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No one can l Howard Schultz ofinaction s

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问题 No one can l Howard Schultz ofinaction since he returned as chief executive of Starbucks,the firm he built into a multinational 2 to watch it stumble under his successor.Barely a month has gone by over the past year without the firm 3 some new initiative or other.The latest came on February 17th in New York,when Mr.Schultz 4 Via,an instant coffee which,he 5,tastes just as good as Java brewed in the shop by one of the firm's baristas.Don Valencia,the firm's first head of research and development,who 6 the blended and frozen frappuccino drinks that earn Starbucks$2 billion a year,could never find a 7 to scale up an instant formula he had developed at home.When Mr.Schultz retumed as chief executive,he 8 that there had been some technological advances,allowing finer grinding,9.So he asked the R&D team to repeat the recently deceased Valencia's experiments,and found that"we had broken the 10".The name Via is a hat-tip to Valencia-though during development it was known as Jaws（just add water,stir）.Starbucks says it has patents that should 11 competitors from quickly replicating Via,which will go on sale in some American stores next month.The opportunity may,12,be biggest in other countries:in Britain over 80%of coffee sold is instant,13 with just 10%in America.14 Starbucks drinkers decide that Via tastes good,the company will have to get the price 15.The riskis that the firm's existing customers may 16 counter service and start making their own cup of instant.To keep customers coming to remaining outlets,he might experiment with discounts such as cheap 17 meals ofa drink and food.He also wants a visit to a Starbucks shop to bc a"18 uplifiing experience".Improving the smellin stores by changing the cheese used in breakfast sandwiches was a start.But 19 that staff are enthusiastic will be especially difficult whenjobs are 20.1选？A.reproachB.accuseC.blameD.charge
选项 A.reproach
B.accuse
C.blame
D.charge
答案 B
解析 动词辨析题。accuse语气比blame强，本义为归罪，可指控告或谴责，常用结构为accuse sb．of sth．。根据文中的结构，No one can____Howard Schultz of inaction since he retumed as chief executive of Starbucks，句中出现了介词of，即结构accuse sb．of sth．，故B项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A项reproach侧重指因他人粗心、自私等引起不满而去指责、找茬。一般指从平等的关系或地位出发，提出意见，暗示带有难过心情的责备。常见短语为reproach sb．for/with sth．。C项blame为普通用词，语气较弱，仅是一般的责难、归咎于，不含有语言责骂之意。常见结构为blame sb．for sth.或blame sth．on sb.，表示因某事而责备某人，还有一种搭配为be to blame（以主动形式表示被动意思）表示应受谴责。D项charge为及物动词，尤指由官方或官方团体所进行的指控，后接介词with，即charge sb。with sth．。故三项均排除。
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