专题13 完形填空-备战2021年高考英语之纠错笔记系列（原卷版） 17页

易错点 1 熟词生义掌握不全面 1.He looked surprised, but got right to work, trying to find the _________ tire. A. spare B. free C. full D. empty 【错因分析】spare 熟义是“抽出时间”。 【试题解析】在这篇文章中，spare 意为“备用的”。 【参考答案】 A 2. Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest told the front-desk clerk she had had a wonderful vacation, but was heartbroken about losing several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet _________. A. developed B. taken C. washed D. loaded 【错因分析】develop 熟义是“发展”。 【试题解析】film 在此意为“胶片”，故选 A，develop 意为“冲印”。 【参考答案】A 所谓“熟词生义”就是指有些词尽管我们认识，但出现在完形填空或者阅读理解中如果运用常见的含 义来理解的话，会导致理解错误、文不对题、不知所云，这时我们就要换个角度运用这个词的特殊含义来 理解。平时要注意这些“熟词生义”的练习、巩固、背诵。 Just the other day, a fierce storm hit our community. I looked out the window and witnessed a tree being ________ by the fierce winds. A. crushed B. abused C. broken D. removed 【解析】abuse 的熟义“谩骂，虐待”，但在文中是“摧残，蹂躏”。 【答案】 B 易错点 2 忽视语境关系 A Heroic Driver Larry works with Transport Drivers, Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry was 41 along 165 north after delivering to one of his customers. 41. A. walking B. touring C. traveling D. rushing 【错因分析】 考生容易忽视语境关系盲目选择自认为正确的某个选项。 【试题解析】根据Larry的工作性质和下文的deliver可知他送完货后应该是开着车沿着公路行驶。故用travel 表示“（以某速度、朝某方向或在某距离内）行进”，而 walk“步行”，rush“快速运输，速送”，tour“观光 旅行”，在此均不符合语境。 【参考答案】 C 巧用语境推测法 近几年高考英语完形填空题的最大特点是重点考查语境理解。所谓语境，就是指文章上下文之间的联 系，它包括文章语气的一致性、意思的连贯性、表述的合理性、论证的逻辑性等。正因为完形填空题主要 考查考生对语境的理解能力，所以空格的前后多有暗示（后文暗示前文的居多）。考生在做题时，一定要从 整体上把握文章的内容，弄清文章的结构和文章的内在逻辑关系，结合语境辨析所给选项，从中选出最符 合语境的选项。 During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large apartment, I became aware of how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then that I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on balancing family and work. A. comfortable B. expensive C. empty D. modern 【解析】很多考生由于忽略了上下文的语境而误选 A、D 项。 由下文的 “how lonely my mother must have been”可知，作者看到的是母亲住在空旷的公寓中。 【答案】C 【名师点睛】 完形填空中，若每题单独考虑，四个选项几乎均可成立，但完形填空考查的是在具体语境中对上下段、 上下句乃至全文的整体理解和运用。考生往往只见树木不见森林，忽略对上下文的全面考虑而草率误选某 一选项。 完形填空所选文章是一个完整的语篇，因此考生在做题时必须结合上下文语境进行综合考虑。考生在 平时做题时应该把握好文章的主线和上下文的内在联系。 易错点 3 忽视背景关系 It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of darkness. Susan’s husband Mark watched her sink into hopelessness and he was determined to use every possible means to help his wife. Susan felt ready to return to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she now too frightend to get around the city by herself. Mark volunteered to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening untill she could make it herself. For two weeks, Mark accompanied Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other , specially her hearing to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new environment. A. feelings B. organs C. skills D. senses 【错因分析】做此题时，考生很容易忽视前文的特定语境而误选。 【试题解析】本文讲述的是 Susan 丧失了视力，即成了一个盲人，因此她丈夫教她依靠别的“感官”，尤其 是听觉来判断事情。 【参考答案】D 在解答这类完形填空时，考生要善于利用背景知识，也就是说利用文章所提供的上下文语境来解题。 本文是围绕一个盲人来写的，这就是一个特定的背景。 After ______ the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves before they started the 950-mile journey back. A. growing B. putting C. planting D. laying 【解析】根据常识，南极地区冰雪覆盖，须费好大的劲将旗插进极地，plant 在这里的意思是“安插”“插牢”。 【答案】C 易错点 4 忽视逻辑关系 1. That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother allows me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, _________, I felt like getting us early. A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. besides 【错因分析】 考生可能会因弄不清空格所在处上下文的关系而误选。 【试题解析】 该题后面的“getting us early”和前面的“sleep in”在行文上形成了对比，前后文之间为转折关系， 故用 however。 【参考答案】 C 2. …My brother fans his friends were all fans…they all bought tickets for the performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother ________ me the ticket. I was really excited! A. booked B. offered C. returned D. found 【错因分析】 so 表示前后两部分存在因果关系，如果不注意这点就容易出现错误。 【试题解析】 前面讲到哥哥和他的朋友买了音乐会的票，准备去听音乐会，但最后时刻其中一个朋友去不 了了，故可判断出哥哥把朋友的那张票给了我。offer“提供，供应”，符合语境。 