There are many stories about people who did not let age stop them in the pursuit of their goals. I’m sure you have heard of recent 70-year-old college graduates, or teenagers who are 1 of many useful things or owners of companies. Actually, it can be done; it just 2 your attitude. Michael had wanted to run his own business from an early age, but he was 3 a big risk taker. After many years of working for others, he put a business plan together and was about to make the 4 , but his friends told him that at 45 he was too 5 to start his own construction business. They thought it was a young man’s business while Michael needed a steady income to support his family. Michael was discouraged. 6 many of his friends worked in the very field that he was considering starting his business in, he 7 that they knew what was best, so he decided to give up his 8 . But his wife told him that he was foolish to do so. They discussed it and Michael 9 that he’d been using his age as a(n) 10 instead of as an advantage. Have you put off a goal 11 age or another limiting factor? Does the limiting 12really have as much influence as you think? Age is just a number and each challenge is an opportunity. Your attitude 13 . You’re not too old to try something 14 and never too old to give up on your dreams. They may 15 a bit of adjustment, but if you want something enough, believe in yourself and your desires will have no bounds.
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:D
小题15:C
题目分析：本文通过一个举例告诉我们不要把自己的年龄当借口，去放弃自己的追求和梦想。
小题1:根据of many useful things，故选C, inventors发明家。
小题2:这里想说它取决于你的态度，故选A，depends on取决于。
小题3:根据After many years of working for others, he put a business plan together and was about to make the decision，故选A，never从不。
小题4:根据he put a business plan together，故选A，decision决定。
小题5: 根据They thought it was a young man’s business while Michael needed a steady income to support his family，故选B。
小题6:根据many of his friends worked in the very field that he was considering starting his business in, he thought that they knew what was best，故选D，Since既然。
小题7:这里想说他认为他们知道什么是最好的，thought，认为，故选C。
小题8:根据he put a business plan together，故选A。
小题9:这里想说Michael意识到自己把年龄当成了一个借口，而不是一个优势，realized意识到，故选C。
小题10:这里想说这里想说Michael意识到自己把年龄当成了一个借口，而不是一个优势，excuse借口，故选D。
小题11:根据age or another limiting factor，故选C，because of由于。
小题12:根据Have you put off a goal because of age or another limiting factor?故选B。
小题13:这里想说你的态度最要紧，matters，重要，故选D。
小题14:这里想说你没有老到不能尝试有价值的事情，故选D，valuable有价值的。
小题15:这里想说它们需要一点调整，故选C，require需要。
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