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One afternoon I went to an art museum and I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpiece（名作）. A young couple looking at the paintings ahead of me talked   41   between themselves. I watched them a moment and    42    she was doing all the talking.

I admired his patience for   43   up with the talkativeness. Annoyed（恼怒）by her noise, I moved on.

I    44    with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art.    45    I heard her continuous talking, I moved   46   quickly. I was at the counter of the gift shop when I    47    the couple going to the exit. Before they left, the man took out a walking stick and then tapped（敲） his   48   into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He’s a（n）   49    man, ” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would  50   if we are blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he said his wife wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in   51   there is a new art show. ”

“But   52     does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see! You’re   53   . He sees a lot. More than you or I do.”  The clerk said. “His wife   54     each painting so he can see it in his   55       .”

I   56     something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the   57   of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   58   and the courage of a husband who would not allow    59     to change his life. And I saw the love   60    by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.

41. A. continuously        B. carefully            C. sadly               D. happily

42. A. heard                B. suggested           C. found               D. insisted

43. A. keeping                      B. staying             C. coming             D. putting

44. A. met                     B. quarreled          C. watched                  D. hated

45. A. As though              B. Now               C. Each time           D. Ever since

46. A. on                       B. away             C. in                 D. out

47. A. watched                 B. considered           C. realized            D. noticed

48. A. way                    B. wife                C. the road           D. direction

49. A. patient                  B. unlucky            C. brave              D. clever

50. A. give in                  B. give up              C. give away           D. give back

51. A. whenever              B. wherever            C. however            D. whoever

52. A. when                  B. if                C. whether             D. what

53. A. right                       B. wrong              C. foolish             D. careless

54. A. paints                  B. buys                C. admires             D. describes

55. A. eyes                       B. ears                 C. head               D. mouth

56. A. learned                  B. found                C. judged                   D. considered

57. A. kindness                  B. word               C. courage           D. patience

58. A. stop                     B. sight             C. hearing             D. mind

59. A. blindness               B. ability               C. care              D. carelessness

60. A. shown                 B. given                       C. shared              D. received

 

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