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Albert Einstein said, "In the middle of every difficulty lies op?portunity."Once discovered,such opportunities are like valuable dia?monds 1       in the sand.

Several years ago I 2        at church about how we are surroun?ded by "diamonds" , 3        we could recognize them. A man stopped by to see me. I4      him as somebody who had suffered through a painful divorce and was exam?ining his life's priorities (最重要的事) .I saw his hand containing a small,plastic precious 5       .

"I stepped on this precious stone when I was leaving 6        last Sunday," he explained.

  "It found its 7        in the sole (鞋底) of my shoe. You had talked about recog?nizing 8       一diamonds. I put the plastic stone in my pocket to remind me to look for those diamonds that I 9      .”

 "I have been trying to sgll my business," he 10       . "On Monday morning,a man stopped by who seemed 11        in purchasing some of my stock (库存) .I thought,here's my 12       . Don't let it get away!I sold the entire stock to him by noon."

"Now," he said with a 13       ，"my next diamond is to find a new job!"Soon afterwards,he did find a new and better job. He was 14        to keep his gem stone with him from then on as a 15       to look for diamonds as he digs through the difficulties of life.

  Richard DeVos is 16        when he points out, "This is an exciting world. It is 17        with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner."

Those 18       are diamonds that,if left unrecognized,will be 19        lost.

  Are you looking for diamonds every day? If not,you may 20        pass them by!Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in that difficulty you're expe?riencing now.

1. A. planted   B. mixed   C. stored   D. hidden

2. A. spoke   B. waited   C. begged   D. listened

3. A. as   B. until   C. if   D. though

4. A. considered   B. remembered   C. respected   D. treated

5. A. record   B. album   C. fan   D. stone

6. A. church   B. shop   C. office   D. school

7. A. value   B. use   C. way   D. home

8. A. difficulties   B. opportunities   C. enemies   D. problems

9. A. exchange   B. buy   C. miss   D. need

10. A. continued   B. hesitated   C. nodded   D. whispered

11. A. experienced   B. concerned   C. interested   D. absorbed

12. A. luck   B. diamond   C. bargain   D. check

13. A. worry   B. sigh   C. tear   D. smile

14. A. determined   B. excited   C. prepared   D. encouraged

15. A. sign   B. lesson   C. reminder   D. memory

16. A. honest   B. right   C. wrong   D. clever

17. A. equipped   B. faced   C. covered   D. packed

18. A. moments   B. dreams   C. plans   D. chances

19. A. often   B. yet   C. forever   D. still

20. A. slightly   B. easily   C. immediately   D. suddenly

Answer 1

[文章大意]常言道，机会总是留给有准备的人。只要我们时刻留心，那么即使在生活中最困难的时刻，我们也会发现处处都有机会。

1. D爱因斯坦说，每个困难中都隐藏着机会。机会就像是隐藏(hide) 在沙子里的宝贵的钻石。

plant种植;mix混合;cov?er覆盖。

2. A根据下文的"…about how we are surrounded by ' diamonds”"可知，"我"是在教堂中发表讲话。

speak讲话;wait 等待;beg乞讨;listen听。

3. C if引导条件状语从句。如果我们能够发现的话，我们会意识到生活中处处都有钻石。

4. B下文中"…somebody who had suffered through a painful divorce and was examining his life's…”是对该男子的描述。由此可知选   B. consider考虑;remember记得;respect尊敬; treat对待。

5. D 从下文'"I stepped on this precious stone..."，可以找到提示。

6. A根据常识和last Sunday的提示可知，这个男人礼拜天是来教堂做礼拜的。因此，他在上个周末离开教堂(church) 的时候，踩到了这颗宝石。

shop商店;office办公室;school 学校。

7. C find one's way意为"设法到达"。这个人在鞋底下发现了这颗宝石。

value价值;use用途;home家。

8. B此处呼应第一段中"Once discovered,such opportunities are like valuable diamonds ...”，生活中的机遇(opportunity)

就像是宝石一样等待人们去发现。

9. D这个男子把这颗塑料宝石放在口袋里，提醒自己要时刻寻找自己需要的宝石。

need需要;exchange交换;buy买; miss错过。

10. A根据下文可知，这个人继续(continue) 讲述他的经历。

hesitate犹豫;nod点头;whisper低声说。

11. C从下文的'"I sold the entire stock to him by noon.'"可知，这个人后来买下了存货，所以之前才会显示出对库存的商品很有兴趣。

12. B 由上文"I have been trying to sell my business...”可知这个人一直想要卖出自己的存货，看到有人感兴趣，便决定要抓住机会。下文"…'my next diamond is to find a new job!'"有提示。

luck好运;bargain交易;check支票。

13. D上文中说，这个人成功地销售了全部的存货。由此可推断，在谈话时，他面带微笑(smile) , worry担忧;sigh叹气;tear眼泪。

14. A be determined to do sth决定做某事。后来，这个人真的找到了一份新的工作，因此他决定一直带着这颗宝石来提醒自己。

excited激动的;prepared做好准备的;encouraged 受到鼓励的。

15. C该男子决定把这颗宝石装在口袋里，作为一个提醒物(reminder) ,提醒他即使在生活中困难的时候，他也要不断寻找机遇。

sign符号，记号，手势；lesson功课，教训;mem?ory记忆。

16. B作者认同Richard DeVos说的话，认为他是正确的(right) 。

honest诚实的;wrong错误的;clever聪明的。此处是作者引用Richard DeVos的话来证明自己的观点。

17. D 下文"Great moments wait around every corner."说明，每个角落里都隐藏着巨大的时机，因此，世界充满了机遇。

be equipped with装备有;be faced with面对;be covered with被…一覆盖;be packed with挤满，塞满。此处强调机遇的无处不在。

18. A上文"Great moments wait around every corner."有提示，这些时刻(moment) 就好像是钻石。

dream梦想;plan计划;chance机会。

19. C如果一直没有被发现，机会就会永远(forever) 失去。此处强调把握机会的重要性。often经常;yet然而，但是;still 仍然。

20. B我们如果不仔细寻找，那么就很容易(easily) 错过机遇。slightly略微，微;immediately立刻地;suddenly突然地。