A. contained B. included C. containing D. including

16. On the mountain top ______ two ancient towers that date back to hundreds of years ago.

A. stands B. stand C. are standing D. is standing

17. -Sam has made great progress recently.

-______.

A. So has he and so have you B. So he has and so have you

C. So he has and so you have D. So has he and so you have

18. ______ we have not dismissed the idea, we are looking into other possibilities as well.

A. As B. While C. Since D. If

19. Who would you rather have ______ the speech contest?

A. to take part in B. taken part in C. take part in D. taking part in

20. It is our duty to ______ efforts to promote widespread use of Chinese.

A. step up B. make up C. pick up D. turn up

21. To make the most of your time, live every moment as if it ______ your last.

A. is B. would be C. were D. has been

22. As long as you enjoy your hobby, you don't have to feel ______ of being so-so. It doesn't matter what others think of you.

A. ashamed B. proud C. ignorant D. innocent

23. The higher the oil price is, the more ______ to the global economy.

A. damage will it cause B. it will cause damage

C. damage it will cause D. will it cause damage

24. At 9 o'clock that morning, the person ______ came to receive us at the gate.

A. in the charge of B. in charge C. in the charge D. on charge

25. I ______ to talk to him on the phone for weeks, but I haven't got any answer yet.

A. have been trying B. have managed C. tried D. managed

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　　Human growth is a process of experimentation, trial, and error eventually leading to wisdom. Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action, you can never quite be certain how the situation will 26 .

Sometimes you are victorious, and sometimes you become disappointed. The 27 experiments, however, are no less valuable than the experiments that finally prove successful; in fact, you 28 learn more from your "failures" than you do from your 29 . If you have made what you think to be a mistake or failed to live up to your own 30 , you will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of you that is the alleged (声称的) wrong-doer.

However, viewing past actions as 31 implies guilt and blame, and it is not possible to learn anything meaning while you are engaged in blaming. 32 , forgiveness is required when you are severely judging yourself. Forgiveness is the act of erasing an 33 debt. There are four kinds of forgiveness.

The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself.

The second of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another.

The third kind of forgiveness is 34 forgiveness of yourself. This is for serious misbehaviors, the ones you carry with deep 35 . When you do something that violates your own values and principles, you create a gap between your standards and your actual 36 .