Question

The air we breathe is freely available, without 1.     we could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain them while 2.     (sit) around and feel sorry for themselves. 3.     breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make 4.     magnificent life.

Opportunity is in the same way; it is everywhere. It is so freely available that we take it 5.       granted. Yet opportunity alone is not enough to create success; it must 6.     (seize) and acted upon in order to have value. So many people are so 7.     (anxiety) to “get in” on a “ground floor opportunity”, as if the opportunity will do all the work. That’s 8.     (possible).

Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. 9.     , it takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity. You must make use of it. That’s not up to the opportunity; that’s up to you. It doesn’t matter what “floor” the opportunity is on, but 10.     matters is what you do with it.

Answer

1.which,

2.sitting,

3.others,

4.a,

5.for

6.be seized

7.anxious,

8.impossible,

9.However,

10.what

【解析】

1.which, 考查定语从句；这是介词 + 关系代词引导的定语从句，关系代词指物，故用“which”

2.sitting, 考查非谓语动词。主语“people”与动作“sit”之间是主动关系，故用现在分词作伴随状语

3.others, 考查代词。Some…Others是固定用法，一些……另一些

4.a, 考查冠词。句意：一些人呼吸新鲜的空气用它来创造一种有新的生活。这里是泛指，故用不定冠词“a”

5.for 考查介词。Take sb for granted 把。。想当然；

6.be seized 考查动词的语态。主语“it”和动作“seize”是被动关系，故用被动语态

7.anxious, 考查形容词。句意：因此许多人有机会得到允许进入时十分的焦虑。

8.impossible, 考查形容词。句意：这是不可能的。

9.However, 考查副词。句意：就象你需要空气来呼吸，你需要机会来成功，然而，需要有呼吸新鲜空气的机会。表示转折；

10. 考查主语从句。这里包含一个主语从句，并且引导词在从句中作主语，故用what

考点：语法填空。