Question

Kevin Moseley is an inventor.He has turned his invention into a huge business success.Several years ago，Kevin came up with the ideas of creating a shark fin (鲨鱼鳍) to help children learn to ______.He named it SwimFin.

Later，Kevin developed a business plan for his idea and went on a ______for investment (投资)．On the show，some people______that his idea was dangerous and they even made a couple of jokes.They said ______would buy such a “silly” thing.“I went on the show ______I was not a businessman，”Kevin said.“I needed the ______and advice，but I was made to feel like a poor little schoolboy.”

However，Kevin decided not to give up.“That experience made me want to succeed.I realized that I did have a good ______ that would help children learn to swim，so I decided to carry on______.”

Kevin raised about ￡200，000 ______ the new business.He started a company，SwimFin Ltd，from the garage (车库) of his home.

In just one year，Kevin made about ￡70，000 and his product became very______.One year later，SwimFin was a ￡100，000 business and worldwide success.

1.A. skate B. swim C. count D. shoot

2.A. market B. program C. trip D. search

3.A. introduced B. checked C. accepted D. warned

4.A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody

5.A. so B. but C. because D. If

6.A. tool B. partner C. money D. attention

7.A. product B. background C. course D. process

8.A. halfway B. alone C. instead D. abroad

9.A. under B. from C. through D. for

10.A. educational B. natural C. convenient D. popular

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