题目内容：

We talk about the persistence(坚持不懈) needed to make our dream come true today. Just think of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Their ___certainly didn’t happen overnight!

Wilbur was 12 years old and Orville 8 when their father brought home a____. It was a rubber____made in France. They____it so much that they played with it until it broke. Immediately, they began____copies. They were hooked on aviation(飞行器制造)! In 1900, as young men, having built their first glider(滑翔机), they decided to ____it out at Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hills. The place____consistent strong winds, and the somewhat cushioning effects of sand. That first flight was unsuccessful, ___it didn’t stop them. After several more tries, on December 17, 1903, with a much____plane, they risked their lives to drive it in the wind. They____flying the world’s first powered airplane. Beginning at 10:35 a.m. that day, Orville____it 120 feet in about 12 seconds. At 12:00, Wilbur flew it 852 feet in 59 seconds! Johnny Moore, one of five men who____them that morning (in charge of dragging the plane across the sand for positioning), ran to the village of Kitty Hawk____, “They’ve made it!” This was the ____of aviation! At this time, Wilbur was 36 and Orville 32. Roughly 24 years had passed____their father gave them that toy!

If you have a____, work at it. If it doesn’t turn out as____, don’t give up! Try again! Who wants to live and say somewhere, “If only” or “What if?” ___what you want and accomplish it. Don’t ever give up! ___in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more____than unsuccessful men with talent. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts(流浪汉). Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent(无所不能的).

1.A. failure    B. accident    C. achievement    D. change

2.A. toy    B. tool    C. book    D. pet

3.A. car    B. bicycle    C. helicopter    D. ship

4.A. desired    B. missed    C. needed    D. liked

5.A. building    B. selling    C. buying    D. drawing

6.A. put    B. try    C. pick    D. carry

7.A. avoided    B. prevented    C. provided    D. caught

8.A. but    B. and    C. so    D. or

9.A. ordinary    B. similar    C. organized    D. improved

10.A. objected to    B. added to    C. gave up    D. ended up

11.A. flew    B. placed    C. dragged    D. pulled

12.A. noticed    B. met    C. visited    D. helped

13.A. laughing    B. complaining    C. crying    D. explaining

14.A. result    B. birth    C. target    D. chance

15.A. since    B. until    C. though    D. when

16.A. reason    B. dream    C. present    D. task

17.A. allowed    B. decided    C. expected    D. required

18.A. Worry about    B. Return to    C. Forget about    D. Stick to

19.A. Something    B. Nothing    C. Anything    D. Everything

20.A. common    B. active    C. satisfactory    D. exciting