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At the beginning of 1993，Harrison Textile Company，a plant that makes clothes for people，suffered a disaster. The plant，equipment，stock and so on，were 51________ down and turned to ashes.

More than 3,000 employees were completely 52________ in the face of the unexpected disaster. Sad and depressed，they returned home, waiting with despair 53________the chairman to declare the bankruptcy（破产）and unemployment. But 54________，after long waiting，the company posted each person 55________a letter：the company would pay one month's salary to all employees of the company.

When all of the workers almost 56________ all hope for the life of future，the company's letter 57 ________again: the company would pay one month's salary to all the staff of the company.

If the 58________ letter surprised and delighted thousands of employees，the second letter almost 59________ them to tears. Indeed，the whole country was suffering a lot in such a bad situation that many 60________had no way for living，so who would not be touched by such 61________？

Just as the chairman 62________, on the day of receiving the second letter, thousands of employees rushed back to 63________. They cleaned up the ruins, tidied up the situations after the 64________and worked again, and some of them even took the initiative to contact the interrupted supply of goods.

Three months 65________ , Harrison Company came to life. Today Harrison Company has become the largest American textile company.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】

根据后文的turned to ashes 可判断此处应填“烧毁”。
[全文翻译]
1993年初，哈里斯纺织公司，一家为人们生产服装的工厂，遭受了一场灾难，工厂、设备、存货等都被烧毁，化为灰烬。
3000多名员工在面对突如其来的灾难时完全惊呆了。带着悲伤和沮丧，他们回到家，绝望的等待董事长宣布破产和解雇消息。但令他们惊讶的是，经过长时间的等待，公司给每个人发了这样一封信；公司将支付一个月的工资给公司的所有员工。
当所有的工人对未来的生活几乎失去了所有的希望时，公司的信又来了；公司将支付一个月的工资给公司的所有员工。
如果第一封信让成千上万的员工惊喜不已，那么第二封信几乎让他们热泪盈眶。事实上，整个国家都经历着严峻的经济形势，许多人没有办法生活，所以谁不会被这样的关心感动呢？
正如董事长所料，在收到第二封信的那天，成干上万的员工涌回了公司。他们清理废墟，重新开始工作，有的甚至主动联系中断的物资供应。
三个月后，哈里森公司重生了。今天哈里森公司已成为美国最大的纺织品公司。