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解析：有些人总是鸿运当头，占尽了机缘。你不禁会想：“为什么我没有这种福气？”其实大多数人成功或走运的真正原因是他们知道如何为自己“创造”好运。成功者不仅努力工作，还富有智慧。他们不断地丰富并充分利用自己的资源，而且对自己不擅长的事，他们也知道如何去寻求帮助。
【小题1】C上句“Do you know some people who just have all the luck？”暗示“有些人总是吉星高照”，所以此处指“他们似乎占尽了机缘”。这里用break表示 “运气”。第三段第一句句末的break也有暗示。qualification“资格，条件”； occupation“工作，职业”；license“批准，许可，执照”。
【小题2】Blucky“幸运的，侥幸的，吉利的”。你会问自己：“为什么我没有这种好运气呢？”前文的have all the luck和下文的“But the real reason why most people are successful or lucky is that...”也有暗示。
【小题3】A put themselves in a place“使他们自己处于有运气的地方”。成语“设身处地”可译为：put oneself in other's position。
【小题4】C create“创造，创作，创建”。第三段的第三句“But that man created his own luck...”有暗示。语境为：在某种程度上，他们(那些成功的人们)学会了如何 “创造”自己的好运。
【小题5】C talk about“谈论”。下句“I'm talking about hard，honest work”有暗示。
【小题6】B practical“实际的，实践的，实用的”；adequate“充分的，适当的，胜任的”；meaningful“有目的的，有意义的”；honest“诚实的，可靠的，直率的”。前句“I'm not talking about dishonest or illegal ways”暗示此处应填honest。
【小题7】D下句中的“they themselves are not good at doing”表明这里填ask，短语ask for help表示“寻求帮助”。
【小题8】A习惯搭配be good at表示“擅长”。然而，对自己不擅长的事情，他们学会 了向别人求助。
【小题9】B limit“局限，界限，限度”；pressure“压力”；strength“力量，优 点”；ability“能力，才智”。前句说“我们不仅要充分地发 挥自己的特长”， 因此本句是说“我们还必须知道自己的局限和弱点”。our limits and weaknesses 对应our own special strength。
【小题10】A always“总是，一直”，表示频度非常高。由语境“那个人靠总是早早地来到办公室创造了自己的好运”可知，这里应选always。而不是“偶尔、很少、从不”早到办公室。
【小题11】A realize“认识到，了解”；promise“允诺，答应”；admit“承认”； convey“运输，表达”。根据空后的“when he was wrong”(当他犯错误的时候)可推断，他勇于“承认”(admit)错误。
【小题12】B上一空后的when...状语从句有暗示。语境为：当他做了大部分工作的时候，他仍然与他人分享荣誉和奖赏。
【小题13】B get by“混过，凑合，勉强应付”。get over“克服，忍受，痊愈”。语境为：他永不满足于仅仅做普通的工作，不会得过且过，他总是追求尽善尽美。
【小题14】Dmake the extra effort“付出额外的努力”。名词effort总是与make搭配。
【小题15】C take“花费”；afford“买得起，承担得起”；obtain“获得，得到”； adapt“(使)适应”。句式it takes...to do sth.表示“做某事需要……”。语境为：我们必须努力工作，尽一切努力走到运气和成功降临的路上。
【小题16】B otherwise“否则，要不然”，引出相反的结果。语境为：否则，我们就会 因为没有准备好而错失良机。
【小题17】C approach“途径，方式，方法”；administration“管理，经营，支配”； action“行动，活动，行为”；attitude“态度，看法”。语境为：你从不会知道适当的机遇何时来临，那个关键的人物何时注视着你出色的态度和表现。
【小题18】A短语in the hands of sb./in sb.'s hands表示“命运掌握在某人的手中”。语境：如果你让自己的生活处于上帝的掌控之中……
【小题19】D watch“保护，留心，注视”；adopt“采用，采纳，收养”；affect“影响”；catch“逮住，捉住，抓住，追上”。重要的人物(上帝)一直在注视你和你所做的事情。本段第二句中“when the right，important person is watching your...”部分有暗示。
【小题20】C 根据下句bless your life in many ways可推测本空填reward“报酬，报答，奖赏，报偿”。语境为：你时时、事事都尽力使他(上帝)愉悦，上帝就会用很多 方式(好运气)来奖赏你。