Question

Dear Lee,

     Thank you for your note．I like your _1_ between death and failure．I had not thought of these two in the same way __2__ you describe．I thank you for bringing this to my _3__．

     Your insights are very deep．As you say, “death is only a（n） _4_ but failure can change someone’s whole life．” Yes, death is final．Failure is _5__．Death leaves us with _6__．But failure can leave us with lessons which will _7_ our lives．

     I hope that your failure to pass that _8__ English test will help you 9__ it will hurt you．Please remember that it is not being _10_ down that is important．It is the inability to get up that is __11__ ．You will have to learn to get up, and to get going．Failure is the “staying down．” It is not the “falling down．”

     From reading your letter, I __12__ your English to be very good．You write better than _13___ of my American friends．I do not know the reason for __14__ your English test．Maybe you were distracted that day．It is __15__ that persons are judged on the basis of a single test．

     You write well, you __16__ your feelings with excellence, and you think _17__．These characteristics should __18__ you move toward a bright career．Just don’t let yourself “stay down．” Get up and  __19__ them all know that you are talented and you are __20__ to succeed．I think you will．

     With best wishes for a fine career．

Yours,

Frank

1．A．idea                      B．comparison          C．thought               D．reason

2．A．which                   B．where                 C．what                   D．that

3．A．attention                B．heart                   C．head                   D．home

4．A．end                       B．result                  C．fact                    D．thing

5．A．forever                 B．continuous           C．contemporary      D．temporary

6．A．something             B．nothing                C．anything              D．thinking

7．A．increase                B．better                  C．honor                  D．treasure

8．A．easy                     B．terrific                 C．terrible                D．ordinary

9．A．as good as             B．more than            C．as well as            D．much than

10．A．fallen                  B．stayed                 C．knocked              D．felt

11．A．impossible           B．possible               C．necessary            D．important

12．A．judge                  B．accept                 C．prefer                 D．expect

13．A．all                       B．any                     C．one                     D．some

14．A．succeeding          B．passing                C．finishing              D．failing

15．A．likely                   B．reasonable           C．a shame              D．fair

16．A．find                    B．express               C．speak                  D．tell

17．A．deeply                 B．thoroughly           C．carefully              D．widely

18．A．leave                   B．drive                   C．help                    D．start

19．A．get                      B．ask                     C．show                  D．make

20．A．devoted               B．determined           C．engaged              D．supposed

Answer 1

1—5：BDAAD            6—10：BBCBC            11—15：DADDC         16—20：BACDB