Question

   “If I can help even one of you be more successful,” says the 1. (speak) standing in front of a crowd of 400 people, “then I've done my job."

   It’s 2. (amaze) how often people say“If I can help just one ...” That seems 3. a very low standard. Just one? Why not 10 ? Or as many as possible?

   How many people would feel confident if their child's third grade teacher 4. (say) ，“If I can help just one student be successful,then I’ve done my job?” What about the 5. , . students in the class? It’s acceptable to aim for everyone and miss a few. There is no great value,however,in 6. (aim) for a few and being satisfied when you get them.

   Providing value in the world means that the things you say and the things you do have the power 7. (help) more than one person or one company. If 8. you do provides value for the vast minority,you're 9. (absolute) talking to the wrong audience or setting your goals too low. Whatever 10. cause is,something has to change.

Answer 1

1. speaker。考查名词。设空处意为 “讲演者”，故填speaker。

2. amazing。考查疮容词作表语的用 法。设空处位于系动词后且意为 “令人吃惊的”，故填amazing。

3. like。考查介词。seem like意为 “就像、

4. said。考查虚拟语气由would feel可知，此处是与现在事实相反 的虚拟条件句，故从句谓语用一般 过去时。

5. other。考査代词。由上文的just 6ne可知，在此指其它的(other) 学生。

6. aiming。考查动词-ing形式作宾语 的用法。介词后面要跟动词-ing形

7. to help。考查不定式作定语的用法。have the power to do sth.意为“有能力做某事”。

8. what。考查连接词。设空处引导 主语从句且在从句中作do的宾语， 故填what。

9. absolutely。考查副词。设空处修 饰谓语,故需用副词。

10. the。考查定冠词。此处意为“无 论原因是什么”，cause表特指，故 其前用the。