A. importance B. situation C. meaning D. effort——青夏教育精英家教网—

Failure，they say, is the best teacher. We learn and have more confidence in what we know through trial and error, which onetime or another has 36 failure. You don’t have to 37 your failure if what you really want to achieve is 38 .

For every 39 achievement, there have been one or more failures. But those who we call successful are those who 40 to accept failure and believe success is the other side of failure. The incandescent light (白炽灯) was 41 after 1,000 failures. If Thomas Edison had 42 after he tried 100 times without the desired result, what would have been the 43 of such effort?

Any time you see products and new inventions, think in terms of failures that are not accepted. 44 everything in a microform (微缩过程) today is a result of failure not accepted.

Any time your effort is not bringing a(n) 45 result, you don’t have to call it a failure. Call it a challenge. What is the 46 between the two? One is negative, the other is 47 ; one demotivates , the other motivates.

What you need is positive thinking and motivation to 48 success. Failure is an end thing; 49 is an open thing. Failure means there is no way out, no alternative, but a challenge is a question mark 50 another way out of the situation, an alternative 51 to the problem.

Keep dreaming, keep moving; that is the solution to success.

A wise man once said if you cannot fly, run. If you cannot 52 ,walk. If you cannot walk, crawl; just keep moving. If you fall down, you have to 53 and start moving. If not, other people will step on you towards their 54 . What you call failure and 55 is what someone will step into with just a little additional effort to reach achievement.

36. A. come from B. resulted in C. resulted from D. come across

37. A. deny B. receive C. accept D. gain

38. A. dreams B. imaginations C. barriers D. success

39. A. successful B. creative C. difficult D. important

40. A. prepare B. try C. refuse D. attempt

41. A. used B. discovered C. found D. invented

42. A. forgot B. stopped C. regretted D. succeeded

43.A.meaning B.importance C result D cause

44. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise

45. A. desired B. imagined C. poor D. final

46. A. similarity B. characteristic C. relationship D. difference

47. A. reasonable B. meaningful C. positive D. beneficial

48. A. achieve B. enjoy C. miss D. avoid

49. A. chance B. motivation C. challenge D. effort

50. A. reflecting B. asking C. suggesting D. offering

51. A. response B. key C. entrance D. solution

52. A. rise B. fly C. run D. stand

53. A. lie flat B. get up C. sit still D. run away

54. A. advantage B. destination C. achievement D. strength

55. A. quit B. hate C. prefer D. continue

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