【参考答案】B 考生在做这类题目时一定要很好的把握上下文的逻辑关系，掌握常见的几种表示转折、让步、条件、 因果、并列等逻辑关系的词，再根据上下文语境判断出最佳答案。 1. Vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elements—usually carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and ________ nitrogen. They are different in that their elements are arranged differently, and each vitamin performs one or more specific functions in the body. A. mostly B. partly C. sometimes D. rarely 【解析】短文中的 usually 和 and 是本题逻辑推理的线索。And 前后构成了并列关系，即 and 前的 usually carbon, hydrogen, oxygen 这些维生素成分和 and 后面的 nitrogen 成分形成并列关系，相应修饰 carbon, hydrogen, oxygen 的 usually 必然和修饰 nitrogen 的 45 空的词构成一一对应的逻辑关系。鉴于此，在空格处考虑填入 的应是和 usually 相对应的频度副词，而语义与 usually 略有不同。mostly 和 partly 都表示了部分、量的含义， 与频度无关。rarely(很少地，罕有地)虽表示了频度关系，但其意义与 usually 相反，不符合一一对应的一致 性，因此排除。只有 C 项 sometimes(不时，有时)恰到好处地表示了 and 前后两部分的逻辑对应。 【答案】C 2. Not everyone sees that process in perspective. It is important to do so. It is generally recognized, _____, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, followed by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, although its impact in the media was not immediately apparent. A. indeed B. hence C. however D. therefore 【解析】这里有两种情况，第一可能是第二段前后的逻辑体现；第二就是段落的前后衔接。但是，这个题 出现在第二段的第一句 ，那么，从完形填空注重逻辑关系的命题思路来看，我们优先考虑第二种情况。前 段末句意为“不是每个人都能够正确看待这个进程”。而第二段首句为“大家普遍认为”，显然这两者之间存在 了逻辑意义上的相反，此处可能体现了一种转折关系。 【答案】C 易错点 5 忽视逻辑关系 One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, if you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something 1 to show you. ” At grocery store, we bought some apples —red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 2 look on his face. 1. A. expressive B. encouraging C. informative D. interesting 2. A. worried B. satisfied C. proud D. curious 【错因分析】做第 1 题时，考生容易脱离作者所要表达的思想情感而主观臆断，认为所展示之物一般都是 富有表现力的，从而误选 expressive。informative 也有很强的干扰性，由于此词比较生僻，往往让有些考生 举棋不定，最终误选此项；做第 2 题时，由于作者即将回答孩子先前提出的问题，而此时考生已经明白作 者想利用苹果加以阐释，并认为这是一个绝妙的想法，因而考生主观地认为孩子对这种方式感到非常“满 意”，从而误选 satisfied。 【试题解析】根据下文作者回答问题的方法以及孩子的反应可知，作者有一些有趣的东西要展示给孩子。 其实，孩子当时并不理解作者这样做的目的，所以很好奇。 【参考答案】1. D 2. D 阅读过程中，考生有事需要把握文章的语篇情感，尽量与作者的思想产生共鸣，正确理解作者所要表 达的思想情感或内心感受。 I was so surprised that I was speechless. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. As a result, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ______7 to 9 and Ed was leading. 【解析】surprised 一词道出了情况的转折，我们可以看到这时作者用词的转变。made an effort，get into shape 等这些褒义词的使用对这些空的选择起到了很好的引导作用。speechless, instead 都是由惊讶得出的。 【答案】instead 易错点 6 忽视语法知识和习惯搭配 They told her to stay _________ until the emergency personnel arrived, but she thought the car was going to explode…she should not move… A. quiet B. still C. away D. calm 【错因分析】容易犯忽视习惯搭配型错误。本题考生不知道 stay till 为固定搭配以及其意思，盲目认为 still 只是用作副词，意为“仍然”。 【试题解析】根据下文的“she should not move”可知，此处表示他们告诉她要保持不动的状态，直到救护 人员到达。quiet 安静的；still 静止的；away 不在，离开；calm 沉着的。 【参考答案】B Deeply touched by the boy’s words, Moody decided to create a foundation (基金会)that introduces teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs. “As a policeman, I saw 1 there was violence, drugs were always behind it. They have a damaging 2 on the kids，” says Moody. 1. A. where B. unless C. as D. whether 2. A. impression B. burden C. decision D impact 【解析】“凡是有暴力的地方，往往背后有毒品“，所以第 1 空处缺少一个地点状语的引导词，即 where；该 句承接上文，意为“毒品对孩子们的危害影响极大”，短语 have a damaging impact on sb.意为“对某人有很坏 的影响”。 【答案】1. A 2. D 完形填空的解题技巧: 1. 重视首句，要有推断意识 完形填空一般不给出标题，但首句往往不设置空，通常是一个完整的句子，它是全文的关键句，也是 主导句。考生要从这个窗口领悟文章的有用信息，根据有用信息推断文章的大意及主题，从此找到一个突 破口展开思维，准确答题。 2. 通读全文，要有作者意识 完形填空不是单项选择，它必须建立在理解文章的基础上，因此要通读全文，从语篇的整体内容出发， 根据具体语境，结合语言结构，全面考虑，把握文章的脉络，理解全文大意。在通读中，找出文章的主题， 尤其是作者的观点，要有作者意识，与作者达成共鸣，把握全局，理清思路，抓住主线，按照作者的思路 朝着正确的方向发展，根据特定情节，找到唯一正确的，合乎逻辑的答案。 3. 瞻前顾后，要有结构意识 做完形填空题时首先要做到＂瞻前顾后＂。完形填空题的选项一般从语法角度来看都可以选，但必须 要根据文章前后的暗示词以及行文逻辑关系来选择。其次要注意词语用法上的细微差别，结合上下文辨析 词汇的内涵、外延、褒贬以及修辞色彩。还要有结构意识，根据句子结构中所需的词汇做出恰当的选择。 同时，也要注意一些惯用法，并结合英美生活常识等做出选择。 4. 反复推敲，要有纠错意识 填完所有空，还要复读一遍，从语法角度入手，仔细推敲时态、语态、语气、主谓一致、代词的格、 Ⅰ非谓语动词的形式、形容词和副词以及名词的搭配，要有大胆的纠错意识。