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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once 36 , such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.
Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “__37 ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I 38 him as somebody who had suffered through a(n) 39 divorce (离婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small 40 out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.
“I 41 on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about 42 opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my 43 to remind me to look for those diamonds that I need. I have been trying to sell my 44 . On Monday morning, a man who seemed interested in 45 some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it 46 !’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new 47 !”
Not long afterward, he did find a new and better job. From then on, he 48 to keep his stone with him all the time as a 49 to look for “diamonds” as he digs through the 50 of life.
Richard DeVos is right when he 51 . “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities. 52 moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that, 53 left unrecognized, will be forever lost.
Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may 54 pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re 55 now.
36.A.given B.discovered C.sent D.made
37.A.opportunities B.dangers C.diamonds D.chances
38.A.considered B.treated C.remembered D.saw
39.A.painful B.stupid C.normal D.original
40.A.ball B.stone C.paper D.flower
41.A.stepped B.depended C.fought D.based
42.A.stealing B.accepting C.recognizing D.realizing
43.A.purse B.pocket C.bag D.house
44.A.stone B.position C.career D.business
45.A.selling B.buying C.hunting D.casting
46.A.go off B.give in C.stay up D.watch out
47.A.buyer B.job C.stock D.rock
48.A.hoped B.decided C.refused D.hated
49.A.scene B.prize C.reminder D.power
50.A.difficulties B.hopes C.characters D.cases
51.A.takes over B.leaves out C.points out D.calls for
52.A.Actural B.Great C.Dangerous D.Necessary
53.A.unless B.though C.for D.if
54.A.happily B.easily C.luckily D.dangerously
55.A.expressing B.satisfying C.breaking D.experiencing
They drove along with all the car windows ________.
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A．wound up |
B．winding on |
C．winded up |
D．wind up |
The old man insisted that I ____ his wallet and that I ____ with him to the police station.
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A．take, go |
B．had taken, go |
C．took, go |
D．had taken, went |
____ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may produce variants of genes in human body.
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A．Exposed |
B．Being exposed |
C．Having exposed |
D．After being exposed |
It was thanks to luck _____ judgment _____ the driver succeeded in avoiding an accident.
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A．better than, that |
B．rather than, that |
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C．other than, who |
D．more than, which |
