阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 1he thought he was able to be so much more 2than the average person.
He 3that it all came from a(n) 4with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he 5the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in, 6shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful 7you have made! I have 8seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 9. Would you like to get down and 10in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to 11everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a 12experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two 13hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he 14the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful 15!
This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be 16to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 17for learning something new, which is, 18, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't 19," we usually learn something 20from it.
1.A. why B. what C. when D. how
2.A. capable B. able C. creative D. original
3.A. responded B. reacted C. recalled D. reminded
4.A. coincidence B. experience C. incident D. conflict
5.A. fell B. lost C. escaped D. dropped
6.A. rather than B. instead of C. other than D. in place of
7.A. picture B. mass C. map D. mess
8.A. rarely B. happily C. frequently D. angrily
9.A. obtained B. suffered C. done D. received
10.A. jump B. play C. enjoy D. draw
11.A. recover B. return C. restore D. regain
12.A. failed B. successful C. fantastic D. painful
13.A. strong B. tiny C. thin D. weak
14.A. controlled B. possessed C. seized D. grasped
15.A. example B. teaching C. lesson D. instruction
16.A. anxious B. nervous C. fearful D. afraid
17.A. situations B. opportunities C. occasions D. turns
18.A. after all B. above all C. first of all D. in all
19.A. do B. finish C. go D. work
20.A. worthy B. costly C. valuable D. interesting
She spent all her spare time learning the courses, or she________ the first place in her school in the 2010 College Entrance Examination.
A. wouldn’t take B. wouldn’t have taken C. hadn’t taken D. couldn’t take
--- Were all the passengers in the bus injured in the traffic accident?
--- No,____ only three of them who got hurt.
A. it were B. there was C. it was D. there is
Although the necklace is not made of real crystal, it still ______ young tourists to this beautiful ancient city.
A. appeals to B. attracts to C. accounts for D. apply for
It is reported in Washington Post that an unknown terrorist group has ______ responsibility for this morning’s bomb attack.
A. claimed B. evaluated C. bid D. confirmed
In no country ____ France, as is often said, ______ taste so many kinds of delicious cheese.
A. rather than; can one B. other than; can one
C. rather than; one can D. other than; one can
