Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __36_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.” Thomas Edison replied very __37_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _38__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _39__ to make a good light bulb.” If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _40__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __41__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __42_ repeated daily. How __43_ the above lines are! Success takes __44_. We’ll make mistakes _45__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __46__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __47__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional __48__, but only a few really _49___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _50__ life. Do you want to be exceptional? Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _51__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __52_ it without serious efforts. Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _53__! Success depends on previous __54__, and without it we will end in failure. When you are __55__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.
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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1:选A。由后面爱迪生所说的话可知,爱迪生对发明锲而不舍,所以他对自己的工作充满了“信心”。
小题1:选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。上文中助手的话也有提示。
小题1:选D。试验证明有两千种材料不能“用来(use)”做电灯泡。
小题1:选C。此处与下句的genius呼应:如果我们善于从自己的错误中学习,那我们就会变得“明智(intelligent)”。
小题1:选D。成功就是每天要“实践(practiced)”的一些简单的行为准则。
小题1:选A。失败就是每天重复犯的“小错误(errors)”。
小题1:选D。这里用true表示作者完全认同上述这些话。
小题1:选B。由下一句可知,成功需要时间。
小题1:选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1:选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1:选A。由上下文可知,我们的自信“取决于(depends on)”我们对自己的看法和是否相信自己。
小题1:选C。我们每个人生来都具有特殊的“品质(qualities)”。其他选项不符合常理。
小题1:选B。但是只有一少部分人“认识到(realize)”自己真正的潜能。
小题1:选D。此处选“平庸的(average)”与上文中的exceptional对比。
小题1:选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1:选A。不付出努力,你就无法“获得(achieve)”成功。
小题1:选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1:选A。精心准备会走向成功,反之注定会失败。
小题1:选C。当你“成功(successful)”时,享受它并帮助其他想取得成就的人。