而且，还要克服定时思维， 重视不同体裁的文章提供的任何细节，准确无误地做好完形填空题。 高考真题 题组一 2018 年真题 Cloze 1（2018·新课标全国卷 I） During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 41 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to 42 a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t 43 enough about free credits, news about our 44 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 45 I would be learning from one of the game’s 46 . I could hardly wait to 47 him. Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 48 was no game for him； he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 49 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 50 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 51 what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 52 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 53 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 54 . Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he 55 me: “The absolute most important 56 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 57 . On every single move you have to 58 a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and 59 the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my 60 as a journalist. 41. A. put forward B. jumped at C. tried out D. turned down 42. A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay 43. A. excited B. worried C. moved D. tired 44. A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor 45. A. urged B. demanded C. held D. meant 46. A. fastest B. easiest C. best D. rarest 47. A. interview B. meet C. challenge D. beat 48. A. chance B. qualification C. honor D. job 49. A. real B. perfect C. clear D. possible 50. A. attend B. pass C. skip D. observe 51. A. add B. expose C. apply D. compare 52. A. eventually B. naturally C. directly D. normally 53. A. game B. presentation C. course D. experiment 54. A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation 55. A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised 56. A. fact B. step C. manner D. skill 57. A. grades B. decisions C. impressions D. comments 58. A. analyze B. describe C. rebuild D. control 59. A. announce B. signal C. block D. evaluate 60. A. role B. desire C. concern D. behavior Cloze 2（2018·新课标全国卷 II） Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d 41 seen him. So imagine my 42 when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me. I was 43 ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to 44 . The bay was 45 in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little 46 , I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in 47 . ＂Something’s not 48 !＂ I took off my T-shirt and 49 into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was 50 violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors. I helped 51 the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something 52 to me. Those brown eyes were very 53 . ＂What’s his name?＂ I asked the instructor. ＂Ben,＂ he replied, and immediately I 54 . That stranger was my son! The instructors called for an ambulance. 55 , after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to 56 and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben 57 to me. ＂I just want to say thank you,＂ he said. ＂You 58 my life!＂ I still can’t believe what a 59 it was. I’m just so glad I was there 60 to help my son. 41. A. also B. often C. even D. last 42. A. delight B. relief C. anger D. worry 43. A. scared B. shocked C. thrilled D. ashamed 44. A. talk B. stay C. meet D. settle 45. A. bathed B. clean C. deep D. formed 46. A. faster B. closer C. heavier D. wiser 47. A. trouble B. advance C. question D. battle 48. A. real B. right C. fair D. fit 49. A. stared B. sank C. dived D. fell 50. A. arguing B. fighting C. shouting D. shaking 51. A. lead B. persuade C. carry D. keep 52. A. happened B. occurred C. applied D. appealed 53. A. sharp B. pleasant C. attractive D. familiar 54. A. agreed