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When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __36  he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to   37   so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just   38   to be a 2000-step process."

Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her   39   was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever,   40   her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had   41   on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a   42  . For the next few years she   43   one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to   44  , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another.   45    this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.

When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, "That's an 46    invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?" In the 1940s, another young   47   named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations,   48   some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 — after seven long years of rejections! - He   49   got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to   50   the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.

Character cannot be   51   in ease and quiet. Only   52   experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success   53  . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience  54    you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A   55   is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!

36. A. after                B. before               C. since                D. until

37. A. win              B. gain             C. fail             D. lose

38. A. seemed           B. pretended            C. appeared         D. happened

39. A. survival         B. challenge            C. rescue               D. illness

40. A. making           B. leaving          C. reaching         D. causing

41. A. depended     B. supported            C. trusted              D. believed

42. A. success          B. achievement      C. victory              D. miracle

43. A. joined           B. attended         C. entered          D. escaped

44. A. quit         B. hold             C. take             D. refuse

45. A. Fortunately      B. Immediately      C. Unbelievably    D. Eventually

46. A. adorable     B. awkward          C. amazing          D. acceptable

47. A. inventor         B. discoverer           C. director         D. doctor

48. A. supposing        B. considering          C. regarding            D. including

49. A. finally          B. willingly            C. primarily            D. casually

50. A. pay          B. win              C. sell             D. purchase

51. A. born         B. produced         C. developed            D. gained

52. A. for              B. through          C. due to               D. across

53. A. achieved     B. made             C. caused               D. left

54. A. when         B. where                C. which                D. what

55. A. challenger       B. loser                C. winner               D. volunteer

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BCDAB       ADCAD      CADAD  CBABC

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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