Diana Velex does everything with maximum effort — and at maximum speed. That 41 learning a new language, pleting two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one 42 : to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn’t want to 43 what I do, like so many who e to a new country.” she said. “I 44 to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 45 myself properly.”
Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a 46 meant going to school to get the 47 education and certification. “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me 48 in my abilities. But I couldn’t speak the language and I had to 49 how to do things in Canada. It was like having to 50 all over again,” said Diana.
51 , she found just the help she needed for relaunch（重新开张） 52 continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking 53 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2009. 54 Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going 55 while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had pleted all certificate requirements. Within two years after her 56 in Canada, Diana at last achieved her 57 goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Center．She was on the fast-track to 58 .
Looking back, Diana, a fashion designer, 59 her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and 60 the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述的是哥伦比亚设计师戴安娜到加拿大，克服种种困难，发展事业，最后通过自己的努力实现目标的故事。
【小题1】戴安娜以最高的效率和最快的速度完成每件事，这些事包括……
【小题2】戴安娜有一个目标，就是拥有她在哥伦比亚所拥有的事业。
【小题3】句意：我不想改变我所做的。change改变；continue继续；choose选择；lose遗失，错过。根据第二段第一句和第三段第二句可知，戴安娜曾经在哥伦比亚开一家商店，而且是一位设计师，她在加拿大不想改变她在家时所从事的一切。所以正确答案为C项。
【小题4】她决定在加拿大开一个商店。
【小题5】在加拿大开商店需要做好准备。prepare oneself properly意为“使自己为……做好准备”。
【小题6】戴安娜意识到使梦想变为现实就意味着要获得必要的教育和证书。“reality现实”与 “dream梦想” 对应， 本题要避免误选“fact事实”。
【小题7】根据上下文，此处应填“必要的”。
【小题8】在哥伦比亚拥有一家商店和从事设计的经历使戴安娜对自己的能力充满信心。
【小题9】虽然有经验，但是在加拿大这个陌生的地方戴安娜还得学习如何处理事情。
【小题10】从上文可知戴安娜需要学习语言，还要学习如何处理事情，就好像一切都要重新开始。
【小题11】根据下文，戴安娜获得重新开张所需的帮助，可知她是幸运的。
【小题12】根据下文，戴安娜是在大学继续教育期间得到所需的帮助，因此应选through。
【小题13】戴安娜在2009年5月开始学习有关的课程。take courses 学习课程。
【小题14】虽然戴安娜遇到语言障碍，但是在大学学习时她总是勇往直前，从不后退。
【小题15】go ahead前进。
【小题16】在她到加拿大两年之后，戴安娜实现了她最初的目标。
【小题17】original 原来的；mon 常见的；distant 远的。
【小题18】综前所述，戴安娜尽最大的努力和用最快的速度实现自己的梦想，所以她处在成功的快车道。
【小题19】回想往事，戴安娜把自己的成功归功于自己所设的目标……owe…to 归功于。
【小题20】戴安娜认为努力是最重要的。above all 最重要的是。