完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Man Who Achieved Everything He Could
Once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achieving. He was obsessed with this desire --- he ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish.
There were so many things he could do. He felt like the whole world could be his,
36 he set his mind to it.
He knew that his
37 had no limits. He knew that he could accumulate
38 that would dwarf (使相形见绌) that of ancient kings; he knew that he could
39 books that would shake the minds of generations; he knew that he could
40 things that would forever change the lives of millions of people. He lived, constantly feeling the power within --- and that power knew no bounds.
There was only one problem: having such a potential, but only one
41, he had to make a choice. He had to decide where to
42 all of his ability. Making that decision was extremely hard, for any
43 meant cutting off some future achievements. In the meantime, he went to school, graduated, found a job, married, and
44 children. And he spent every minute of his spare time trying to decide
45 he should bring his potential into full play.
Time went by, and he grew
46. Some roads he used to dream about became closed to him. But there was still so much he could accomplish.
One day, a sudden chest pain made him come home early. He dragged his feet to the bathroom. There, feeling
47, he looked in the mirror. A worn-out, gray-haired man stared back at him. He looked
48 into these eyes and, all of a sudden,
49 one simple truth. The next moment, the pain came again, and his heart stopped
50 forever.
The truth that came upon him was rather simple: People only flatter themselves (自以为是，自鸣得意) by thinking that they could have
51 this or that if not for such-and-such circumstances. Yet this is nothing but
52 . You simply lack something that is
53 for achieving that goal you’ve never reached — a talent, a skill, willpower,
54 something else. In fact,
55 you don’t achieve is something you’re not capable of achieving.
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．since | C．if | D．though |
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| 小题2: | | A．wisdom | B．potential | C．world | D．freedom |
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| 小题3: | | A．courage | B．interest | C．knowledge | D．power |
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| 小题4: | | A．write | B．read | C．buy | D．edit |
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| 小题5: | | A．invent | B．acquire | C．adopt | D．destroy |
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| 小题6: | | A．step | B．life | C．chance | D．condition |
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| 小题7: | | A．promote | B．accumulate | C．increase | D．apply |
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| 小题8: | | A．choice | B．mistake | C．failure | D．effort |
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| 小题9: | | A．assisted | B．loved | C．raised | D．punished |
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| 小题10: | | A．why | B．where | C．when | D．whether |
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| 小题11: | | A．greedier | B．wiser | C．older | D．cruder |
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| 小题12: | | A．sleepy | B．weak | C．satisfied | D．comfortable |
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| 小题13: | | A．carelessly | B．secretly | C．angrily | D．closely |
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| 小题14: | | A．realized | B．remembered | C．reminded | D．created |
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| 小题15: | | A．fueling | B．starting | C．beating | D．moving |
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| 小题16: | | A．learned | B．achieved | C．undertaken | D．doubted |
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| 小题17: | | A．reality | B．history | C．imagination | D．record |
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| 小题18: | | A．unimportant | B．necessary | C．unbelievable | D．ordinary |
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| 小题20: | | A．what | B．which | C．that | D．how |
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