Question

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

When Winston Churchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.

When Charles Darwin was getting ready to   1on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely   2. he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.

George Washington’s mother was a complaining,   3woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t   4at either of his presidential inaugurations（就职典礼）. She was always complaining that her   5overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to   6the army for the American Revolution. She   7believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.

In his youth, the   8Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to give up his   9and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became   10, his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”

People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to   11you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from   12. But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep   13, a “failure” is just another learning   14. Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “  15their music still in them.” That’s true tragedy.

So listen   16to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their   17at ease, but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You   18yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is   19.

Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music   20with you.

1.A．set sail           B．take charge      C．set free         D．take off

2.A．excited            B．pleased          C．disappointed     D．affected

3.A．self-centered      B．self-confident       C．kind-hearted     D．cold-blooded

4.A．show off           B．show up          C．pick out         D．pick up

5.A．parents            B．neighbors            C．students         D．children

6.A．fight              B．beat             C．command          D．attend

7.A．foolishly          B．secretly         C．bravely          D．honestly

8.A．late               B．latter               C．former           D．later

9.A．strength           B．music            C．wealth           D．faith

10.A．proud         B．steady           C．independent      D．famous

11.A．  advise          B．suggest          C．stop             D．keep

12.A．success           B．failure          C．poison           D．laziness

13.A．stopping          B．starting         C．going                D．coming

14.A．method            B．experiment       C．schedule         D．experience

15.A．with              B．beyond           C．without          D．during

16.A．politely          B．rudely           C．thoroughly       D．roughly

17.A．homes         B．minds            C．businesses           D．efforts

18.A．trust             B．believe          C．know             D．doubt

19.A．finished          B．completed            C．written          D．sung

20.A．live              B．die              C．sound            D．play

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D   

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D    

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A    

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.B