7、History abounds (有许多) with tales of specialists who thought that the ideas, plans, and projects of others could never be achieved.   1  , success came to those who said, “I can make it happen.”

The Italian   2   Augustine’ Antonio worked hard on a large piece of marble. Unable to produce his   3   masterpiece, he said sadly, “I can do nothing with it.” But Michelangelo discovered the stone and   4   the possibilities in it. His “I – can – make – it – happen” attitude

  5   one of the world’s masterpieces – David.

The   6   of Spain concluded that Columbus’s plans to discover a new and shorter route to the West India were   7  . “I can make it happen,” Columbus   8  . And he did. Everyone knew the world was   9  , but not Columbus.

  10   the great Thomas Alva Edison   11   his friend, Henry Ford, from pursuing (致力于) his   12   of a motorcar. Convinced   13   the worthlessness of the idea, Edison invited Ford to come and work for him. Ford said no and continued to tirelessly pursue his dream.   14   his first attempt failed, Henry Ford   15   he could make it happen. And,   16  , he did.

Finally,   17   you read this article under the magnificent   18   of your environment, consider the   19   situation of Benjamin Franklin. He was advised to stop foolishly experimenting with lighting. What a waste of time! Why, nothing could be   20   than the oil lamp. Thank goodness Franklin knew he could make it happen. You can make it happen too!

1．A．Therefore              B．Instead                C．However             D．Otherwise

2．A．sculptor                B．professor             C．painter                D．expert

3．A．desired                  B．well – known      C．inspired               D．disturbed

4．A．believed                B．wished                C．expected             D．imagined

5．A．called in                B．resulted in            C．took in                D．turned into

6．A．specialists             B．officials               C．students              D．people

7．A．unnecessary          B．necessary            C．impossible           D．possible

8．A．doubted                B．laughed               C．wondered            D．insisted

9．A．round                   B．flat                      C．big                      D．small

10．A．Yet                     B．Even                   C．Still                     D．But

11．A．discouraged         B．prevented            C．protected             D．encouraged

12．A．opinion                B．knowledge           C．idea                    D．information

13．A．for                      B．of                       C．with                    D．about

14．A．If                       B．As                      C．Until                   D．Although

15．A．wondered            B．knew                  C．guessed               D．imagined

16．A．no doubt             B．in time                 C．of course            D．once more

17．A．as                       B．since                   C．before                 D．after

18．A．warmth               B．feeling                 C．comfort              D．lighting

19．A．difficult               B．ambiguous           C．mysterious          D．strange

20．A．worse                 B．better                  C．brighter               D．darker