A. No problem B. Well done C. Not really D. Go ahead
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Well, it __36__ being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer... As I grew older my dreams for the future __37__. When, at last, I was in college, I set my __38__ on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father. __39__ I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the __40__ in the end and I was preaching __41__ full-time for much of my adult life.
However, for many people, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our __42__. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the __43__ thief is usually ourselves.
We find __44__ just about reaching the top, and a "small" __45__ inside says, "You ll never make __46__.""You can t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice __47__ our failure. Failure ,__48__ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable (极宝贵的) __49__ . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready __50__ success.
I always tell my children that you __51__ do anything that your heart desires(渴望). Remember the saying, "Nothing is __52__ to a willing heart." There are __53__ "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine __54__ a life you dream of ，Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You ll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don t let anyone __55__ it from you —especially yourself.
36. A. insisted on B. felt like C. kept on D. started out
37. A. changed B. failed C. planned D. left
38. A. eyes B. heart C. brain D. experience
39. A. But B. So C. Or D. Yet
40. A. agreement B. decision C. aim D. position
41. A. hardly B. slightly C. nearly D. extremely
42. A. money B. plan C. friends D. dreams
43. A. greatest B. tallest C. poorest D. oldest
44. A. themselves B. yourselves C. ourselves D. itself
45. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. speech
46. A. it B. him C. her D. me
47. A. expects B. predicts C. answers D. suffers
48. A. where B. when C. who D. which
49. A. stages B. suggestions C. lessons D. choices
50. A. to B. for C. at D. with
51. A. are able to B. used to C. have to D. get used to
52. A. interesting B. important C. necessary D. impossible
53. A. many B. a few C. some D. no
54. A. spending B. living C. planning D. changing
55. A. buy B. fool C. steal D. borrow