If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you wouldbring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses.Success or 1 in your work would depend, to 2 greatextent, 3 your ability to use your strengths andweaknesses to the best advantage. 4 the utmostimportance is your attitude. A person 5 begins a jobconvinced that he isn't going to like it or is 6 that he isgoing to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can onlyhinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure 7 his belief that he isprobably as capable 8 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make acheerful attempt 9 it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are thathe will do well。 10 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lackingthose skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can't add or a carpenter whocan't cut a straight line with a saw 11 hopeless cases. This book has been designed tohelp you capitalize 12 the strength and overcome the 13 that you bring to the job oflearning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first 14 stock ofsomewhere you stand now. 15 we get further along in the book, we'll be 16 in somedetail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 17 skills. However, 18begin with, you should pause 19 examine your present strengths and weaknesses inthree areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your 20 , your readingand communication skills, and your study habits.
1.A.improvement B.victory C.failure D.achievement
2.A.a B.the C.some D.certain
3.A.in B.on C.of D.to
4.A.Out of B.Of C.To D.Into
5.A.who B.what C.that D.which
6.A.ensure B.certain C.sure D.surely
7.A.onto B.on C.off D.in
8.A.to B.at C.of D.for
9.A.near B.on C.by D.at
10.A.Have B.Had C.Having D.Had been
11.A.being B.been C.are D.is
12.A.except B.but C.for D.on
13.A.idea B.weakness C.strength D.advantage
14.A.make B.take C.do D.give
15.A.as B.till C.over D.out
16.A.deal B.dealt C.be dealt D.dealing
17.A.learnt B.learned C.learning D.learn
18.A.around B.to C.from D.beside
19.A.to B.onto C.into D.with
20.A.intelligence B.work C.attitude D.weakness
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1.【答案】C
【解析】本句的意思是:“成功或失败在很大程度上取决
于你是否能扬长避短。”improvement改进;victory胜利;achievement成果,成就。这三个词都不合题意,只有C.failure“失败”最合适。
2.【答案】A
【解析】to a great extent是固定短语,意思是“很大程度上”,符合题意。类似的说法还有:to a large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to thatextent, to the extent of…。the, some, certain都不能与great extent搭配。
3.【答案】B
【解析】on与前面的depend构成本句谓语。