Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first ______ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrens burg. To get an ______, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the ______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done ______ his farm - work routines. He withdrew from many school activities because he didn’t have the time or the ______. He tried for the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too ______. During this period Dale was slowly ______ an inferiority complex（自卑感）,which his mother knew could ______ him from achieving his real potential. She suggested that Dale join the debating team, believing that ______ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts finally made it. This proved to be a______ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the ______ he needed. By the time Dale was senior, he had won every top honor in speech. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, ______, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to ______ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability ______ an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, ______ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do -- and so could others.
1.A.admitted B.filled C.supplied D.recognized
2.A.assignment B.education C.advantage D.instruction
3.A.training B.board C.teaching D.equipment
4.A.between B.during C.over D.through
5.A.permits B.interest C.talent D.clothes
6.A.light B.flexible C.optimistic D.outgoing
7.A.gaining B.achieving C.developing D.obtaining
8.A.prevent B.practice C.patience D.potential
9.A.presence B.practice C.patience D.potential
10.A.key B.breaking C.basic D.turning
11.A.progress B.experience C.competence D.confidence
12.A.in return B.in brief C.in turn D.in fact
13.A.convey B.overcome C.understand D.build
14.A.express B.stress C.contribute D.repeat
15.A.besides B.beyond C.like D.with
April, a giraffe who became an Internet star after her pregnancy（怀孕）was broadcast online, has finally given birth, ending months of excitement for her audience.
The live broadcast from Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, the State of New York, began during the winter. 1. drew nearly five million viewers a day at its peak.Some viewers kept checking back, even after the period 2. April was expected to give birth had gone. Others became frustrated, questioning 3. she was really pregnant.
Finally, 4. April was pacing in her pen（畜栏）on April 15, two hooves（蹄）began to appear. After a few hours, a newly-born giraffe was lying on the floor, 5. (look) around confusedly. The calf（幼崽）tried to stand a few times but 6. not. An hour later, it was 7. its feet, walking around carefully. A spokesman for the animal park said the calf was a boy. “After months of pregnancy, both mom and calf are doing fine,” said Jordan, the owner of Animal Adventure Park.
People in Harpursville now hope the attention that April 8. (draw) will translate into an economic development for the area. Harpursville was once a manufacturing base, but it has struggled financially in recent years.
Fortunately, there are already signs 9. April’s fame is breathing new life into the area. Dozens of families recently arrived at the animal park after hours of driving, only 10. (find) it closed for the winter. A nearly hotel has booked more than 100 reservations for a package that includes admission to the park when it reopens in May.
Free film tickets will be sent to _______ are interested in film.
A.whomever B.whoever C.no matter who D.whichever
I have no doubt _______ we’ll succeed.
A.what B.whether C.when D.that
There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars________road conditions need________.
A.that；to be improved B.which；to be improved
C.where；improving D.when；improving
Last Sunday he made a promise _______ he was free he would take me to Beijing for a visit.
A.if B.when C.that if D.whether
