The director gave me a better offer than _____ .

A. that of Dick’s  　 B. Dick’s   　 C. he gave Dick  　 D. those of Dick

In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory, 1　 　was worth a few million dollars, to fire．It had very little insurance．No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort 2 （go） up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disasters．All our mistakes are burnt up．Thank God we can start anew．” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, 3 invented the phonograph．What 4 attitude!

Below are more examples of the 　5 （fail） of successful people:

　　　 Thomas Edison failed 6 （approximate） 10, 000 times while he 7 （work） on the light bulb．

　　　 Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca at the age of 54．

　　　 Young Beethoven 8 （tell） that he had no talent for music, 　9 he gave some of the best music to the world．

　　　 Setbacks are inevitable in life．A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility．In grief you will find courage and faith 10 （overcome） the setback．

Although the man who sat with me in the old wooden stairs thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to me, a five-year-old child, he was a giant. We would sit side by side, watching the sun go down behind the station across the busy street behind which I was never　 1　 to cross 　　2　 accompanied by an adult.

　 One day we sat 　 3　 the traffic ,counting cars and trying to guess the color of the next one to turn the corner to kill time.

Suddenly Grandpa asked “　 4　 ?"

　 " Yes," was my reply." How would you like to run over to the gas station there and get 　 5　 a bottle of Coke?"

　 I couldn't believe my 　 6　 . Was he talking to me? On my family's modest income, Coke was not a part of our diet. Without resisting the temptation I replied 　 7　 ," Okay," wondering how I would get across the street. I thought Grandpa was going to go with me.　 8　 ,after he gave me a dime, he said to me, " Okay, help me down the stairs and to the curb. I'm going to stay 　 9　　 and keep an ear out for the babies, who are still asleep. I'll tell you when it's safe to cross. You go over to the Coke machine get your Coke and walk back and then 　 10　 me to tell you when it's safe to cross back."

　 I was very nervous when Grandpa 　 11　 my hand tightly. Together we looked up the street and 　 12　 , and back up again. He told me it was safe to cross. He 　 13　 my hand and I ran. I ran as fast as possible The street seemed 　 14　 . I wondered if I would 　 15　 it to the other side. Reaching the other side, I　 16　 to find Grandpa. still standing exactly where I had left him,　 17　 proudly. I waved.

Coke in hand, I proudly marched back out into the early evening dusk, seeing Grandpa was waiting 　 18　 .

　 " Stop right there," he yelled 　 19　 one car was speeding by me, after which Grandpa said" Come on, now," At last I crossed the street safely. He smiled on me, saying “You’ll do that alone from now on”. On hearing this, I 　 20　 felt so proud before.

1．A．forbidden　　 B．allowed　 C．promoted　　 D．expected

2．A．if　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．when　　　 　 C．unless　　　 　 D．whether

3．A．observing　　 　　　　　　　 B．noticing　 C．watching　　　 D．finding

4．A．Happy　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．Funny　　　 　 C．Hungry　　　 　 D．Thirsty

5．A．yourself　　　 　　　　　　　 B．ourselves　　 C．me　　　　　 D．you

6．A．eyes　　　　 B．ears　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．brain　　　　 D．words

7．A．shyly　　　　 B．proudly　　 　　　　　　　 C．happily　　　 　 D．hopefully

8．A．Though　　 　 B．However　 C．Because　　　 D．Therefore　　

9．A．home　　　 　 B．there　　　 C．in　　　　　 D．here

10．A．ask for　　　 　　　　　　　 B．search for　　 　　　　　 C．wait for　　 D．look for

11．A．held　　　 B．shook　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．took　　　 D．put

12．A．up　　　　 B．back　　　 C．down　　　 　 D．upwards

13．A．took hold of　 　　　　　　 B．let go of　　 　　　　　 C．lost hold of　 　 D．controlled over

14．A．narrow　　 B．smooth　　 C．long　　　　　 　　　　　 D．wide

15．take　　　　 　 B．see　　　　 C．grant　　　　　 　　　　　 D．make

16．had　　　　　 B． turned　　 　　　　　　　　 C．began　　　　 　 D．came

17．A．smiling　　　 　　　　　　　 B．yelling　　 C．crying　　　 　 D．calling

18．angrily　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．impatiently　 　　　　　 C．carefully　　 D．patiently

19．A．after　　　 B．once　　　　 C．before　　 D．though

20．A．never　　　　 B．still　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．ever　　　　 　 D．also