完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show   1  at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly   2   more difficult?
I’ve had both these  3  . As a Senior 3 student, I have to   4   many exams. Each time, I enter one, thinking “I   5   fail this time.”
But don’t be surprised --- it’s not   6   we don’t try, or don’t do enough preparation,   7 don’t take it seriously. On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much   8  . It is thinking: “I must…” that makes us taste the terrible flavor of  9 ．
We often   10   to our friends: “Don’t be too hard   11   yourself!” But when we   12   our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice．
In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult．
So why not   13  this crazy pursuit(追求)to get the best? Just face the problem   14   before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed．
In my opinion,   15  a calm state of mind is a skill for life. For people who want to succeed, 16   this is a very important lesson．
So   17    time when you’re trying to draw a straight line or   18  a performance, tell yourself: “If I can just do it better than last time, it’s a   19  ． ”
Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy   20   you succeed or fail．

A．up B．off C．out D．in

A．looks B．appears C．listens D．becomes

A．experiences B．chances C．times D．difficulties

A．finish B．win C．take D．join

A．can’t B．may C．shouldn’t D．haven’t

A．why B．since C．when D．because

A．and B．or C．but D．nor

A．care B．power C．pressure D．attention

A．exams B．difficulty C．marks D．failure

A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk

A．off B．on C．to D．for

A．share B．achieve C．build D．set

A．throw away B．get away C．take away D．let away

A．waiting B．sitting C．lying D．laying

A．Becoming B．Making C．Growing D．Keeping

A．trying B．realizing C．using D．training

A．last B．what C．next D．high

A．put on B．play on C．give on D．show on

A．success B．task C．lesson D．hit

A．if B．either C．neither D．whether