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广西柳州市2015高考英语完形填空、阅读训练（9） [议论文型完形填空] (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 Byrons __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