An Italian philosopher once said that a great man makes his own good luck. What he means is that when good luck comes, a great man knows how to seize the opportunity and 　36　 　advantage of it.

There is a story about Bill Gates, the 　37　 　of Microsoft that proves this. One day an executive from a large computer company came to his 　38　 　looking for someone who had　 39　 　a new operating system for computers. He didn’t know too much about the inventor or his operating system, and he wasn’t 　40　 　sure of the inventor’s address. At that time everything in the computer business was so new and so disorganized 　41　 　normal business procedures were almost unknown.

It 　42　 　that the inventor lived in a home next to Gates, but he was not at home when the executive came by. He may have been 　43　 　at a meeting or shopping for new equipment. The executive, 　44　 　no one home, wasn’t sure what to do, but he didn’t want to waste his trip, so he stopped by Gates’ house to ask him if he knew anything about the inventor’s system and 　45 　it worked.

Since Gates was working on very 　46　 　software, most other people in his place would have spoken 　47　 　with the executive, told him that he was working on something else, and then forgotten about the whole thing. Gates, however, saw a(n)　 48　 　and jumped on it. He told the executive that 　49　 　he was working on his own operating system(he wasn’t)and he would be 　50　 　to discuss it with the executive in a few weeks.

After the executive 　51　 　to a meeting to be held a few weeks later, Gates quickly went out 　52　 　for someone who had a workable new operating system. As an engineer he had a better idea than the executive about what he needed, and when he found someone with an operating system that he liked, he made modifications(修改) 53 　on what the executive told him. His meeting a few weeks later was a great 　54 　, and Gates’ new operating system was sold to the large company and the sale became the foundation of Microsoft. Within two decades Gates was the richest man in the world. He 　55　 　his own luck by seizing an unexpected opportunity.

36. A. take　　　　　　 　　　 B. make　　　　　　 　 C. use　　　　　　 　　 D. give

37. A. discoverer　　　　 　 B. founder　　　　　 　 C. organizer　　　　 　 D. speaker

38. A. neighborhood 　　　 B. home　　　　　　 　 C. office　　　　　 　 D. company

39. A. worked　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　 　 C. found　　　　　　 　 D. invented

40. A. certainly　　　　　 　 B. fairly　　　　　 　　 C. ever　　　　　　 　 D. even

41. A. as　　　　　　　　 　 B. whose　　　　　 　 C. that　　　　　　 　 D. which

42. A. found out　　　　 　 B. turned out　　　　 C. turned up　　　　 　 D. showed up

43. A. out　　　　　　　 　 B. outside　　　　　 　 C. off　　　　　　　 　 D. up

44. A. expecting　　　　 　　 B. considering　　　 　　 C. looking　　　　　 D. seeing

45. A. when　　　　　　 　　 B. where　　　　　 　 C. how　　　　　　 　 D. why

46. A. same　　　　　　 　 B. different　　　　 　 C. similar　　　　　 　 D. exact

47. A. attentively　　　　 　　 B. carefully　　　　 　 C. briefly　　　　　 　　 D. closely

48. A. choice　　　　　 　　 B. possibility　　　 　　 C. opportunity　　　 　 D. occasion

49. A. after all　　　　　 　 B. in fact　　　　　 　 C. in hand　　　　　 　 D. in addition

50. A. devoted　　　　　 　 B. invited　　　　　 　 C. prepared 　　　　　 D. welcomed

51. A. promised　　　　　 　 B. agreed　　　　　 　　 C. admitted　　　　 　 D. approved

52. A. looking　　　　　　 B. leaving　　　　 　　 C. caring　　　　　 　 D. hoping

53. A. depended　　　　 　 B. relied　　　　　　 　 C. based　　　　　　 　 D. fixed

54. A. mistake　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　 　 C. result　　　　　 　　 D. success

55. A. enjoyed　　　　　 　 B. made　　　　　　 　 C. took　　　　　　 　 D. missed

35. -Sorry, I couldn't find the magazine you asked for.

- ____________.

A. Don't mention it　　 B. No problem　　

C. Thanks anyway　 D. It's all the same

34. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority ______ religious men, ______ ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.

A. was; of which the　　　 　　　 B. were; of whom　　　　　　

C. were; their　 　　　　　　　 D. were; whose

33. The bank is reported in the local newspaper _____ in broad daylight yesterday.

A. being robbed　　　　　　　 B. having been robbed

C. to have been robbed　　　　 D. to have robbed

32. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _______ should have attracted the government’s attention.

　A. solving　　　　 B. solve　　　　　　　 C. solved　　　　　 D. to solve

31. We’ve been told the good news, but when and where to go for the exciting on – salary vocation 　　　　yet.

A. are not discussed　 　　　 B. have not been discussed

C. is not being discussed　 　 D. has not been discussed

30. NASA began a(n)________　 of shuttle flights carrying live animals to space with the launch of Challenger flight STS 51B on April 28, 1985.

A. amount　　　 B. sum　　　 C. deal　　　 D. series