第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
David grew up poor. He started   26   in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of   27   opportunities, but he had a   28   for knowledge. In his   29   time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders,   30   that he thought would help him succeed   31   down the road.
He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family,   32   the factory life was taking it toll (造成伤害) on him   33   , emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind,   34   him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the   35   and worked   36   40 or more hours a week teaching   37   computer skills. He worked harder than he   38  had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many  39  .
David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never   40   . he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so   41   . That kind of drive and perseverance (坚持不懈) almost always pays off.
I’m   42   to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his   43   skills.
This is a true story about   44  . It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your   45  .     
26. A. studying             B. working                   C. entering                    D. playing
27. A. educational         B. personal                   C. political                    D. occasional
28. A. way                   B. hope                        C. hunger                     D. goal
29. A. spare                  B. part                         C. own                         D. school
30. A. something           B. everything               C. anything                   D. nothing
31. A. somewhere         B. everywhere              C. anywhere                  D. nowhere
32. A. and                    B. so                           C. yet                          D. but
33. A. terribly               B. personally                C. heartedly                   D. physically
34. A. fighting              B. killing                     C. murdering                D. butchering
35. A. factory               B. farm                        C. school                      D. family
36. A. other                  B. the other                  C. others                      D. another
37. A. him                    B. himself                    C. themselves               D. others
38. A. even                   B. ever                        C. still                         D. yet
39. A. positions             B. conditions                C. occasions                 D. situations
40. A. gave up              B. gave in                    C. gave away                D. gave out
41. A. helpful               B. hopeful                    C. helpless                    D. hopeless
42. A. sure                   B. certain                     C. sorry                       D. happy
43. A. self-taught          B. self-assured              C. self-controlled          D. self-styled
44. A. failure                B. confidence               C. foundation               D. determination
45. A. ideas                  B. ways                       C. dreams                     D. styles