A wise man once said, “A man who makes no mistakes usually does not make anything.” It took me a long time to gather the   36  to admit that I had been making mistakes since my earliest days.   37  , many of the things that I had learned were   38  .

As a child from a poor family, I learned that when you had money, you were   39   to spend it on whatever brought you happiness   40  . I didn’t understand that even though putting money in the bank would not   41   me that quick joy, it could provide a sense of   42  — I still had that money.

One problem is that I never had an opportunity to   43   any money of my own until late in my teen years. All of my gift money   44   to my parents for “saving”, which actually   45   to be an emergency fund(风险基金) for things such as food.

On rare   46  , some relatives would give me some money, but they would   47   in my ear not to tell my mother and to spend it quickly on something fun. Their   48   was good — they wanted to bring joy to the life of a “  49  ”boy, but it didn’t teach me any   50   skills. Soon I would go back to having no money.

Another thing is that I believed that   51   help from others was bad. My parents were strict, and in many ways I   52   their philosophy (处事原则), but their personal beliefs prevented them from ever accepting any help.   53   we often had to live on a single part-time income, we never asked   54   anything. In this way, I was led to believe that accepting a helping hand, even in   55   of great need, was a sign of weakness.

36. A. time                          B. power                      C. courage                    D. chance

37. A. Otherwise                  B. Also                         C. Instead                         D. However

38. A. different                    B. common                   C. big                          D. wrong

39. A. supposed                    B. determined               C. ordered                    D. left

40. A. naturally                    B. immediately             C. probably                  D. eventually

41. A. buy                           B. prove                       C. sell                          D. show

42. A. direction                    B. guilty                       C. safety                       D. difference

43. A. receive                   B. lend                         C. manage                    D. earn

44. A. gave                          B. went                        C. borrowed                 D. left

45. A. added up                    B. came up                   C. gave out                   D. turned out

46. A. states                         B. occasions                  C. situations                  D. moments

47. A. shout                         B. explain                     C. whisper                    D. insist

48. A. plan                          B. information                     C. look                         D. intention

49. A. naughty                          B. poor                       C. hopeless                   D. lovely

50. A. financial                    B. imaginative                     C. popular                    D. formal

51. A. offering                          B. accepting                C. begging                    D. demanding

52. A. disobeyed                  B. ignored                    C. respected                  D. agreed

53. A. Even if                    B. Now that                C. Unless                      D. Until

54. A. about                         B. around                            C. against                            D. for

55. A. groups                     B. terms                            C. ways                        D. times

A wise man once said, “A man who makes no mistakes usually does not make anything.” It took me a long time to gather the1to admit that I had been making mistakes since my earliest days.2, many of the things that I had learned were3.
As a child from a poor family, I learned that when you had money, you were4to spend it on whatever brought you happiness5. I didn’t understand that even though putting money in the bank would not6me that quick joy, it could provide a sense of7— I still had that money.
One problem is that I never had an opportunity to8any money of my own until late in my teen years. All of my gift money9to my parents for “saving”, which actually10to be an emergency fund(风险基金) for things such as food.
On rare11, some relatives would give me some money, but they would12in my ear not to tell my mother and to spend it quickly on something fun. Their13was good — they wanted to bring joy to the life of a “14”boy, but it didn’t teach me any15skills. Soon I would go back to having no money.
Another thing is that I believed that16help from others was bad. My parents were strict, and in many ways I17their philosophy (处事原则), but their personal beliefs prevented them from ever accepting any help.18we often had to live on a single part-time income, we never asked19anything. In this way, I was led to believe that accepting a helping hand, even in20of great need, was a sign of weakness.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      time
   2. B.
      power
   3. C.
      courage
   4. D.
      chance
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Otherwise
   2. B.
      Also
   3. C.
      Instead
   4. D.
      However
3. 3.
   1. A.
      different
   2. B.
      common
   3. C.
      big
   4. D.
      wrong
4. 4.
   1. A.
      supposed
   2. B.
      determined
   3. C.
      ordered
   4. D.
      left
5. 5.
   1. A.
      naturally
   2. B.
      immediately
   3. C.
      probably
   4. D.
      eventually
6. 6.
   1. A.
      buy
   2. B.
      prove
   3. C.
      sell
   4. D.
      show
7. 7.
   1. A.
      direction
   2. B.
      guilty
   3. C.
      safety
   4. D.
      difference
8. 8.
   1. A.
      receive
   2. B.
      lend
   3. C.
      manage
   4. D.
      earn
9. 9.
   1. A.
      gave
   2. B.
      went
   3. C.
      borrowed
   4. D.
      left
10. 10.
    1. A.
       added up
    2. B.
       came up
    3. C.
       gave out
    4. D.
       turned out
11. 11.
    1. A.
       states
    2. B.
       occasions
    3. C.
       situations
    4. D.
       moments
12. 12.
    1. A.
       shout
    2. B.
       explain
    3. C.
       whisper
    4. D.
       insist
13. 13.
    1. A.
       plan
    2. B.
       information
    3. C.
       look
    4. D.
       intention
14. 14.
    1. A.
       naughty
    2. B.
       poor
    3. C.
       hopeless
    4. D.
       lovely
15. 15.
    1. A.
       financial
    2. B.
       imaginative
    3. C.
       popular
    4. D.
       formal
16. 16.
    1. A.
       offering
    2. B.
       accepting
    3. C.
       begging
    4. D.
       demanding
17. 17.
    1. A.
       disobeyed
    2. B.
       ignored
    3. C.
       respected
    4. D.
       agreed
18. 18.
    1. A.
       Even if
    2. B.
       Now that
    3. C.
       Unless
    4. D.
       Until
19. 19.
    1. A.
       about
    2. B.
       around
    3. C.
       against
    4. D.
       for
20. 20.
    1. A.
       groups
    2. B.
       terms
    3. C.
       ways
    4. D.
       times

