Ⅰ.完形填空
What is a true winner?We may be very familiar with Honda Motors.But do you know the real story of how 1 it was for Mr.Soichiro Honda to establish Honda Motors?
In 1938,Soichiro Honda was still in school,when he started a little workshop.His 2 was to sell piston rings(活塞环)to Toyota.He 3 night and day,and slept in the workshop,believing he could 4 his design and produce a worthy product.Then,came the day he 5 his piston ring and was able to take a working sample(样本) to Toyota,only to be told that the rings did not meet their 6 !Soichiro went back to school and suffered teasing(嘲笑) when the engineers laughed at his design. 7 ,he refused to give up.Rather than 8 his failure,he continued working towards his 9 .After two more years of 10 and redesign,he won a contract(合同) with Toyota.By now,Soichiro Honda needed to build a factory to supply Toyota,but building materials were in short 11 .Again he would not quit!He invented a special process that 12 him to build the factory.But unfortunately,an earthquake destroyed the factory.Was he ready to give up now?No!Soichiro Honda 13 to 18,000 bicycle shop owners and,in a(n) 14 letter,asked them to help him.5,000 15 and advanced him what little money they could offer to build his tiny bicycle engines.And gradually the company got great success.Today,Honda Corporation is one of the world’s largest automobile companies.
1.A.challenging B.exciting
C.shocking D.disappointing
2.A.promise B.excuse
C.faith D.plan
3.A.fixed B.examined
C.laboured D.organized
4.A.meet B.perfect
C.break D.confirm
5.A.chose B.prepared
C.completed D.advertised
6.A.agreements B.explanations
C.services D.standards
7.A.Therefore B.Moreover
C.However D.Instead
8.A.focus on B.depend upon
C.sum up D.cast away
9.A.love B.concern
C.goal D.request
10.A.struggle B.progress
C.excitement D.research
11.A.order B.supply
C.appreciate D.discover
12.A.forced B.forbade
C.taught D.enabled
13.A.begged B.wrote
C.questioned D.promised
14.A.inspiring B.interesting
C.caring D.surprising
15.A.responded B.interrupted
C.predicted D.repeated
