第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）Itiswellthatyoungmenshouldbeginatthebeginningandoccupytheleastimportantpositions．21oftheleadingbusinessmenofPittsburghhadaseriousresponsib

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第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the least important positions．21 of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility placed upon them at the very  22  of their career．They were   23  to the broom(扫帚) spending the first hours of their business lives   24 the office．
And here is the basic  25 of success the great secret:  26  your energy thought and capital (资本) wholly on the business in which you are   27  ．Having begun in one line determine to fight it out on that  28  to lead in it adopt every  29  have the best machinery and know the most about it．
The companies which fail are those which have 30 their capital which means that they have scattered their brains  31  ．They have investments in this or that or   32  here there and everywhere．“Don't put all your eggs in one basket” is all  33  I tell you．“Put all your eggs in one basket and then  34  that basket”．Look round you and take   35  ; men who do that do not often fail．It is easy to watch and carry the one basket．It is trying to carry too many baskets  36 breaks most eggs in this country．He who  37  three baskets must put one on his   38   which is likely to fall down．One  39 of the American businessman is lack of concentration．
Remember: put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket． 40 Emerson says "no one can cheat you out of final success but yourselves．"
21．A．None         B．Few              C．All          D．Many
22．A．beginning      B．end           C．point           D．promotion
23．A．ordered       B．promoted           C．introduced            D．stated
24．A．sweeping out   B．taking out      C．bringing out       D．picking out
25．A．inspiration     B．condition            C．plan              D．case
26．A．concentrate    B．devote             C．apply       D．bury
27．A．charged        B．engaged            C．prepared     D．done
28．A．position      B．career           C．row          D．line
29．A．improvement   B．chance           C．learning     D．rise
30．A．gathered     B．forbidden          C．got          D．scattered
31．A．also          B．either           C．neither        D．yet
32．A．one            B．the other         C．others       D．the others
33．A．apparent      B．clear            C．wrong       D．perfect
34．A．notice       B．observe            C．stare         D．watch
35．A．notice        B．comment         C．interest       D．concentration
36．A．what          B．that               C．whoever      D．whichever
37．A．brings         B．takes              C．carries       D．owns
38．A．mind         B．brain              C．head         D．hand
39．A．fault          B．advantage          C．pattern       D．model
40．A．When         B．While               C．Which       D．As

Answer 1

21．D 22．A 23．C 24．A 25．B 26．A 27．B 28．D 29．A 30．D 31．A 32．B 33．C 34．D 35．A36．B 37．C 38．C 39．A40．D