there. I decided to take a completely new kind of __8__， I allowed myself this time to dream as __9__ as possible. I committed (承诺) myself to the __10__ that no matter how strange and crazy my dream __11__， or what I'd have to give up, I'd believe __12__ it, and I'd go for it with __13__ I 've got. That was the simple step that turned everything __14__： to believe in what I was capable of and the impact I could __15__ - to focus not on what I had been, but on what I could be.

　　 Now, with every single training program I deliver, I emphasize this one key message: that you are capable of much more than you can even __16__ at, but you can't bring into __17__ that shining new identity (身份) until you allow yourself to believe in what you can't see. I'm still shocked when I talk to professionals who can't ___18___ the simplest questions about what they really want. Here's a harsh reality - you can't be happy or build great success and reward if you don't know yourself, or understand what you __19__ want. Today, begin to build a much more intimate (亲密的；私人的) relationship with __20__ and get to know yourself better than you know anyone else.

　　语篇解读：作者在人生的低谷期时，决定采取全新的措施来改变现状，最终证明自己选择勇往直前是正确的。

　　1．A.behind　　　　　　　　 B．up

　　 C．down D．back

　　解析：选D　前面提到了作者在人生低谷时期的情况，可见他是在回顾过去。look back在这里的意思是"回想，回顾"。

　　2．A.never B．always

　　 C．just D．ever

　　解析：选C　本文介绍了作者总结在不得志时人们可以采取的一个步骤，这里作者强调当初只有一步没有走好。just"仅仅，只"，符合语境；never"从来不"，always"总是"，ever"曾经"，均不符合语境。

　　3．A.tried B．failed

　　 C．succeeded D．managed

　　解析：选B　上一句中作者提到有一步没有走好，因此此处应表示没有做到的事是什么。fail to do sth."没有做成某事"，符合语境。

　　4．A.frightened B．confused

　　 C．surprised D．shocked

解析：选B　当初在人生的低谷期作者并不明白到底什么使得他无法获得成功，对于这一点他很困惑。四个选项中只有confused"困惑的"，符合语境。