笫二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
    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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a child, I was very competitive. It didn’t matter _36_ I was playing sports, working in class, or earning money. I looked at everything as a _37_ and I always wanted to be the _38__.
At the age of seven, I __39__ selling vegetables door to door and soon was addicted to __40__. It was a great way to help others and make __41__. I began selling everything I could get my __42__ on. I learned early, however, that my success in selling wasn’t only the result of getting people to buy a particular item, __43__ rather that people bought from me largely because they liked me and __44__ me. That distinction really __45__ my life.
As I focused more __46__ helping people, I noticed more and more business opportunities around me. It’s funny how that __47__. After my ninth birthday, I started my first business. The one ability that has really helped me the most is being able to recognize a “__48__” in the marketplace and then figure out what needs to be done in order to __49__ the idea into a money-making opportunity.
Over the following years I started several different __50__. I have been fortunate enough to make my first million before __51__ from high school and buy my own house by the age of twenty.
So if you’ve got an idea or a passion for __52__, it’s good to get started now. It doesn’t matter how old you are. Opportunities are all around you, but you won’t see them __53__ you look for them. In the worse case, you learn from your __54__ and increase your chances of success the next time. So do what __55__ inspires you. It’s never too early – or too late – to pursue your passion and achieve your dream.
36. A. that    B. whether    C. what    D. which
37. A. chance    B. challenge   C. luck          D. fortune
38. A. happiest   B. favorite      C. best       D. luckiest
39. A. set    B. enjoyed   C. started   D. shared
40. A. swimming   B. shopping   C. skipping    D. selling
41. A. journey   B. sense    C. money   D. choice
42. A. hands   B. arms    C. legs     D. knees
43. A. so     B. but     C. or     D. and
44. A. cheated   B. agreed    C. trusted    D. required
45. A. recognized   B. shaped          C. developed   D. conducted
46. A. over    B. through    C. along    D. on 
47. A. produces   B. works   C. looks      D. acts
48. A. deal    B. promise    C. change    D. need
49. A. look    B. take    C. turn     D. get
50. A. experiences  B. trips     C. classes        D. businesses  
51. A. dropping   B. graduating   C. persuading   D. preventing
52. A. anything       B. nothing    C. something      D. everything   
53. A. unless    B. if     C. after     D. since
54. A. travels    B. views   C. mistakes   D. advantages
55. A. really    B. wrongly    C. hardly    D. nearly
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