In 1972 a twenty-year-old medical student, Mike Jones, led a five-man canoeing expedition down the upper part of the Blue Nile. The other members of the team were Mike Hopkinson, Glen Green, Steve Nash and Dave Buikingshaw.

On 3^rd September they started out and at first everything went well, but then Glen capsized. He survived ,but the canoe was badly 21___. The next day at the Tississat Falls there was a team crisis(危机). Dave and Steve didn’t think it was 22      enough to continue. There was a long 23   and in the end the two Mikes continued in their canoes while the other three carried their equipment on land. The team 24     to meet at the second Portuguese bridge. The water in the gorge（峡谷）was very 25     and dangerous, but luckily both canoes were 26    enough to get through . Just before they reached the bridge, Mike Jones had got caught in a whirlpool（漩涡） and it had taken him several minutes to get out.

     The team met at the bridge. The canoeing was easier now, but there were other 27   . Bandits(强盗) shot at them once, but they were moving too fast. Crocodiles  were a real danger,  and one day Dave had to   28  his canoe to escape. Fortunately Steve had his 29    ready, so he shot the crocodile and got Dave’s canoe back.

   They 30   arrived at the Shafartak Bridge, tired and very tense, on 12^th September.

With excitement we started our small business. No longer were we  _1_  to have a weekly paycheck.. We now were on our own to  _2_  an income to provide us with the money to live. I was a little  _3_  about our ability to do this. But Byron, my wife, believed in our products and believed in our ability to  _4.

We invested （投资） heavily in producing a number of products,  _5none of them were popular with customers. The market gave us so heavy a  _6__  that we hardly made enough money to pay our expenses.

We now had our money  _7__  in the booth（货摊） that we had rented for the summer and fall months. We had a lot of money  _8_  up in materials. So we did not have enough money to _ _9__  our monthly bills. We were discouraged, and the thoughts of failure ran through our heads.

As we discussed our  _10__ , I happened to read the words：“If you have made mistakes ... there is always another chance for you ... you may have a ___11__ start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘Failure’ is not falling down, but  _12_  down.”

The words reinforced（增强）my determination and Byron’s  _13__ that we could succeed. We did fall down, but we were _14_ not to stay down! So, we stepped back and refocused. We came up with new products using remaining __15___. We redesigned our booth. We reconsidered our pricing system. And, we started making enough money to pay our __16__.

If we had done nothing, if we had allowed ourselves to “stay down”, then we would have __17__ But we made the choice to learn from our __18__, and we moved forward with more determination.  Those words _19__ a much better idea on failure -- a chance for a fresh start! The most important point here is “choice” because you decide how you __20_ your failure, you decide if you stay down.

1.A. happy          B. dangerous        C. ready            D. safe

2.A. produce        B. receive          C. reduce           D. afford

3.A. excited        B. worried          C. confused         D. confident

4.A. manage         B. survive          C. succeed          D. compete

5.A. unless         B. so               C. but              D. though

6.A. blow           B. drop             C. push             D. surprise

7.A. cost           B. spent            C. wasted           D. paid

8.A.put             B. used             C. taken            D. tied

9.A. cover          B. support          C. discard          D. consider

10.A. plans         B. dreams           C. expectations     D. choices

11.A. good          B. fresh            C. natural          D. sudden

12.A. staying       B. coming           C. keeping          D. going

13.A. belief        B. imagination      C. suggestion       D. requirement

14.A. able          B. supposed         C. prepared         D. determined

15.A. tools         B. machines         C. materials        D. goods

16.A. debts         B. bills            C. costs            D. products

17.A. ended         B. missed           C. fell             D. failed

18.A. performances  B. experiences      C. mistakes         D. promises

19.A. explain       B. create           C. offer            D. prove

20.A. view          B. fear             C. seize            D. discover

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一　　 个最佳答案。　　

    A photographer is a person who takes photos as a business or an art. It is often thought that his work is not only full of 1 but is very safe as well, and no one can imagine how 2 his work 3 .

