Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __16_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.” Thomas Edison replied very __17_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _18__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _19__ to make a good light bulb.” If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _20__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __21__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __22_ repeated daily. How __23_ the above lines are! Success takes __24_. We’ll make mistakes _25__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __26__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __27__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional _28__, but only a few really _29___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _30__ life. Do you want to be exceptional? Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _31__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __32_ it without serious efforts. Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _33__! Success depends on previous __34__, and without it we will end in failure. When you are __35__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:C
题目分析：本文通过爱迪生发明电灯泡过程中遭遇的多次失败告诉我们：一定要善于从失败中学习。
小题1: B。由爱迪生的助手所说的话可知，他有点灰心丧气，所以他就开始“抱怨(complained)”。
小题2: A。爱迪生对发明锲而不舍。所以他对自己的工作充满了“信心(confidently)”。
小题3:C。由爱迪生的乐观态度可知，他认为他们已经“学到了(learned)”很多。
小题4: D。试验证明有两千多种材料不能“用来(use)”做电灯泡。
小题5: C。此处与下句的genius呼应：如果一个人善于从自己的错误中学习，那他就会变得“明智(intelligent)”。
小题6: D。成功就是每天要“实践的(practiced)”一些简单的行为准则。
小题7: A。失败来自于每天重复犯的“小错误(errors)”。
小题8: D。这里用true表示作者完全认同上述这些话。
小题9: B。由下一句可知，成功需要时间。
小题10: D。如果太着急就会犯错误，if在此引导一个条件状语从句。
小题11: B。没有自信心，我们就无法去“尝试(attempt)”新的具有挑战性的任务。
小题12: A。由上下文可知，我们的自信“取决于(depends on)”我们对自己的看法。
小题13: C。我们每个人生来都具有特殊的“品质”（qualities）。
小题14: B。但是只有一少部分人“认识到(realize)”自己的潜能。
小题15:D。此处选“平庸的(average)”与exceptional对比。
小题16: C。成功就像人人都想“吃(eat)”的水果，此处用来比喻人人都想拥有成功。
小题17: A。不付出努力，你就无法“获得(achieve)”成功。
小题18: B。想成功的人总是寻找办法，而不想成功的人总是寻找“借口(excuse)”。
小题19: A。精心准备会走向成功，反之注定会失败。
小题20:C。当你“成功(successful)”时，享受它并帮助其他想取得成就的人。
点评：本文通过爱迪生发明电灯泡过程中遭遇的多次失败告诉我们：一定要善于从失败中学习。本篇完形设空科学合理，考生很容易从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。