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广东省东莞第七中学2015届高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 第I卷（选择题） Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant 1 , “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.” Thomas Edison replied very 2 , “Oh, we have come a long way and we have 3 a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.” If you learn from your mistakes, then you are 4 . If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a talent. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines 5 daily and failure is nothing more than a few small 6 repeated daily. How 7 the above lines are! Success takes time. We’ll make mistakes if we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to 8 new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence 9 what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional qualities, but only a few really 10 their true potentials and make efforts in life, and the others just lead a(n) 11 life. Do you want to be exceptional? Success is a fruit which everyone wants to eat, but it is not found everywhere and no one can 12 it without serious efforts. Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) 13 ! Success depends on 14 , and without it we will end in failure. When you are 15 , please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something. 1. A. celebrated B. complained C. explained D. answered 2. A. confidently B. madly C. carelessly D. angrily 3. A. remembered B. refused C. learned D. ordered 4. A. healthy B. enthusiastic C. intelligent D. generous 5. A. shown B. prevented C. recorded D. practiced 6. A. errors B. machines C. jobs D. steps 7