第二节  完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. (铺路公司) in Atlanta，USA. In the following account，she recalls the job that challenged her   1  and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under   2  in 1979，we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2，500 square meters of dirt paved   3  the cars could be on site   4  the airport opened，and the official opening was only ten days away!   5  other local paving company wanted to do the job，   6  it couldn’t be done in such a short time.

“Because we were new and really needed the work，we were   7  to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and   8  our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also   9  them that if we failed，they would be no worse off，  10  they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.

“We got the job and immediately went into   11  . Working at night needed lights，so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our   12  challenge was to keep the rock mixture   13  enough. All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.   14  ，I got a special   15  to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防栓)；then I   16  held one of those hoses to   17  down the rock.

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  18  one creative idea after another. Nine days later，the night before the airport opened，National Car Rental was the   19  company that had cars on the parking lot.

“The key to our success was having the   20  to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done’’

1. A. kindness         B. patience            C. imagination         D. experience

2. A. construction   B. repair                C. control               D. development

3. A. after              B. as                     C. for                     D. so

4. A. while             B. since                 C. where                D. when

5. A. Some             B. Any                  C. No                     D. Every

6. A. stating           B. reporting           C. telling                  D. warning

7. A. able               B. nervous            C. afraid                   D. willing

8. A. supported       B. promised         C. continued              D. improved

9. A. asked             B. surprised         C. reminded               D. demanded

10. A. though          B. but                 C. as                         D. unless

11. A. discussion     B. action             C. practice                 D. production

12. A. next              B. first               C past                        D previous

13. A. cold              B. wet                C. loose                     D. clean

14. A. Naturally       B. Obviously       C. Meanwhile             D. Instead

15. A. excuse          B. order              C. permit                   D. reason

16. A. exactly          B. personally       C. angrily                   D. hardly

17. A. pull               B. knock             C. hit                         D. water

18. A. required         B. mixed             C. followed                D. formed

19. A. best               B. last                 C. second                  D. only

20. A. courage          B. interest           C. hope                     D. chance

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