　　     Two photographers were 　　 4 through a thick forest in Alaska, 5 at capturing (capture 抢拍) the wild-life on film. As there was nothing interesting to take pictures of, they were feeling 6 when they 　　 7 sightof a brown bear that had caught a large fish by a quiet brook. The wild beast found them too, and stood on its 　　 8 legs to get 9 sight of the two men. While doing this, the bear made a wonderful pose (n. 姿势) for the two 10 photographers.

　　    Suddenly the bear 11 at them, while the two men kept right on taking photos of the 12 beast. As the beast was 　　 13 very fast towards them, one of the men turned around right away and rushed to a tall tree nearby. He 14 to the top of the tree as quickly as he could. The other man, who could not climb a tree, 　　 15 lay down on the ground, pretending 16. When the bear 　　 17 over him and snuffed (vt.嗅) him all over, the man shut his eyes tightly, 18 his breath and 19 make any　　 movement. While all this was going on, the man in the tree was 20 pictures of the 　　 21 scenes. After a while, the bear went away 22, because bears 　　 23 dead men.

　　    When all was safe, the photographer in the tree came down and said to his friend, "The same story 24 was told in Aesep's Fables (伊索寓言) has just happened to us, and I 　　 25 no chances to take the photos of the wonderful scenes!"　　 　　 　　 　　

1. A. happiness    B. glad    C. sadness    D. pleasure

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2. A. interesting    B. dangerous    C. useful    D. important

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3. A. sometimes is    B. always is    C. is usually    D. usually is

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4. A. running    B. riding    C. travelling    D. driving

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5. A. good    B. wanting    C. planning    D. aiming

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6. A. sorry    B. satisfied    C. comfortable    D. helpless

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7. A. lost    B. caught    C. were in    D. were out of

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8. A. fore    B. left    C. right    D. hind

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9. A. a different    B. the same    C. a better    D. better

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10. A. mad    B. funny    C. happy    D. excited

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11. A. stared    B. jumped    C. shouted    D. looked

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12. A. pleased    B. angry    C. worried    D. funny

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13. A. rolling on    B. jumping up    C. drawing on    D. running out

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14. A. climbed    B. reached    C. jumped    D. walked

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15. A. slowly    B. immediately

C. after some delay    D. after some time

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16. A. to be dead　　 B. to die

C. to be dying    D. to have died

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17. A. bent    B. sat    C. lay    D. took

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18. A. took    B. held    C. was out of    D. taking

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19. A. daren't　　　　  B. tried not to

C. not trying to    D. not tried to

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20. A. busy to take    B. ready to take

C. busy taking　　 D. worth taking

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21. A. strange    B. beautiful    C. famous    D. exciting

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22. A. excitedly    B. disappointedly (失望地)   

    C. gladly　　   D. sadly

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23. A. never eat　　  B. don't like   

    C. never touch    D. never tend

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24. A. as     B. that    C. which    D. what

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25. A. got    B. had    C. found    D. lost

完形填空：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　A photographer is a person who takes photos as a business or an art． It is often thought that his work is not only full of 　1　but is very safe as well, and no one can imagine how 　2 　his work 　3　．

　Two photographers were 　4　through a thick forest in Alaska, 　5　at capturing (capture v． 抢拍) the wild-life on film． As there was nothing interesting to take pictures of, they were feeling 　6　when they 　7　sight of a brown bear that had caught a large fish by a quiet brook． The wild beast found them too, and stood on its 　8　legs to get 　9　sight of the two men． While doing this, the bear made a wonderful pose (n．姿势) for the two 　10　photo graphers．

　Suddenly the bear 　11　at them, while the two men kept right on taking photos of the 　12　beast． as the beast was 　13　very fast towards them, one of the men turned around right away and rushed to a tall tree nearby． He 　14　to the top of the tree as quickly as he could． The other man, who could not climb a tree, 　15　lay down on the ground, pretending 　16 　． When the bear 　17 　over him and shuffed (n．嗅)him all over, the man shut his eyes tightly, 　18　 his breath and 　19　make any movement． While all this was going on, the man in the tree was 　20　pictures of the 　21　scenes． after a while, the bear went away 　22　, because bears 　23　 dead men．

　When all was safe, the photographer in the tree came down and said to his friend,“The same story 　24　 was told in Aesep's Fables (伊索寓言) has just happened to us, and I 　25　no chances to take the photos of the wonderful scenes!”