完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had
36 numerous failures in his li
fe. But he said, "One success is
37 for me!"
When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any
38 . Since then, his mother worked outside
39 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.
When he was fourteen, he dropped
40 and began his life of roving.
When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,
41 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.
When he was twenty, he
42 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were
43 for him.
When he was thirty-five, misfortune again
44 on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his
45 . When he was
46 , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he
47 dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors
48 the billboard hanging problems.
When he was forty-seven, he
49 his second wife, which had
50 stricken his three children.
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by
51 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.
When he was seventy-five, he felt
52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he
53 the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad
54 . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are
55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."
| 小题1: | | A．achieved | B．undergone | C．tried | D．undertook |
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| 小题2: | | A．great | B．important | C．valuable | D．enough |
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| 小题3: | | A．words | B．money | C．property | D．families |
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| 小题6: | | A．meanwhile | B．moreover | C．however | D．therefore |
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| 小题7: | | A．started | B．took | C．lost | D．changed |
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| 小题8: | | A．fit | B．tough | C．unusual | D．adequate |
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| 小题10: | | A．life | B．major | C．job | D．e ducation |
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| 小题11: | | A．forty | B．thirty-five | C．fifty-three | D．seventy |
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小题12:.
| A．went through | B．came into | C．came about | D．went against |
| 小题13: | | A．contributing to | B．judging from | C．owing to | D．leading to |
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| 小题14: | | A．changed | B．married | C．missed | D．divorced |
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| 小题15: | | A．deeply | B．highly | C．generally | D．thickly |
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| 小题16: | | A．learning | B．promoting | C．developing | D．teaching |
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| 小题17: | | A．powerless | B．depressed | C．disappointed | D．hopeless |
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小题18:.
| A．turned up | B．turned to | C．turned down | D．turned in |
小题19:.
| A．difficulties | B．misfortune | C．life | D．weather |
小题20:.
| A．hard-working | B．brave | C．cautious | D．optimistic |
n clear I couldn't stay in China forever. To become a world-class musician, I had to play on the world's big stages. So in 1997, my father and I moved again, this time to Philadelphia, so I could attend The Curtis Institute of Music. Finally our money worries were easing. The school paid for an apartment and even lent me a Steinway（斯坦威钢琴）.At night, I would sneak into the living room just to touch the keys.
that there would not be a tree for him because we didn’t have enough money. However, it didn’t matter to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children smile. So he decided that what he wanted to do was earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from poor families. My son went out daily and raked (耙) leaves and walked some dogs to make money. Not only did he buy car
ds, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops (棒棒糖) to be sent with the cards. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this brought him that same smile and sparkle in his eyes as did the birthday cards that he received. 