Cindy Sydney is the founder of C&S Paving Inc.(铺路公司) in Miami，USA.In the following account，she recalls the job that challenged her and skill but left her flying high.
When the Miami Airport was under in 1979，we were a new pany struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved the cars could be on site the airport opened，and the official opening was only ten days away！ other local paving pany wanted to do the job, stating it couldn’t be done in such a(n) time.
Because we were new and really needed the work，we were to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also them that if we failed，they would be no worse off， they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.
We got the job and immediately went into .Working at night needed lights，so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our challenge was to keep the rock mixture enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction，and we certainly couldn’t to buy a new one.Instead，I got a special to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrant(消防栓)；then I held one of those hoses to down the rock.
Those ten days were filled with challenges that one creative idea after another.Nine days later，the night before the airport opened，National Car Rental was the only pany that had cars on the parking lot.
“The key to our success was having the to take on any job and then being in our approach to getting it done.”
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】 C
解析 根据下文可知这是一项很难的工作，没有人愿意干。imagination创造力，想象力。
【小题2】 A
解析 under construction意思是“正在建设当中”。
【小题3】 D
解析 国家汽车出租公司想要把2 500平方米的泥土路铺好，“这样”汽车就可以抵达此处。
【小题4】 D
解析 when引导时间状语从句。
【小题5】 C
解析 时间紧，没有其他铺路公司想要做这个工作。
【小题6】 A
解析 in such a short time在这样短的时间内。
【小题7】 D
解析 be willing to do...愿意干某事。
【小题8】 B
解析 许诺尽最大的努力在10天内完成这项工作。
【小题9】 C
解析 我们还提醒他们，如果我们失败了，他们不会更糟糕。
【小题10】 B
解析 但是如果我们成功了，他们会收获颇丰。
【小题11】 B
解析 go into action行动起来。
【小题12】 A
解析 晚上工作需要灯光这是第一个问题，很自然应该谈下一个问题，所以选A项。
【小题13】 B
解析 因为下面提到要洒水，所以选择 wet。
【小题14】 D
解析 所有的洒水车都租出去了，而我们买不起一台新的洒水车。 afford买得起。
【小题15】 C
解析 我得到特别许可租了消防水龙带。 permit许可。
【小题16】 B
解析 personally亲自地。我亲自握住软管。
【小题17】 D
解析 water此处用作动词，表示“浇水”。
【小题18】 A
解析 那十天充满了挑战，需要一个又一个的创造力。
【小题19】 A
解析 我们成功的关键是有勇气承担任何工作。
【小题20】 C
解析 完成任务需要创造力，这在上文中提到了。