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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We all often deal with people who complain about the failures and troubles of their daily lives. Life ________ to be one big problem for them. I would like to think it ________ unusual. If there were no problems in your job, then your ________ would hire a much less capable(有能力的)person than you to do the things that don’t ________ much thought. In the business world, those who are able to solve difficult problems are the ones who are the most ________ to the employer.
Many times the problems or challenges we face ________ us to grow and become more capable. The runner who ________ for the mile run in the Olympics by running downhill will have no chance of winning the medal ________ . The runner who trains by running uphill is far more likely to ________ the speed and endurance needed to win the medal.
The ________ thing that ever happened to boxer Gene Tunney was that he ________ both hands in the ring. His manager felt that he could ________ again punch(重击) hard enough to be the heavyweight champion. Instead, Tunney ________ that he would become a scientific boxer and win the title as a boxer, not a slugger(重击手). ________ historians will tell you that he developed into one of the best boxers who ever fought. They will ________ tell you that as a puncher, he would not have had a chance________ Jack Dempsey, who was considered by many to be the hardest ________ in heavyweight history. Tunney would never have been champion ________ he had not had the problem of his broken hands.
________ time you meet with a difficult climb, obstacle, or problem, you should ________ and say, “Here’s my chance to grow.”
1.A. seems B. pretends C. agrees D. hopes
2.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
3.A. teacher B. employer C. father D. doctor
4.A. give B. receive C. offer D. need
5.A. famous B. valuable C. strange D. difficult
6.A. allow B. warn C. force D. order
7.A. trains B. leaves C. looks D. waits
8.A. in all B. after all C. above all D. at all
9.A. beat B. stop C. lose D. develop
10.A. worst B. best C. easiest D. fastest
11.A. held B. raised C. broke D. touched
12.A. never B. always C. often D. even
13.A. promised B. explained C. decided D. answered
14.A. Swimming B. Boxing C. Running D. Skating
15.A. still B. already C. hardly D. also
16.A. against B. for C. on D. with
17.A. worker B. student C. hitter D. trainer
18.A. unless B. if C. because D. so
19.A. First B. Other C. Last D. Next
20.A. smile B. stand C. change D. speak
