Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had 36 from just the two of us in a 37 into a $2 billion pany with over 4000 employees. We had just 38 our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a pany you 39 ? Well, as Apple grew we 40 someone who I thought was very talented to 41 the pany with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge (分歧) and 42 we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors 43 with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. 44 had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating（毁灭性的）.
I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to 45 for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to 46 on me - I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been 47 , but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
I didn’t see it then, but it 48 that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the 49 of being a 50 again, less sure about everything. It freed me to 51 one of the most creative periods of my life.
I’m pretty sure __52 of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was 53 tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Don’t lose 54 . I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t 55 . As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it.
－By Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer
【小题1】A．grownB．begunC．removedD．kept【小题2】A．bedroomB．farmC．garageD．kitchen【小题3】A．announcedB．declaredC．releasedD．coped【小题4】A．managedB．startedC．installedD．entitled【小题5】A．providedB．sortedC．promotedD．hired【小题6】A．runB．involveC．openD．engage【小题7】A．instantlyB．constantlyC．eventuallyD．frequently【小题8】A．riskedB．supportedC．pleasedD．sided【小题9】A．WhichB．WhatC．WhicheverD．Whatever【小题10】A．apologizeB．revealC．headD．stand【小题11】A．implyB．putC．impressD．dawn【小题12】A．resistedB．rejectedC．solvedD．interrupted【小题13】A．made outB．e outC．turned outD．tried out【小题14】A．darknessB．lightnessC．carelessnessD．business【小题15】A．waiterB．pioneerC．beginnerD．visitor【小题16】A．enterB．relieveC．previewD．expect【小题17】A．somethingB．noneC．everythingD．anything【小题18】A．carefulB．acceptableC．hopefulD．awful【小题19】A．courageB．patienceC．imaginationD．faith【小题20】A．settleB．recallC．claimD．denyA
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【小题1】A 考察词组grow from…into…意思是从…成长为…,选择A grown
【小题1】C 开头提到公司刚刚开始是in my parents garage,此处应当照应,故选C garage
【小题1】C 考察对词义的理解,与creation(发明产品)搭配的应当是发布,故选择 C released
【小题1】B 同样在开头有提及,我和伙伴started(创办)了苹果公司,故选择B started
【小题1】D 此处的文意是随着公司壮大我们雇佣了更有才能的人,此处的雇佣即hire,故选择D hired
【小题1】A 考察词组run a pany运营公司,故选择A run
【小题1】C 此处的and表示承接顺序,所以这里应当填一个表示时间先后的副词,故选择C eventually(最终)
【小题1】D 考察词组side with……，意为支持……，故选择D sided
【小题1】B 考察主语从句,此处填的单词与the focus of my entire对应,故选择B what
【小题1】A 联系上文作者与同事的争吵,此处他应当是想为screwing up so badly而道歉,选择A apologize
【小题1】D 考察词组dawn on……逐渐(被人)知晓,故选择D dawn
【小题1】B 联系上文作者被开除的经历,此处应当填表示被拒绝意思的单词,故选B rejected
【小题1】C 考察词组it turn out that意思为结果是……故选择C turned out
【小题1】B 和上文的heaviness(沉重)形成对比的只有lightness(轻松),故选B lightness
【小题1】C 由上文得知作者在被拒绝后一切都必须从头开始,所以他现在是一个新手(beginner),故选C beginner
【小题1】A 考察词组enter a period进入一段时期，故选择A enter
【小题1】B 后面的if提示我们这句话的意思是如果他没被开除将一事无成,所以选择表示否定意思的B none
【小题1】D 由后面的but引导的句子的意思可得知前面的意思是品尝药物不是快乐的事,故选D awful
【小题1】D 考察词组lose faith丧失信心/信仰,在此处courage不符合主旨,故选择D faith
【小题1】A 此处的文意大致是不要安于现状。表示这层意思的只有A settle（安定下来）