefully, his hair in nice order, and his {#blank#}9{#/blank#}( tooth) as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I noticed that his fingernails were clean."
"Don't you call these qualities letters of recommendation? I do and what I can tell about by using my eyes for ten minutes {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) more important than all the fine letters he can bring to me."