《2025年新编基础训练九年级英语全一册人教版》

Ⅳ. 完形填空。
People who don't make mistakes won't learn anything. The best 16(D) to learn something is to make mistakes first. Benjamin Franklin, the American scientist, once said, “I didn't 17(C) the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb(电灯泡), told his friends, “Of the 200 light bulbs that didn't work, every failure told me 18(B) I was able to incorporate(吸收)into the next try.”
Both of them 19(A) that failure is the stepping stone to success. 20(B), a surprising number of everyday objects were created because of a mistake or a misunderstanding. Bread and potato chips are both unexpected inventions. A tired Egyptian man invented bread 21(C) the dough(生面团)rose during his sleep. And potato chips were first 22(D) by an American cook when a customer told him that his potatoes weren't thin enough.
Successful businessmen have 23(B) made big, expensive mistakes. Once a man, who worked for a big company, made a mistake that cost the company 600,000. The boss was asked if he would 24(A) the man to leave his job. “Of course not,” the boss replied. “I have just spent 600,000 training him. I won't let another company benefit(获益)from his experience.”
The 25(D) thing to remember is that you need to learn from your mistakes. If you don't, then there is no meaning in making them.

答案： 16.D 17.C 18.B 19.A 20.B 21.C 22.D 23.B 24.A 25.D