What’s the secret of success? Is it having loads of money? Good luck? Great

teeth?

  Sure, cash, luck, and a nice 36 can’t hurt. But many social scientists agree that what successful people have in common is this: They were 37.

  There’s George Washington, the top general of America’s troops in the Revolutionary War, who lost two huge 38 and was nearly fired. 39 Steve Jobs, who developed a lot of failed products---and even got fired from Apple---before 40 to change the world with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

The 41 goes on: From Katy and Hall of Fame （名人堂）basketball legend Michael Jordan to Glee(欢乐合唱团 ) star Chris Colfer, the majority of today’s most successful people were 42 losers. They were dropped from record labels, 43_from basketball teams, or bullied in school. They felt humiliated, lost and 44.

But they eventually figured out how to move forward. And that is the key skill: the 45 to dust yourself off and try again. And again. Experts call this resilience(复原力  )---being able to 46 from setbacks. This is what turns losers into winners. Experts say that in terms of future success, resilience is more important than brains or talent. So 47 you fail a test or strike out at bat or sing off-key, don’t give up. 

1.A. gift         B. smile       C. health         D. habit

2.A. successes    B. failures     C. talented        D. disabled

3.A. battles       B. selections   C. quarrels        D. arguments

4.A. He’s        B. It’s         C. There’s        D. They’re

5.A. doing       B. leading     C. applying       D. returning

6.A. story        B. paper      C. research        D. list

7.A. at a time     B. at one time  C. at times        D. at which time

8.A. cut          B. put        C. thrown         D. taken

9.A. promising    B. happy       C. hopeless       D. hopeful

10.A. disability    B. ability       C. force          D. desire

11.A. come        B. resign       C. recover        D. keep

12.A. by the time   B. next time     C. before         D. until

_____ to be a press conference at the town hall tonight. _____ to be broadcast live.

A. There’s; It’s      B. It’s; There’s          C. There’s; There’s       D. It’s; It’s

________ a long way from here to there. ________ a long way to go before the sun sets.

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________ a pity you missed the lecture made by Professor Qian.

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