work and his low __6__.The third digger liked __7__ devoting himself to digging.Later, the first was still holding his spade in the __8__ place and the second took an excuse for early __9__.Only the third became a boss.Do you understand the __10__ of this story? Just go to buy a __11__ shirt and work hard."

　　The little boy was __12__.So he asked the contractor to explain further.__13__ the working builders, the contractor replied, "Look at my workers! I can't remember all their names, and even I have no __14__ of some of them.Most of them wear blue shirts.But if you look__15__， you will notice a sunburned man in red.He seems to be working harder than others.He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave.It is exactly his red shirt that makes him __16__.Soon he will be __17__ to my assistant.You know, that is also how I got __18__ I am now.I worked hard and wore a striped shirt.My boss __19__ me.I also became a boss eventually."

　　Success can only __20__ action.Working hard is all winners' shared experience for achieving their dreams.

1．A.spotted B．ragged C．elegant D．formal

2．A.creative B．strong C．rich D．responsible

3．A.glance B．laugh C．wave D．shout

4．A.designer B．architect C．boss D．assistant

5．A.thinking B．learning C．explaining D．complaining

6．A.spirit B．salary C．ability D．intelligence

7．A.quietly B．excitedly C．obviously D．freely

8．A.remote B．ideal C．original D．suitable

9．A.arrival B．retirement C．development D．payment

10．A.ending B．people C．moral D．importance

11．A.yellow B．red C．white D．blue

12．A.puzzled B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．inspired

13．A.Speaking to B．Referring to C．Talking to D．Pointing to

14．A.impression B．description C．information D．expression

15．A.frequently B．regularly C．carefully D．doubtfully

16．A.stand out B．work out C．turn out D．give out

17．A.employed B．elected C．admitted D．promoted

18．A.which B．where C．who D．why

19．A.praised B．ignored C．scolded D．noticed

20．A.bring about B．lead to C．result from D．get into

【答案】1-5 BCACD 6-10 BACBC 11-15 BADAC 16-20 ADBDC

【解析】本文讲述了成功的秘诀。一个人要想成功，只有辛勤劳动、与众不同才能出人头地，最终实现自己的梦想。

1．B　根据空后的"full of patches"可知，这里表示一个"衣衫褴褛的"男孩儿。spotted有斑点的；ragged衣衫褴褛的；elegant优雅的；formal正式的。

2．C　句意：我长大后怎样才能成为和你一样富有的人？creative有创造力的；strong强壮的，强烈的；rich富有的；responsible负责任的。

3．A　根据下文可知，承包商应该是先打量这个男孩子，然后再回答他的问题。glance瞥见；laugh嘲笑；wave挥手；shout喊叫。故选A。

4．C　designer设计师；architect建筑师；boss老板；assistant助手。下文的"became a boss"是线索提示。

5．D　第二个人总喜欢抱怨工作和薪水低。think思考；learn学会；explain解释；complain抱怨。

6．B　spirit精神；salary薪水；ability能力；intelligence智力。只有B项符合语境。

7．A　第三个人喜欢安静地工作。quietly安静地；excitedly兴奋地；obviously明显地；freely自由地。

8．C　句意：第一个人依旧拿着锹在原来的职位上，第二个人找了个借口提前退休，只有第三个人最终成了老板。remote偏远的；ideal理想的；original原来的，原始的；suitable适合的。