阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was
16 . Even so, Roebling could not
17 the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he
18 convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their
19 and began to build their dream bridge.
Only a few months
20 the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and
21 injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or
22 . Surely now the project would have to be
23 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not
24 and his mind remained as
25 as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea
26 him. All he could move was one finger, so he
27 the arm of his wife with that finger,
28 to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his
29 with one finger until the bridge was
30 completed.
Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that
31 a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible 32 . Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small
33 what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most
34 dream can be realized with
35 no matter what the chances are.
| 小题1: | | A．impossible | B．unnecessary | C．hard | D．excellent |
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| 小题2: | | A．recognize | B．accept | C．ignore | D．believe |
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| 小题3: | | A．attempted to | B．sought to | C．failed to | D．managed to |
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| 小题4: | | A．family | B．crew | C．class | D．team |
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| 小题5: | | A．since | B．before | C．after | D．when |
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| 小题6: | | A．severely | B．slightly | C．poorly | D．hardly |
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| 小题8: | | A．continued | B．abandoned | C．interrupted | D．accomplished |
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| 小题9: | | A．defeated | B．hurt | C．frightened | D．destroyed |
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| 小题10: | | A．sharp | B．broad | C．noble | D．advanced |
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| 小题11: | | A．beat | B．occurred | C．happened | D．hit |
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| 小题12: | | A．waved | B．felt | C．touched | D．held |
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| 小题13: | | A．appealing | B．speaking | C．indicating | D．advising |
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| 小题14: | | A．orders | B．instructions | C．suggestions | D．movements |
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| 小题15: | | A．quickly | B．partly | C．eventually | D．slowly |
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| 小题16: | | A．overcomes | B．acquires | C．fights | D．removes |
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| 小题17: | | A．award | B．fortune | C．status | D．goal |
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| 小题18: | | A．combined with | B．separated from | C．compared to | D．concerned about |
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| 小题19: | | A．primary | B．distant | C．lifelong | D．good |
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| 小题20: | | A．determination | B．knowledge | C．confidence | D．strength |
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