专题限时训练(十三)[议论文型完形填空](限时:每篇10分钟)(一)Withexcitementandenthusiasmwestartedoursmallbusiness.Nolongerwerewesafetohaveaweeklypaycheck(工资支票).Wenowwereonourownto__1__anincometoprovideuswiththemoneytolive.Iwasalittle__2__aboutourabilitytodothis,butByronbelievedinourproducts,andbelievedinourabilitytosucceed.Weinvestedheavilyinproducinganumberofproducts,butnoneofthemarepopularwithcustomers.Themarketgaveussoheavya__3__thatwehardlymadeenoughmoneytopayourexpenses.Wenowhadourmoney__4__onthebooth(临时货摊)thatwehadrentedforthesummerandfallmonths.Wehadalotofmoneytiedupinmaterials.Sowedidnothaveenoughmoneyto__5__ourmonthlybills.Wewerediscouraged,andthethoughtsoffailureranthroughourheads.Aswediscussedour__6__,IhappenedtoreadthewordsbyMaryPickford,“Ifyouhavemademistakes…thereisalwaysanotherchanceforyou…youmayhavea__7__startanymomentyouchoose,forthisthingwecall‘Failure’isnotfallingdown,butstayingdown.”ThewordsstrengthenmydeterminationandByron's__8__thatwecouldsucceed.Wedidfalldown,butwewere__9__nottostaydown!So,westeppedbackandrefocused.Wecameupwithnewproductsusingremainingmaterials.Weredesignedourbooth.Wereconsideredourpricingsystem.And,westartedmakingenoughmoneytopayour__10__.Ifwehaddonenothing,ifweallowedourselvesto“staydown”,thenwewouldhavefailed.Butwemadethechoicetolearnfromourmistakes,andwemovedforwardwithmoredetermination.Thesewords__11__amuchbetterideaonfailure—achanceforafreshstart!Themostimportantpointhereis“choice”becauseyoudecidehowyou__12__yourfailure,andyoudecideifyoustaydown.1.A.receiveB.produceC.winD.save2.A.patientB.fondC.proudD.worried3.A.surpriseB.giftC.pleasureD.blow4.A.spentB.lentC.wastedD.lost5.A.printB.coverC.writeD.send6.A.holidaysB.choicesC.skillsD.trips7.A.freshB.goodC.naturalD.sudden8.A.suggestionB.imaginationC.beliefD.requirement9.A.remindedB.supposedC.determinedD.prepared10.A.debtsB.billsC.productsD.prices11.A.explainB.createC.offerD.prove12.A.exploreB.preventC.forgetD.view(二)ThecitythatIliveinisabouttoputcamerasatalltrafficlightstocatchpeoplewhorunredlights.It__1__meofhowmanypeopleI'veseenwhotaketheyellowlightasasignaltogofaster.Ialsocan'tunderstandwhypeopledon'tmovewhenthetrafficlighthasturnedgreen.Aboveall,therearethose__2__situationsinwhichsomeonedoesn'tevennoticethatthelightturnsred,andjustkeepsgoing.Thatiswhysomany__3__happen!Allthesesituationsmakeme__4__thepurposeoftrafficlights.However,it'sevenmorefrighteningtoimaginelettingpeoplemaketheirowndecisionsat__5__crossroads.Dothebiggestcarsgettogofirst?Whodecideswhogoesnext?SoIguessIdoliketheideaofasystemto__6__traffic.AndI'lldomybesttoobeythetrafficrules:togo,tobecautious,andtostopwhenI'm__7__to.Itoccurstomethatmyparentshavedonemuchthesameformeintermsofteachingmehowtolive.Theyhavegivenmemany__8__lights:togetalongwellwithothers,tolistenandtalktothem,tohelpothers,andto__9__withjoyandpurpose.Theyhavealsogivenmesomeredlightsbeforemylifegoesastray(误入歧途):nottobegreedy,tokeepmytemper,andtocontrolmydesires.Andthere__10__havebeensomeyellowcautionlights:towatchhowmuchIdrink,tokeepcontrolofmybehaviour,andtoattendschoolregularlyandworkhard.IfIobeytheserules,mylifewillbeas__11__asitcanbe.JustasI'mwisetopayattentiontothetrafficlightswhenI'mwalkingacrossthestreet,I'mwisetopayattentiontothe“__12__signals...