三、完形填空

A wise man once said, “A man who makes no mistakes usually does not make anything.” It took me a long time to gather the   21  to admit that I had been making mistakes since my earliest days.   22  , many of the things that I had learned were   23  .

As a child from a poor family, I learned that when you had money, you were   24   to spend it on whatever brought you happiness   25  . I didn’t understand that even though putting money in the bank would not   26   me that quick joy, it could provide a sense of   27  — I still had that money.

One problem is that I never had an opportunity to   28   any money of my own until late in my teen years. All of my gift money   29   to my parents for “saving”, which actually   30   to be an emergency fund(风险基金) for things such as food.

On rare   31  , some relatives would give me some money, but they would   32   in my ear not to tell my mother and to spend it quickly on something fun. Their   33   was good — they wanted to bring joy to the life of a “  34  ”boy, but it didn’t teach me any   35   skills. Soon I would go back to having no money.

Another thing is that I believed that   36   help from others was bad. My parents were strict, and in many ways I   37   their philosophy (处事原则), but their personal beliefs prevented them from ever accepting any help.   38   we often had to live on a single part-time income, we never asked   39   anything. In this way, I was led to believe that accepting a helping hand, even in   40   of great need, was a sign of weakness.

21. A. time                          B. power                      C. courage                    D. chance

22. A. Otherwise               B. Also                         C. Instead                     D. However

23. A. different                    B. common                   C. big                          D. wrong

24. A. supposed                    B. determined            C. ordered                    D. left

25. A. naturally                    B. immediately             C. probably                  D. eventually

26. A. buy                           B. prove                       C. sell                          D. show

27. A. direction                    B. guilty                       C. safety                       D. difference

28. A. receive                   B. lend                         C. manage                    D. earn

29. A. gave                          B. went                        C. borrowed                 D. left

30. A. added up                    B. came up                   C. gave out                   D. turned out

31. A. states                      B. occasions                  C. situations                  D. moments

32. A. shout                      B. explain                     C. whisper                    D. insist

33. A. plan                          B. information                  C. look                         D. intention

34. A. naughty                         B. poor                        C. hopeless                   D. lovely

35. A. financial                    B. imaginative               C. popular                    D. formal

36. A. offering                         B. accepting                  C. begging                    D. demanding

37. A. disobeyed                  B. ignored                    C. respected                  D. agreed

38. A. Even if                   B. Now that                  C. Unless                   D. Until

39. A. about                      B. around                         C. against                         D. for

40. A. groups                    B. terms                       C. ways                        D. times