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· PAGE 1· Unit 8　Adventure Ⅰ.完形填空 My grandmother was always encouraging me to set goals and work hard to achieve them.She would tell me not to be a follower and not to set __1__ on what I could achieve.She __2__ believed that there were no limits that you could __3__ whatever you wanted. I would never forget the following story that she once told me： A farmer won first __4__ at the country fair for his huge radish(小萝卜)that was the exact shape and __5__ of a milk bottle. Many were __6__ as to how the farmer was able to grow this radish that was the exact shape of a milk bottle. __7__one gentleman went up to the farmer and asked the question.The farmer replied，“It was __8__．I got the seed growing and then I put it into the milk bottle.It had __9__ else to go.” You can use this story as an analogy(比喻)to life—our lives are __10__ by the kind of surroundings we place ourselves in，the people that we allow to __11__ us，and the goals we give ourselves. If we only __12__ and take no action then we get no further.But if we __13__，set a goal and take action then our life takes a __14__ shape. Goals and actions can help us accomplish more in a year than what some people will accomplish in a lifetime.To prove this __15__，read the biographies of __16__ people and you will see that goals and actions __17__ played a big role in their success. Remember the __18__ of Mary Kay Ash，who said，“Dont limit yourself.Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do.You can go __19__ your mind lets you.What you believe，remember，you can achieve.” In summary，dont put yourself in a bottle；in other words move out of what is __20__ and secure if you want to move forward. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 【语篇解读】 本文是议论文。作者通过论述祖母讲的故事告诉我们：要成功，就要树立远大目标并采取行动，不能被环境所束缚。 1．A.expectations B．rules C．limits D．lines 答案　C　[从后文“She __2__ believed that there were no limits”可知，人的潜力是无穷的，我们不应该为自己设立“束缚或限制”。] 2．A.truly B．naturally C．tightly D．partly 答案　A　[根据上文祖母对作者的教诲可知，她“确实”相信人的能力是无限的，因此用truly。] 3．A.win B．grasp