一、完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Prime Minister Winston Churchill was young, he attended a public school called Harrow. He was not a 1 student. As a matter of fact, he’d have been thrown out of the school, if he hadn’t been the son of a famous leader. However, he 2 his study at Harrow, went on to the university, and then had a successful 3 in the army. He later was elected Prime Minister and brought great honor to Britain. Toward the end of his period as Prime Minister, he was____4____ to address the young boys at Harrow, his old 4 He gave this short but moving speech: “Young men, never give up. Never give up! Never give up! 5 !”
Many people___7_____ Abraham Lincoln to be the greatest president of all time. Yet it should be 6 how many failures and defeats 7 his early life. He grew up on a small farm. In those early years, his family 8 had a penny and he had only one year of___11_____education. In 1832, he lost his job. In 1833 he 9 in business. In 1835, the woman he loved died. In 1843 he was 10 when he tried to enter the Congress(国会).
In 1856, he was defeated in the___14_____ for vice president. In spite of these, he didn’t 11 , and he was elected President of the US in 1860.
Personal history, education, situation—none of these can 12 a strong spirit. Some of the world’s greatest people have____17____ huge problems and difficulties at some time in their lives, but they’ve gone on to do 13 deeds. Bury him in the snows of Valley Forge, and you have a George Washington. Make a musical genius____19____to hear, and you have a Ludwig van Beethoven. Call him__20______ to learn, and write him off as stupid, and you have an Albert Einstein.
1.A.clever B.lazy C.famous D.good
2.A.abandoned B.supported C.completed D.appreciated
3.A.fight B.career C.speech D.movement
4.A.invited B.ordered C.forced D.informed
5.A.family B.school C.centre D.hometown
6.A.Always B.Sometimes C.Once D.Never
7.A.ignore B.want C.sense D.consider
8.A.forgiven B.forgotten C.remembered D.blamed
9.A.respected B.served C.marked D.spared
10.A.usually B.hardly C.fairly D.merely
11.A.regular B.special C.extra D.royal
12.A.appeared B.opened C.succeeded D.failed
13.A.lost B.defeated C.valued D.cared
14.A.exchange B.election C.entrance D.benefit
15.A.make up B.agree with C.take over D.give up
16.A.hold back B.depend on C.keep up D.apply for
17.A.answered B.controlled C.met D.avoided
18.A.crazy B.small C.new D.great
19.A.unable B.hesitate C.hopeful D.likely
20.A.slow B.wise C.quick D.Strong