III．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分30分）
One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was“Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something,   21  it might be,   22  I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to 23  how much of my success I owe   24   my acceptance of those words as one of my values. My  25  job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I   26  what I wanted to do as a career.   27   , I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay at home and  28  a family, so I didn’t think the job I took  29  that much. But I couldn’t have been more  30  . I mastered the skills of the beginning level position. And then I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into different  31  . I accepted each new opportunity with the  32  :“Well, I’ll try it. If I don’t like it, I can always go back to my  33  position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve  34  every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I  35  a large number of different talents and skills . If it had not been for my being  36  trying new opportunities, these talents and skills wouldn’t have been  within me. I’ve also discovered that if I  37  what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my  38  , I will succeed. That’s why I am so  39  to be a part of CareerFables.com.  I think  40  has come and I am determined to make it a success.
21A.whichever       B.whatever     C.whenever    D.whoever
22.A.until after      B.ever since    C.so that     D.long before
23.A.consider     B.ensure     C.predict     D.realize
24.A.at           B.on              C.to         D.in
25.A.hard          B.best        C.extra       D.first
26.A.determined    B.examined    C.persuaded    D.introduced
27.A.Actually     B.Luckily       C.Finally     D.Usually
28.A.rise         B.raise       C.form       D.find
29.A.helped       B.required      C.expressed    D.mattered
30.A.careful      B.mistaken     C.conscious    D.prepared
31.A.situations       B.choices     C.directions    D.positions
32.A.thought     B.reply       C.action     D.advice
33.A.easier        B.newer     C.earlier      D.higher
34.A.permitted       B.counted       C.organized    D.enjoyed
35.A.show         B.possess     C.need       D.stress
36.A.lucky for          B.slow at     C.open to          D.afraid of
37.A.think of     B.call for     C.believe in   D.turn into  
38.A.business      B.goal        C.fortune     D.growth
39.A.excited      B.curious     C.surprised     D.helpful
40.A.dream       B.time        C.power     D.honor