完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had 36 numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is 37 for me!"
When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any 38 . Since then, his mother worked outside 39 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.
When he was fourteen, he dropped 40 and began his life of roving.
When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 41 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.
When he was twenty, he 42 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were 43 for him.
When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 44 on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his 45 .
When he was 46 , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he 47 dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors 48 the billboard hanging problems.
When he was forty-seven, he 49 his second wife, which had 50 stricken his three children.
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by 51 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.
When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he 53 the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad 54 . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are 55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."
1.A. achieved B. undergone C. tried D. undertook
2. A. great B. important C. valuable D. enough
3. A. words B. money C. property D. families
4.A. while B. but C. when D. so
5. A. in B. out C. down D. up
6. A. meanwhile B. moreover C. however D. therefore
7.A. started B. took C. lost D. changed
8. A. fit B. tough C. unusual D. adequate
9.A. fell B. hit C. put D. rested
10.A. life B. major C. job D. education
11. A. forty B. thirty-five C. fifty-three D. seventy
12.. A. went through B. came into C. came about D. went against
13.A. contributing to B. judging from C. owing to D. leading to
14.A. changed B. married C. missed D. divorced
15.A. deeply B. highly C. generally D. thickly
16. A. learning B. promoting C. developing D. teaching
17.A. powerless B. depressed C. disappointed D. hopeless
18.. A. turned up B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in
19.. A. difficulties B. misfortune C. life D. weather
20.. A. hard-working B. brave C. cautious D. optimistic
—The weather isn't good enough for an outing，isn't it?
—Not in the least.We can't have ________ at this time of the year.
A．a worse day B．a nicer day
C．such bad a day D．so fine a day
I saw a boy in the supermarket yesterday, reminded me of my good friend.
A．that B．which C．where D．who
We all think it is Jack as well as his wife that for their son’s bad manners in public.
A．are to blame B．is to be blamed C．are to be blamed D．is to blame
We had waited for a long time before the famous singer .
A．turned up B．turned off C．turned on D．turned down
--- Did you quarrel with your wife?
--- Yes, but it.
A．I’d rather not do B．I’d rather not to do
C．I’d rather not to have done D．I’d rather not have done
