A businessman ____ to interview applicants for the position of divisional manager. There ____ several strong candidates, so he ____ to devise a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job. He ____ each applicant the simple question "What is two and two?" The first applicant ____ a journalist. He ____ a cigarette, ____ for a moment, and then said "22" The second applicant ____ a degree in engineering. He took out his calculator, ____ a few buttons, and ____ the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001.  The next applicant ____ as a corporate lawyer. He ____ that two and two ____ only be four and ____ it by referring to the well-known case of Gates v Monopolies Commission The last applicant ____ out to be an accountant. The businessman again ____ his question. The accountant got up from his chair, ____ over to the door, closed it, then came back and ____ down. Finally, he leaned across the desk and ____ in a low voice, "How much do you want it to be?"

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