单选题
·Choose the best work to fill each gap, from A, B, C or D.
·For each question 19-33, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
{{B}}Making computers work for you{{/B}}
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The strategy worked. The company soon realized that there could be a market for such a{{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}, and before long Zoe Edlington was head of the firm's new network consultancy business.