Passage 2 ?(2009·全國Ⅱ卷) ?完形填空

One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like ? 21 ?, whatever it might be, ? 22 ? I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to ? 23 how much of my success I owe to my ? ?24 ? ?of those words as one of my values. My ? 25 ??job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I ? 26 ? what I want to do as a career（職業(yè)）. ?27 ? I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took ? 28 ? that much. I couldn’t have been more ? 29 ?. I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity（機(jī)會）to 30 ?through the company into different ? 31 ?. I accepted each new opportunity with the ? ?32 ? ,”Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my ? 33 ? position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve ? ? 34 ? every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I ? ?35 ? ?a large number of different talents（才能）and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being ?? 36 ? ?trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I?? ?37 ? ?what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my??? 38 ? . I will succeed. That’s why I’m so? ? 39 ??to be a part of CareerFables. com. I think??? 40 ???has come and I am determined to make it a success. ??

21. A. everything B. something C. everybody D. somebody ?

22. A. until after B. ever since C. so that D. long before ?

23. A. consider B. argue C. include D. realize ?

24. A. suggestion B. explanation C. acceptance D. discussion ?

25. A. hard B. best C. extra D. first ?

26. A. determined B. examined C. experienced D. introduced ?

27. A. Actually B. Gradually C. Finally D. Usually ?

28. A. helped B. required C. expressed D. mattered ?

29. A. careful B. mistaken C. interested D. prepared ?

30. A. look up B. take up C. move up D. put up ?

31. A. situations B. choices C. directions D. positions ?

32. A. thought B. reply C. action D. advice ?

33. A. easier B. newer C. earlier D. higher ?

34. A. permitted B. counted C. organized D. enjoyed ?

35. A. show B. possess C. need D. gather ?

36. A. lucky for B. slow at C. open to D. afraid of ?

37. A. think of B. give away C. believe in D. turn into ?

38. A. business B. goal C. fortune D. growth ?

39. A. excited B. curious C. surprised D. helpful ?

40. A. dream B. time C. power D. honor ?

答案 ?21.B ?22.A ?23.D ?24.C ?25.D ?26.A ? 27.A ?28.D ?29.B ?30.C ?31.D ?32.A ?33.C ?34.D ?35.B ?36.C ? 37.C ?38.B ?39.A ?40.B