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五、完形填空。〔人与自我——做人与做事〕
Sylvester Stallone is a famous 1 who starred in movies. But before he became successful, he went through a(n) 2 time.
Stallone was once so poor that he had to 3 his things to support his family. He didn't have enough money to afford food and 4 became homeless. Things got so bad that he had to sell his beloved dog for only 25. This was a difficult decision for him, but he did it 5 he needed the money. But Stallone 6 to give up his dreams. He decided to fight for himself, so he wrote a script for a movie role that he could 7. The script was about boxing (拳击), his favourite sport, which he named Rocky.
When he showed the script to studios (电影公司), they liked 8 but didn't want Stallone to star in the movie. They offered him 125,000 for the script, but he turned it down because he believed that his dream would come true 9 his efforts. Stallone stood firm and refused to give up. He was offered more money, but he still insisted on playing the lead role himself. 10, after much work, a studio agreed to let Stallone star in the movie, and it achieved a great 11! With his wealth on the rise, Stallone went back to buy his 12. He made up his mind to get him back, 13 he had to pay 15,000 for him.
Stallone's story is one of perseverance (毅力) and determination. He never gave up his 14, no matter how difficult things got. He believed in himself and his vision, and that was 15 made him successful.
1. A. director B. artist C. actor D. musician
2. A. hard B. easy C. different D. special
3. A. buy B. sell C. keep D. borrow
4. A. never B. still C. seldom D. even
5. A. while B. because C. so D. before
6. A. refused B. agreed C. failed D. decided
7. A. make B. accept C. play D. afford
8. A. him B. them C. it D. her
9. A. through B. about C. during D. below
10. A. Suddenly B. Unluckily C. Sadly D. Finally
11. A. value B. help C. success D. use
12. A. cat B. rabbit C. mouse D. dog
13. A. otherwise B. moreover C. therefore D. although
14. A. dreams B. movies C. actors D. jobs
15. A. why B. where C. what D. how

答案： 1~5. CABDB 6~10. ACCAD 11~15. CDDAC