With excitement we started our small business. No longer were we  _1_  to have a weekly paycheck.. We now were on our own to  _2_  an income to provide us with the money to live. I was a little  _3_  about our ability to do this. But Byron, my wife, believed in our products and believed in our ability to  _4.

We invested （投资） heavily in producing a number of products,  _5none of them were popular with customers. The market gave us so heavy a  _6__  that we hardly made enough money to pay our expenses.

We now had our money  _7__  in the booth（货摊） that we had rented for the summer and fall months. We had a lot of money  _8_  up in materials. So we did not have enough money to _ _9__  our monthly bills. We were discouraged, and the thoughts of failure ran through our heads.

As we discussed our  _10__ , I happened to read the words：“If you have made mistakes ... there is always another chance for you ... you may have a ___11__ start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘Failure’ is not falling down, but  _12_  down.”

The words reinforced（增强）my determination and Byron’s  _13__ that we could succeed. We did fall down, but we were _14_ not to stay down! So, we stepped back and refocused. We came up with new products using remaining __15___. We redesigned our booth. We reconsidered our pricing system. And, we started making enough money to pay our __16__.

If we had done nothing, if we had allowed ourselves to “stay down”, then we would have __17__ But we made the choice to learn from our __18__, and we moved forward with more determination.  Those words _19__ a much better idea on failure -- a chance for a fresh start! The most important point here is “choice” because you decide how you __20_ your failure, you decide if you stay down.

1.A. happy          B. dangerous        C. ready            D. safe

2.A. produce        B. receive          C. reduce           D. afford

3.A. excited        B. worried          C. confused         D. confident

4.A. manage         B. survive          C. succeed          D. compete

5.A. unless         B. so               C. but              D. though

6.A. blow           B. drop             C. push             D. surprise

7.A. cost           B. spent            C. wasted           D. paid

8.A.put             B. used             C. taken            D. tied

9.A. cover          B. support          C. discard          D. consider

10.A. plans         B. dreams           C. expectations     D. choices

11.A. good          B. fresh            C. natural          D. sudden

12.A. staying       B. coming           C. keeping          D. going

13.A. belief        B. imagination      C. suggestion       D. requirement

14.A. able          B. supposed         C. prepared         D. determined

15.A. tools         B. machines         C. materials        D. goods

16.A. debts         B. bills            C. costs            D. products

17.A. ended         B. missed           C. fell             D. failed

18.A. performances  B. experiences      C. mistakes         D. promises

19.A. explain       B. create           C. offer            D. prove

20.A. view          B. fear             C. seize            D. discover