B. hesitated C. doubted D. knew 55. A. Fortunately B. Frankly C. Sadly D. Suddenly 56. A. return B. relax C. speak D. leave 57. A. joked B. turned C. listened D. pointed 58. A. created B. honored C. saved D. guided 59. A. coincidence B. change C. pity D. pain 60. A. on board B. in time C. for sure D. on purpose 题组二 2017 年真题 Cloze 1（2017·全国新课标卷Ⅰ） While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this 41 process and found something that has changed my 42 at college for the better: I discovered ASL — American Sign Language(美式手语). I never felt an urge to 43 any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The 44 languages were enough in all my interactions(交往 ). Little did I know that I would discover my 45 for ASL. The 46 began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club 47 their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 48 of communicating without speaking 49 me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the 50 . This newness just left me ___51___ more. After that, feeling the need to 52 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings. I only learned how to 53 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my 54 progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to 55 those meetings and learn all I could. The following term, I 56 an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was 57 . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. 58 , if there had been any talking, it would have 59 us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the 60 way of communication it opens. 41. A. searching B. planning C. natural D. formal 42. A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion 43. A. choose B. read C. learn D. create 44. A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken 45. A. love B. concern C. goal D. request 46. A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task 47. A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed 48. A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason 49. A. disturbed B. supported C. embarrassed D. attracted 50. A. end B. past C. course D. distance 51. A. showing B. acting C. saying D. wanting 52. A. exercise B. explore C. express D. explain 53. A. print B. write C. sign D. count 54. A. slow B. steady C. normal D. obvious 55. A. chair B. sponsor C. attend D. organize 56. A. missed B. passed C. gave up D. registered for 57. A. prohibited B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated 58. A. Lastly B. Thus C. Instead D. However 59. A. required B. caused C. allowed D. expected 60. A. easy B. popular C. quick D. new Cloze 2（2017·新课标卷 II） In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids 41 "The Thinking Laboratory."That was the 42 students voted for after deciding that "Room 104" was too 43 . Freddy was an average 44 , but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion(同 情). He would 45 the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s 46 . Before the school year 47 , I gave the kids a special 48 , T-shirts with the words "Verbs Are Your 49 " on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs (动词)may seem dull, most of the 50 things they do throughout their lives will be verbs. Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide 51 on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his 52 from high school and remained the same 53 person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man 54 in his truck. Another time, he 55 a friend money to buy a house. Just last year, I was 56 a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman 57 the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and 58 it up. Inside were the "Verbs" shirt and a 59 from Freddy’s mother. "Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this." I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all 60 something from Freddy. 