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(一)
With excitement and enthusiasm we started our small business. No longer were we __1__ to have a weekly paycheck (工资). We now were on our own to __2__ an income to provide us with the money to live. I was a little __3__ about our ability to do this, but Byron believed in our products, and believed in our ability to __4__．
We invested heavily in producing a number of products, __5__ none of them are popular with customers. The market gave us so heavy a __6__ that we hardly made enough money to pay our expenses.
We now had our money __7__ in the booth (货摊) that we had rented for the summer and fall months. We had a lot of money __8__ up in materials. So we did not have enough money to __9__ our monthly bills. We were discouraged, and the thoughts of failure ran through our heads.
As we discussed our __10__， I happened to read the words by Mary Pickford: “If you have made mistakes…there is always another chance for you…you may have a __11__ start, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not falling down, but __12__ down.”
The words strengthen my determination and Byron's __13__ that we could succeed. We did fall down, but we were __14__ not to stay down! So, we stepped back and refocused. We came up with new products using remaining __15__. We redesigned our booth. We reconsidered our pricing system. And, we started making enough money to pay our __16__．
If we had done nothing, if we allowed ourselves to “stay down”， then we would have __17__. But we made the choice to learn from our __18__， and we moved forward with more determination. These words __19__ a much better idea on failure —a chance for a fresh start! The most important point here is “choice” because you decide how you __20__ your failure, you decide if you stay down.
1. A．happy B．willing C．safe D．ready
2. A．receive B．produce C．win D．save
3. A．patient B．fond C．proud D．worried 4. A．work B．survive C．compete D．succeed 5. A．unless B．but C．so D．though
6. A．surprise B．gift C．pleasure D．blow 7. A．spent B．lent C．wasted D．lost 8. A．put B．tied
C．taken D．used 9. A．print B．cover C．write D．send
10. A．holidays B．choices C．skills D．trips 11. A．fresh B．good C．natural D．sudden 12. A．lying B．falling C．staying D．turning
13. A．suggestion B．imagination C．belief D．requirement 14. A．reminded B．supposed C．determined D．prepared 15. A．tools B．machines C．materials D．goods 16. A．debts B．bills C．products D．prices 17. A．died B．hurt C．slept D．failed
18. A．mistakes B．dreams C．performances D．promises 19. A．explain B．create C．offer D．prove
20. A．explore B．prevent C．forget D．view
(二)
The city that I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights.It __1__ me of how many people I've seen who take the yellow light as a __2__ to go faster.I also can't understand why people don't
move when the traffic light has turned green. Above all, there are those __3__ situations in which someone doesn't even __4__ that the light turns red, and just keeps going.That is why so many __5__ happen! All these situations make me __6__ the purpose of traffic lights.
__7__， it's even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at __8__ crossroads.Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to __9__ traffic.And I'll do my best to __10__ the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I'm __11__ to.
It occurs to me that my __12__ have done much the same for me __13__ teaching me how to live.They have given me many __14__ lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to __15__ with joy and purpose.They have also given me some red lights __16__ my life goes astray(误入歧途): not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires.And there __17__ have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep
control of my behaviour, and to__18__ school regularly and work hard.
If I obey these rules, my life will be as __19__ as it can be.Just as I'm wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I'm walking across the street, I'm wise to pay attention to the“ __20__ signals” given to me by my parents.
1．A.suggests B．informs C．reminds D．warns 2．A.sight B．signal C．message D．switch 3．A.instant B．exciting C．dangerous D．cautious 4．A.notice B．sense C．remember D．feel 5．A.events B．problems C．situations D．accidents 6．A.fond of B．wonder about C．care for D．worry about 7．A.Besides B．Anyway C．Instead D．However 8．A.noisy B．narrow C．crowded D．key
9．A.control B．direct C．improve D．serve 10．A.learn B．obey C．protect D．carry 11．A.supposed B．used C．devoted D．delighted 12．A.teachers B．friends C．leaders D．parents
13．A.in charge of B．in face of C．in terms of D．in danger of 14．A.safe B．green
C．beneficial D．helpful 15．A.live B．share C．work D．communicate 16．A.unless B．when C．before D．till 17．A.still B．even C．only D．also
18．A.start B．attend C．leave D．miss
19．A.good B．colourful C．meaningful D．healthy 20．A.traffic B．light C．life D．confidence