One day,not too long ago,the employees of a large pany in St.Louis,Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door.The sign said,“Yesterday the person who had been hindering (阻碍) your 1 in this pany passed away.We 2 you to join the funeral in the room that has been 3 in the gym.”
At first everyone was sad to 4 that one of their colleagues had died, 5 after a while they started getting 6 about who this person might be.
The excitement 7 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last 8 .Everyone wondered.“Who is this person that was hindering my growth?Well, 9 he’s no longer here!”
One by one the 10 got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it,they 11 became speechless.They stood beside the coffin, 12 into silence,as if someone had 13 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin—everyone who looked inside it could see himself.There was also a 14 next to the mirror that 15 ,“There is only one person who is capable to 16 limits to your growth:it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize your 17 . You are the only person who can 18 your happiness,realization and success.You are the only person who can help yourself.Your life does not change when your boss changes,your friends change,your parents change,your partner changes or your pany changes.Your life changes when YOU change,when you go 19 your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one 20 for your life.
1. A.ability B.progress C.talent D.practice
2. A.demand B.allow C.invite D.advise
3. A.started B.prepared C.opened D.created
4. A.learn B.receive C.notice D.find
5. A.for B.or C.so D.but
6. A.angry B.sorry C.curious D.nervous
7. A.grew B.appeared C.improved D.developed
8. A.sight B.attention C.appreciation D.respect
9. A.at least B.in fact C.at once D.in general
10. A.employees B.managers C.friends D.citizens
11. A.quickly B.finally C.obviously D.suddenly
12. A.worried B.depressed C.shocked D.embarrassed
13. A.broken B.touched C.stolen D.changed
14. A.letter B.sign C.mark D.page
15. A.told B.warned C.wrote D.read
16. A.set B.take C.put D.get
17. A.business B.heart C.life D.success
18. A.realize B.satisfy C.influence D.consider
19. A.for B.upon C.over D.beyond
20. A.reasonable B.responsibleC.suitable D.valuable1-20 BCBAD CADAA DCBBD ACCDB
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解析：1. 答案 B解析 依据下文的“Everyone wondered.‘Who is this person that was hindering my growth’”中的“my growth”可以推知，此处指在公司里阻碍自己成长的人，故选B项。ability能力；talent天赋；practice实践。
2. 答案 C解析 作为一个公司，有人去世，如果让员工参加葬礼，只可能是邀请，而不可能是要求、允许或建议，故选invite。
3.答案 B解析 依据句意可知，体育馆的这个房间是被准备好举行葬礼用的，所以选prepared。start开始；open开放；create创造，均不符合句意。
4.答案 A解析 由第一段内容可知，此处指公司的员工们都已经知晓了这一消息。句意为：知道他们的一个同事去世后，一开始大家都很伤心。receive收到(指具体的物)；notice注意到；find发现。
5. 答案 D解析 上文提及刚开始大家都很伤心，后来又对谁死了感到好奇，二者是转折关系，所以用表示转折意义的连词but。
6.答案 C解析 有同事去世了，但谁也不知道是谁去世了，所以此处用curious，大家好奇(地想知道)这个人是谁，而不可能是生气、遗憾或者紧张。
7. 答案 A解析 依据语境可知，公司的员工们对于谁去世了很好奇，所以这里指人们来到体育馆的时候，这种兴奋“增强”了。用grow能够很形象地描绘出当时大家的情绪变动。而appear出现；improve改善，提高；develop发展，都与上下文不符。
8.答案 D解析 此处指同逝去的人道别并致以“最后的敬意”，故此处用respect尊敬，敬意。sight视力，看见；attention注意，关注；appreciation感激，均不符合语境。
9. 答案 A解析 at least至少；反正；in fact事实上；at once立刻，马上；in general总的来说。句意为：谁是阻碍我成长的人呢？嗯，反正这个人已经不在了。故这里应用at least。
10.答案 A解析 由上文提及的“The excitement...as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last...”可知，来体育馆给死者送行的都是公司的员工。
11.答案 D解析 由下文可知，棺材里放置的是一面镜子，这出乎他们的意料。所以这里用suddenly，表示“出乎意料”。而quickly迅速地；finally最后；obviously显然地，均不符合语境。
12.答案 C解析 刚开始人们都觉得棺材里是人，而去了看到里面放着一面镜子，当然极其吃惊。Worry担心的；depress郁闷的；embarrass尴尬的，均不符合语境。
13.答案 B解析 由下文知，人们发现棺材里面放的是镜子，由此可推知，阻碍他们前进的是他们自己，这犹如有人“触动了”他们的心灵深处，所以用touch。
14.答案 B解析 由语境及文章第一段The sign said...再结合空前的also一词可以得知答案为sign。
15.答案 D解析 read表示“(告示牌、标志物上)写着……”之意。其实依据文章第一段知，该处也可以用said,但不可以用wrote。
16.答案 A解析 set limits to...给……设限，为固定搭配。句意为：只有一个人能给你的成长设限，那就是你。
17.答案 C解析 由下文的“Your life does not change when your boss changes”及“when you realize that you are the only one...for your life.”可知，这里说的是：你是唯一能够改变你的生活的人。所以用life。
18.答案 C解析 句意为：你是唯一能够影响你的幸福、认知和成功的人。这里强调你对这一切的影响力。
19.答案 D解析 文章告诉我们，我们之所以在成长进步中受到阻碍，是因为我们自己给自己设限了，所以我们要想改变这一切，就必须越过……，go beyond在此表示“越过……”。
20.答案 B解析 当认识到你是唯一能够对自己生活负责的人……be responsible for对……负责。