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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。
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car,I my father and said, “Dad,I want to people feel like that.” My father asked me what I meant. I said to him, “I want to be a speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied . A dream was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager,I left the company at the height of my career. Many people were that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my to start my own company and leave my secure position after a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a that changed my life. He asked us. “If a god would you three wishes,what would they be?”After giving us a moment to write down the three wishes,he then asked us,“Why do you need a ?”I would never forget the I felt at that moment. I realized that everything I had in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was born.
Having made that decision, I was immediately . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
1.A. rise B. throw C. put D. raise
2.A. turned to B. tended to C. turned down D. glared at
3.A. get B. want C. make D. cheer
4.A. exciting B. motivational C. sensitive D. surprising
5.A. sadly B. angrily C. disappointedly D. proudly
6.A. After B. Before C. Because D. For
7.A. ending B. completing C. beginning D. regarding
8.A. disappointed B. worried C. surprised D. delighted
9.A. if B. how C. why D. that
10.A. plan B. promise C. decision D. mind
11.A. attending B. joining C. entering D. holding
12.A. newspaper B. book C. report D. speech
13.A. deliver B. offer C. supply D. provide
14.A. help B. job C. god D. company
15.A. energy B. force C. power D. weight
16.A. searched B. wished C. expected D. accomplished
17.A. ready B. disappointed C. glad D. busy
18.A. examined B. searched C. defeated D. tested
19.A. help B. harm C. income D. money
20.A. selling B. speaking C. writing D. listening