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2015吉林松原市高考英语阅读及阅读表达学生自选练习（1）（答案） 完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。[议论文型完形填空] 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．s