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people.”可知，此处为原词复现，所以此处为在这些文化(cultures)中，友谊发展得很缓慢。
15．A.goodness C．brightness
B．happiness D．friendliness
答案：D 根据语境可知，但是美国人的友好(friendliness)并不总是真正的友谊。
16．A.society C．authority
B．activity D．quantity
答案：A 根据下文“Studies show that one out of five American __17__ moves every year.”的提示可知，这是一个社会问题，所以此处为美国社会(society)是一个快速变化的社会。
17．A.apartments C．families
B．houses D．departments
答案：C 根据上文“American __16__ is one of those that change rapidly.”的提示可知，此处为研究表明，每年有五分之一的美国家庭(families)搬家。
18．A.participants C．colleagues
B．strangers D．members
答案：B 根据上文“People from the United States may at first seem friendly.”的提示可知，此处为美国人常常很容易与陌生人(strangers)聊天。
19．A.offence C．prejudice
B．forests D．hobbies
答案：D 根据上文中的“Americans often chat easily with __18__.”可知，此处为美国人会与这些陌生人交流他们的家庭、爱好(hobbies)及工作信息。
20．A.develop C．disappear
B．flow D．revolve
答案：A 根据上文“Americans often chat ... and work.”以及下文“and they may change just as quickly”的提示可知，美国人的友谊发展(develop)得很快，变化得也很快。
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I was looking at the catalogue of an upcoming seminar given by some famous and successful people. I called one of my best friends and asked him __1__ he wanted to go. He said, “Oh, I'm not going to __2__ my money. Brother, those guys just got __3__.” His answer, to say the least, pissed me off (使……恼怒)!
I said seriously, “__4__， brother. I came from being a homeless man to a pretty __5__ manager! Am I lucky? No. I have earned __6__ I own. I'm not a multimillionaire but I __7__ I'll be in the future.” The people my friend didn't want to __8__ at the seminar were very successful and famous billionaires. In addition, the __9__ was pennies in comparison to the __10__ to meet and speak to these men. Besides, when I say pennies, I __11__， people spend more on a pair of jeans! Luck is __12__ an occurrence that only happens by chance after an action is taken. My __13__ considered these successful people to be lucky by mistake. The __14__ is that it isn't “luck” that makes a successful billionaire. Luck－like things tend to __15__ after people take action towards a desired result. In fact, successful people __16__ to be “lucky” have made more effort than others.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said，“__17__ men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” __18__， to get “lucky” here's what you should do. Decide what you want, create a plan to get it and then DO IT! __19__ you keep at it and __20__ give up, success, I mean luck, will begin to snowball in your favor!
错误!
1．A.after C．where
他“是否(whether)”想参加。
2．A.waste C．lend
B．earn D．save B．when D．whether
答案：D 作者得知将有一场成功人士举办的研讨会后给他的朋友打电话，问
答案：A 由下文的“pissed me off (使……恼怒)”及第二段中的“the ... was pennies in comparison to ... people spend more on a pair of jeans”可知，朋友的回答出乎作者的意料，且该研讨会是收费的。据此可推断，作者的朋友说他不打算“浪费(waste)”钱去参加研讨会。
3．A.strange C．funny mistake.”可知答案选B。
4．A.Wait
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B．lucky D．proud
答案：B 由第三段中的“My ... considered these successful people to be lucky by
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C．Listen D．Notice
答案：C 由上文可知，作者被朋友的话惹火了，他要严肃地驳斥朋友的观点，故应该是让朋友认真“听(Listen)”他将要说的话。
5．A.active C．powerful
的经历告诉朋友：成功绝非靠偶然的运气。
6．A.nothing C．something
努力赢得他所拥有的“一切(everything)”。
7．A.imagine C．believe
B．doubt D．hope B．everything D．anything B．kind D．successful
答案：D 作者想通过自己由无家可归者奋斗为“成功的(successful)”管理者
答案：B 由上文的“Am I lucky? No.”可知，此处作者说他不是走运，而是靠
答案：C 上文讲作者的财富不是靠运气，而是通过努力得来的。故此处作者是说他虽然现在还不是个大富豪，但他“相信(believe)”自己通过努力未来会成为大富豪。
8．A.see C．raise 双收的亿万富翁。
9．A.paper C．place
B．call D．fee B．find D．help
答案：A 由第一段可知，作者的朋友不想在研讨会上“见(see)”的人是名利
答案：D 由空格后的“was pennies in comparison to ... people spend more on a pair of jeans”可知，参加研讨会的“费用(fee)”相对于……来说很低。
10．A.message C．chance
chance “机会”，符合语境。
11．A.discover C．guess 条牛仔裤花的钱还少。
12．A.actually C．finally
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B．decision D．plan
答案：C 根据第一段可知，参加研讨会有机会遇到这些著名的成功人士。
B．mean D．know
答案：B 作者说费用极少的“意思(mean)”是参加研讨会的费用比人们买一
B．fairly D．gradually
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答案：A 作者解释自己对运气的理解：运气“实际上(actually)”只会在人们采取某种行动后偶尔发生。
13．A.coworker C．hero
(friend)”误以为成功的人都是幸运的。
14．A.result C．truth
B．comment D．problem B．manager D．friend
答案：D 由第一段中的“I called one of my best friends”可知，作者的“朋友
答案：C 此处是针对上文的“considered these successful people to be lucky by mistake”而言。“真相(truth)”是：促使亿万富翁们成功的不是运气。
15．A.hide C．change 之后。
16．A.considered C．blessed
B．proved D．shown B．happen D．fail
答案：B 走运的事情通常“发生(happen)”在人们朝着期待的结果采取行动
答案：A 事实上那些“被认为(considered)”走运的成功人士比别人付出了更多努力。上文的“considered these successful people to be lucky”是提示。
17．A.Cool C．Ugly
B．Clever D．Shallow
答案：D 该句与下文的“Strong men believe in cause and effect.”是对比关系。故此处意为：“肤浅的(Shallow)”人相信运气。
18．A.Otherwise C．However
B．Therefore D．Instead
答案：B 上文讲强人(即朋友所认为的幸运的人)与肤浅的人的区别在于前者相信因果而后者相信运气。“因此(Therefore)”，要想成为幸运儿需要按照以下的建议行动。
19．A.Though C．If 运就会降临。
20．A.never C．sometimes
B．often D．always B．Since D．Before
答案：C “如果(If)”你坚持执行自己的计划并且……，那么成功或者说幸
答案：A 根据上文的“keep at it”可知，此处指永不放弃。never “从不”，符
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