业家)and your 　2　.

　　In high school, I wanted to be a politician. I left my hometown for college in Washington DC. There, I 　3　 that I loved to support women. It taught me that I'm a creative, strong leader and great at marketing. 　4　, I moved to be the head of a nonprofit healthcare. Becoming a mother opened my mind to 　5　 a breast pump bag(储奶袋)business. Now I 　6　 a highly successful company that I started up on my own. 　7　 what you are good at and what you are passionate about. Keep an open mind.

　　Failure is 　8　 to your success. I won't tell you to feel good about 　9　. But I will tell you that every failure I've had along the way has absolutely made me 　10　.

　　Failing the big math exam in high school was 　11　. I eventually passed, and I've 　12　 failed an exam again. I learned from that 　13　 to ask for help. Now I ask for help in business 　14　.

　　Being passed over for a significant job opportunity that I more than qualified 　15　 hurt me. I was so depressed 　16　 soon I got a big job at a national organization. It's okay to get angry! Take that and 　17　 it into positive action.

　　I'm proud to be a role 　18　 to you as a mom and an entrepreneur. I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be 　19　 you want and you can have everything on your list. It will be my pleasure to watch your life 　20　 before my eyes.

1. A. lose　　　 B. pay　　　 C. get　　　 D. make

2. A. aunt B. mama C. uncle D. papa

3. A. discovered B. informed C. imagined D. developed

4. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Meanwhile

5. A. pushing B. taking C. launching D. pulling

6. A. run B. close C. leave D. work

7. A. Come out B. Work out C. Hold out D. Figure out

8. A. pleasant B. convenient C. critical D. different

9. A. justice B. failure C. courage D. honesty

10. A. worse B. bad C. well D. better

11. A. embarrassing B. exciting C. amusing D. inspiring

12. A. ever B. always C. never D. often

13. A. accident B. experience C. feeling D. memory

14. A. all the time B. of all tim C. at a time D. in no time

15. A. on B. to C. for D. with

16. A. or B. so C. while D. but

17. A. turn B. put C. make D. get

18. A. example B. star C. symbol D. model

19. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something

20. A. unwrap B. unfold C. unlock D. uncover

【答案】 1-5 DBABC 6-10 ADCBD 11-15 ACBAC 16-20 DADAB

【解析】

1.句意: 这里有些至理名言送给你, 当你在这个世界行进时, 可以想想这些话, 这些是来自一个企业家的总结, 也是以你的母亲的身份总结出来的。make one's way前进, 行进, 固定短语。

2.句意: 这些是来自一个企业家的总结, 也是以你母亲的身份总结出来的。故选B。

3.句意: 我发现我喜欢从事妇女弱势群体的宣传工作。故选A。

4.句意: 因此, 我转而作为一个公益健康中心的领导者。故选B。

5.句意: 成为妈妈后, 我在那份工作里面激发出了更多的开放性思维, 并且创造出了储奶袋的生意。launch开始。

6.句意: 现在我成功地经营自己创办的公司。故选A。

8.句意: 失败是你成功的关键。根据句意可知, 应填critical。故选C。