Human .beings are born with a great gift that is “self-confidence”. It is not   36     in commercial markets. People can   37     their confidence. Self-confidence can be improved by having greater ambitions and by always trying to stand out in performance. When you fail,     38   it as a challenge and try to succeed in your next    39  .

Modern life is filled with fierce   40  ．So, self-confidence is the key to survive in this fiercely competitive world. It is a strong driving force and   41   an important role in achieving our higher ambitions.

It's obvious that self-confidence is an energy booster（增强剂）．Without confidence, even the experienced and   42   skilled people will miserably fail in what they attempt．   43   ，improve the power of self-confidence in order to reach the higher    44  in life.

Obviously, whenever people fail in what they attempt, they experience   45   and become upset. Stress     46  memory cells and thinking ability. But people with high level of self-confidence will never    47   stress even in failure. So, try to raise your confidence level.

In frustration（沮丧），you may      48       some common sense. In that case, it will have a(n)     49      impact on your spirit and enthusiasm. Life is     50     full of ups and downs. So, you need self-confidence to face all the types of mental pains.

Failures, mistakes and shortcomings are common in everyone's life. Try to be the same in all kinds of situation. Even in the worst, never    51  your confidence because self-confidence is a highly encouraging factor and produces ever-lasting inspiration.

 Self-confidence is a(n)   52     feeling of a person. It is a psychological（心理的）process that enriches our lives. We can improve self-confidence by regularly communicating with wise people and using positive thinking.   53    can be achieved without self-confidence.

In this fiercely competitive world, students have many academic   54    to survive so they need confidence to    55    their goals. Confidence is one's own ability, combined with sincere efforts, which helps one to reach unthinkable heights.

36. A. expensive           B. adoptable          C. available           D. cheap

37. A. make up             B. build up           C. turn up             D. use up

38. A. do                 B. change             C. make               D. take

39. A. attempt              B. failure              C. success             D. control

40. A. fighting         B. performance     C. competition           D. struggling

41. A. shows               B. plays              C. remains            D. occupies

42. A. terribly              B. highly              C. strictly             D. easily

43. A. But                    B. Even              C. Although         D. So

44. A. hope                B. roles               C. levels              D. speed

45. A. stress                  B. loneliness         C. pity            D. confidence

46. A. uses                 B. destroys            C. improves          D. frightens

47. A. touch               B. gain               C. express              D. feel

48. A. inform              B. lose               C. balance             D. keep

49. A. positive              B. important         C. slight               D. bad

50. A. at all                 B. above all          C. after all            D. in all

51. A. give up              B. put aside           C. get away           D. show off

52. A. true                 B. inner              C. outer            D. wrong

53. A. None            B. Everything       C. Nothing       D. Anything

54. A. research         B. challenges        C. reports·             D. theory

55. A. accomplish        B. achieve            C. enlarge        D. enrich

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I once heard a story about an emergency medical technician Jake. He was asked to help an unconscious   31  . When he arrived, she had no pulse. From her color and dilated(放大的) eyes, he could tell she’d   32   serious brain damage.

  33 , he did his job exceptionally well,  34   over and over to restart her heart. She finally regained   35  .

Her family kept in touch with him, and he eventually   36   that the woman survived the disease, but permanently blind, paralyzed(瘫痪), and   37   to talk.

Jake was   38   about his decision to save her, wondering if he had prevented nature’s plan, put a terrible   39  on her family, and   40   eternal(永恒的) peace for years of suffering and indignity.

His painful doubts   41   his life for many years—until the day he   42   this note from the woman’s son:

“Mom died last week, and I want to   43   you for giving me so many extra years with her. Although at first I felt only   44  , I came to find peace and gain strength from my time with her. Every day I’d hold her hand and tell her about my accomplishments and problems. I could always   45   her strong pulse, and I came to know that she talked to me through her   46  . With every beat, she sent me love and encouragement. I   47   our time together.”

Jake’s professional skill had  48  the dying woman’s heart, and her son’s gratitude and willingness to   49   it relieved Jake’s suffering.

This story is more about attitudes than actions. The quality of our lives is   50   not so much by what we do or what’s done to us but by how we choose to think about our situation.

31. A. man                     B. woman                 C. boy                          D. girl

32. A. caused                  B. avoided                 C. reduced                    D. suffered

33. A. Still                      B. Also                      C. Additionally               D. And

34. A. watching              B. trying                   C. getting                     D. taking

35. A. health                   B. consciousness       C. strength                   D. position

36. A. learned                 B. denied                   C. admitted                   D. informed

37. A. willing                  B. hesitant                 C. unable                      D. glad

38. A. careful                  B. curious                 C. doubtful                   D. concerned

39. A. duty                    B. burden                C. charge                     D. limitation

40. A. traded                   B. ended                   C. brought                    D. obtained

41. A. darkened               B. inspired                 C. lit                            D. saved

42. A. compared             B. wrote                   C. left                          D. received

43. A. punish                  B. praise                   C. thank                       D. blame

44. A. sorrow                 B. anger                    C. joy                           D. reward

45. A. feel                      B. find                      C. discover                   D. examine

46. A. touch                   B. eyesight                C. hand                        D. heart

47. A. expected               B. hated                    C. treasured                  D. regretted

48. A. restarted               B. warmed                C. broken                     D. won

49. A. express                 B. announce              C. pay                          D. describe

50. A. improved     B. determined  C. built    D. damaged