41. A. built B. entered C. decorated D. ran 42. A.name B. rule C. brand D. plan 43. A. small B. dark C. strange D. dull 44. A. scholar B. student C. citizen D. worker 45. A. speak B. sing C. question D. laugh 46. A. misfortune B. disbelief C. dishonesty D. mistake 47. A. changed B. approached C. returned D. ended 48. A. lesson B. gift C. report D. message 49. A. Friends B. Awards C. Masters D. Tasks 50. A. simple B. unique C. fun D. clever 51. A. assessments B. comments C. instructions D. updates 52. A. graduation B. retirement C. separation D. resignation 53. A. daring B. modest C. caring D. smart 54. A. wait B. sleep C. study D. live 55. A. paid B. charged C. lent D. owed 56. A. observing B. preparing C. designing D. conducting 57. A. regretted B. avoided C. excused D. ignored 58. A. opened B. packed C. gave D. held 59. A. picture B. bill C. note D. diary 60. A. chose B. took C. expected D. borrowed 经典演练 Cloze1(2018 届河南省洛阳市高三联考) I never expected to go to the University of Michigan. I grew up in a small Midwest town where college wasn’t 1 by any means. Many students entered the workplace 2 out of high school. For a long time, that’s where I thought I would 3 . At some point during my senior year, I started 4 everywhere, just because I wanted to see 5 I would get. I had the required grades and the ACT (American College Testing) 6 , but I came from a town of nowhere. So you can imagine the 7 of emotions I had when I received a big envelope in the mail with the word “ 8 ” written across the top. Now that the opportunity was open to me, I decided to go. I had received 9 aid and scholarships, which I think was a 10 factor (因素) in the decision. But my parents didn’t see 11 college as an opportunity for me to build on my 12 . And it seemed that no matter how much work I 13 , it would just be considered a waste of 14 . I often felt I was lacking 15 . I did the application all by myself. After moving to college, I did two jobs and paid for my 16 and bills. Looking back on it now, I feel that it wasn’t 17 to be self-reliant. But in the long run, I 18 the lack of support I had at such a key point in my life which taught me to be 19 and responsible in hard times, to go beyond 20 and to try things I never thought I would ever be able to try. I believe that’s what college is all about. 1.A. expected B. envied C. admired D. afforded 2.A. straight B. randomly C. late D. happily 3.A. work up B. put up C. end up D. pick up 4.A. delivering B. applying C. registering D. competing 5.A. when B. whether C. how D. where 6.A. qualifications B. diplomas C. scores D. certificates 7.A. anxiety B. relief C. calmness D. conflict 8.A. Wishes B. Regards C. Cheers D. Congratulations 9.A. financial B. spiritual C. academic D. parents 10.A. boring B. driving C. discouraging D. promising 11.A. adjusting B. attending C. dropping D. managing 12.A. moral B. survival C. potential D. confidence 13.A. get in B. take in C. put in D. persist in 14.A. space B. money C. resource D. time 15.A. support B. courage C. motivation D. concern 16.A. feasts B. necessities C. seminars D. majors 17.A. hard B. right C. easy D. awkward 18.A. ignore B. appreciate C. support D. disapprove 19.A. independent B. easy-going C. honest D. considerate 20.A. recognition B. description C. control D. expectation Cloze 2 This is really simple but I was caught off guard(措手不及). As my son and I were 1 a restaurant today, I 2 the door for several older couples going in and out. Just as I was about to let it go, I saw someone coming around the corner so I 3 . She saw my little boy and told me to go first. I told her to 4 because I wasn’t in any 5 — we’re still technically on vacation. 