第二篇

　　If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or 1 in your work would depend, to 2 great extent, 3 your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. 4 the utmost importance is your attitude. A person 5 begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is 6 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure 7 his belief that he is probably as capable 8 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 9 it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well。 10 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw 11 hopeless cases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize 12 the strength and overcome the 13 that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first 14 stock of somewhere you stand now. 15 we get further along in the book, we'll be 16 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 17 skills. However, 18 begin with, you should pause 19 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your 20 , your reading and 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

　　第二篇答案+解說：

　　1.【答案】C

　　【解析】本句的意思是：“成功或失敗在很大程度上取決

　　于你是否能揚長避短�！眎mprovement改進;victory勝利;achievement成果，成就。這三個詞都不合

　　題意，只有C.failure“失敗”最合適。

　　2.【答案】A

　　【解析】to a great extent是固定短語，意思是“很大程度上”，符合題意。類似的說法還有：to a large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of…。the, some, certain都不能與great extent搭配。

　　3.【答案】B

　　【解析】on與前面的depend構成本句謂語。

　　4.【答案】B

　　【解析】of與名詞連用,表示具有某種性質,狀態(tài)，做表語。置于句首，表示強調。正常語序為：Your attitude is of the utmost importance.

　　5.【答案】A

　　【解析】A person后應當是定語從句,“開始工作的那個人”。