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

Ⅲ. 语法填空

　　阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation

　　BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua)-Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said, "The Belt and Road Initiative (倡议) 1. ________(be) 'a project of the century' that will benefit people across the world. "

　　Xi made the remarks when 2. ________(deliver) a speech at the opening ceremony of the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Named after the historic Silk Road, the Belt and Road Initiative 3. ________(propose) by Xi in 2013 to chart out new fields for international cooperation.

　　"Going through thousands of miles and years, the 4. ________(anciently) silk routes embody (体现) the spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness (包容), mutual learning 5. ________ mutual benefit, " Xi told an audience of more than 1, 500 from across the globe. "The Silk Road spirit

6. ________(become) a great heritage (遗产) of human civilization so far, " he said.

A total of 29 foreign 7. ________(head) of state and government leaders attended