【题目】完形填空(每小题1分,共20分)

I wrote my first novel when I was 22. It was a 1 . I didn’t know how to properly format dialogue or 2 a plot. Those were all 3 I planned to work out later. I gave the book to my father to read, and within a day he left me a voice mail saying that it was 4 and that I was going to sell it for $300,000.

5 , and rather quickly, the book was 6 by every publisher in New York. If there were a literary prize for Most Rejections, I would have won it. I was 7 , of course, but I knew better than to 8 writing wasn’t an easy job, and if this book wasn’t my 9 in, maybe the next one would be. I got back to work.

But this scenario(剧情) happened again: I wrote books…and then they wouldn’t 10 . Still, my father’s faith in me never wavered(摇摆), even 11 I worked a host of other jobs. Some of the jobs, like being a bookseller, were great and 12 to my writing life. Some, like selling overpriced jeans to 12-year-olds, were only good insofar as they were material for future 13 . And they were because it finally 14 . I sold a book! I was going to make it big!

I completely agree with motivational speaker and author John Maxwell’s words: “Successful and unsuccessful people do not 15 greatly in their abilities but in their 16 tospan> reach their potential.” Life’s not 17 . It never was, it isn’t now, it won’t ever be. But do not fall into the entitlement trap of feeling you are a 18 , you are not. Get over it and 19 with it. And yes, most things are more 20 when you break a sweat to get them.

【1】A. mess B. mix C. confusion D. puzzle

【2】A. follow B. structure C. discover D. hatch

【3】A. facts B. messages C. meanings D. details

【4】A. practical B. complex C. wonderful D. dissatisfactory

【5】A. But B. Instead C. Therefore D. Regardless

【6】A. rejected B. accepted C. abused D. commented

【7】.A. depressed B. surprised C. frightened D. embarrassed

【8】A. continue B. fight C. withdraw D. write

【9】A. card B. ticket C. pen D. bill

【10】A. write B. buy C. work D. sell

【11】A. if B. because C. as D. since

【12】A. turned B. opened C. led D. contributed

【13】A. lives B. decisions C. stories D. jobs

【14】A. happened B. failed C. made D. passed

【15】A. vary B. change C. match D. diversify

【16】A. request B. demand C. hope D. desire

【17】A. sad B. happy C. hard D. easy

【18】A. witness B. victim C. owner D. winner

【19】A. get round B. get on C. get about D. get by

【20】A. challenging B. demanding C. rewarding D. paying

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