6 , we’d had our lunch. I’ve held doors 7 I was a kid because that’s what my mother 8 me in and now I just do it out of 9 . Maybe people will say thanks, but most of them 10 blow past like the world 11 them something or whatever excuse they make for ignoring that 12 . This girl, however, 13 a big smile, saying "Thank you". It’s a tiny thing and she probably didn’t even 14 its effect. But I could suppose she 15 appreciated it. It wasn’t until she was in the 16 and walking past that I found she was a beautiful girl, so I’m not the first person to open a door for her. I just got back from Florida, was dirty and 17 and hadn’t even showered yet. I am 99% sure it had nothing to do with my 18 . I can only assume she was actually 19 . Anyway, this probably wouldn’t mean anything to most people but I valued her sincere 20 . 1. A. passing B. leaving C. entering D. reaching 2. A. knocked at B. pushed aside C. held D. answered 3. A. waited B. approached C. quitted D. departed 4. A. back away B. come over C. hold on D. go ahead 5. A. question B. danger C. hurry D. difficulty 6. A. In other words B. As a result C. For example D. After all 7. A. since B. unless C. before D. when 8. A. convinced B. educated C. inspired D. invested 9. A. reputation B. interest C. curiosity D. respect 10. A. just B. also C. never D. again 11. A. guarantees B. promises C. affords D. owes 12. A. entrance B. tolerance C. gesture D. elegance 13. A. brought about B. set out C. took up D. put on 14. A. doubt B. realize C. comment D. acknowledge 15. A. authentically B. deliberately C. frequently D. gradually 16. A. crowd B. corner C. doorway D. suite 17. A. exhausted B. available C. untidy D. unprepared 18. A. status B. attraction C. garment D. dignity 19. A. merciful B. grateful C. considerate D. aggressive 20. A. appearance B. character C. appreciation D. commitment Cloze 3 In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 1 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit 2 . The only solution is to reach 3 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 4 measure for comparison than who you were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 5 . Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. 6 you see yourself as better than someone and you get 7 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 8 . It is a fool ’ s game. Not one of us is 9 alike. The only direct and honest comparison is 10 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges. My opinion is that you are only 11 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 12 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that match. And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how 13 you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can 14 someone is coming up fast behind you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 15 . Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 16 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 17 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of 18 . You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday. Your own 19 is all you need. If you 20 to a slightly higher standard of yourself every day, you will always be at the top of your game. 1. A. patient B. strict C. content D. concerned 2. A. stronger B. wiser C. lazier D. better 3. A. out B. up C. inside D. outside 4. A. accurate B. careful C. useful D. powerful 5. A. end B. best C. side D. convenience 6. A. Whether B. If C. Once D. Either 7. A. lazy B. inspired C. busy D. satisfied 8. A. fun B. nothing C. sure D. success 9. A. really B. fully C. exactly D. actually 10. A.to B.by C. for D. within 11. A. allowed B. suggested C. instructed D. directed 12. A. position B. situation C. occasion D. accommodation 13. A. diligent B. dedicated C. optimistic D. addicted 14. A. declare B. conclude C. announce D. bet 15. A. assistant B. coach C. competitor D. teacher 16. A. lead B. push C. expose D. cause 17. A. wonders B. says C. cares D. asks 18. A. difference B. sense C. change D. effort 19. A. benefit B. result C. habit D. progress 20. 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