5．C。compare with意为“与……相比”。而“be compared to”意为“被比作……”。

4．A。take a sail = take a ship意为“乘船”。set sail 是固定搭配，意为“起航、启程”，中间不加冠词。故选A。

3．D。选项A中连词once表示条件，意为“一旦”，不合题意。选项B中reached是及物动词，后直接接宾语，因题中已有介词at，故B不能入选。选项C中的get 后接介词应是to，而不是at。选项D中的upon是介词，可与名词或动名词连用，表示“一……就……”，可入选。

2．C。by the time 引导时间状语从句，主句中的动作发生在从句中的动作之前。故用过去完成时。

1．D。“与……有关/ 无关”的英文表达是“have something / nothing to do with”。

2．词数在100左右。

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42. About personal growth, the author advocates all of the following except _________.

A. curiosity about more changes

B. quickness in self-adaptation

C. open-mindedness to new experiences　　　

D. avoidance of internal fears and doubts

41. Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growth?

A. Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges.

　　 B. Little Tom won the first prize in the Speech Contest.

　　 C. Max picked up French while he was in Paris.

　　 D. Daddy’s salary rose from $3,000 to $3,800.

40. In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would __________.

A. succeed in climbing up the social ladder

B. judge his ability to grow from his own achievements

C. face difficulties and take up challenges

D. aim high and reach his goal each time