Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

An open letter to the GE staff

Dear fellows,

I wanted to write you today about news that GE is being removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). The DJIA is a 100 year-ago index(指数) that is meant to be a(n)【小题1】 sample of American business. It is a largely symbolic index and our inclusion is a function（函数） of our share price relative to others.

That said, GE is the longest-standing member and that is something I have always been proud of. I know all of you have been, too. While we were not aware of the announcement, it is not a total surprise. I have tried at every step to share with you our 【小题2】 but also the things we need to improve. That is what we are working on most. Our membership in the Dow is something that 【小题3】 our past, not our future.

Let me tell you how I am thinking about this. When I first heard the news, I had the same 【小题4】 as all of you probably did. But it quickly triggered my 【小题5】 side—the side of me that is deeply rooted in my love and respect for the company.

As a company 【小题6】 to technology and making an impact on the world, I would put us up against any company in the world. We 【小题7】 1/3 of the world’s electricity and two out of every three flights take off with GE engines. We have the largest install base of life-saving imaging equipment. We are a fundamental part of the day to day life across the globe. The world counts on GE and we are there to answer that 【小题8】 .

We have been making hard decision about our company. In life there are only two ways to deal with hard things. One is to give in and give up and the other is to fight. I am more than up for the fight. This is our chance to show the world what we can do—stare into the face of skepticism（怀疑主义） and cynicism（吹毛求疵） about GE and meet it with confidence, pride in the company and a(n)【小题9】 amount of hard work and resolve.

I said two things in my annual letter to shareowners: first, it is the people inside the company who shape GE, not the people outside and second, people who bet against us to do so as their own 【小题10】 .

Let us use to remind the world that GE is a company that matters to the world. We are going to win this flight.

Thanks for your dedication and hard work.