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    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。     

With the help of Gloria ,his wife ,Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. Tom developed an excellent      with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. He was proud of his high percentage of repeat      .

   About five years ago, Tom was     by the owners of a competing company, Stereo Super Stores. They wanted him to      them out. The price was very attractive. Everything looked good. Before making his final         Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase. She told him that   the numbers looked good it didn't feel     to her. However, Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare      , he went ahead and made the     . Within months he discovered that he had made a big    .He had paid too much for a      company. He tried as hard as he could to make it work out, but he couldn't turn things      . He was forced into bankruptcy（破产）. He was about to lose everything, including his    business.

    Tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. He looked at his situation. He decided to   admit his mistake and, rather than getting stuck in lawsuits(诉讼), he would focus his      on saving and rebuilding his original business. He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his    , and that he needed to learn from this     .He dealt with the crisis in a way that delighted  people, who in turn      respect for him. Old customers poured into his store. He and Gloria     _to changes in retailing(零售) and have built an even better business than before.

    In the business world, it is natural to gain and lose, of   Peterson’s experience is an example.  Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts and learn from them attract endless profits.

1.A．popularity   B．reputation  C．cause   D．foundation

2.A．customers   B．assistants   C．friends   D．visitors

3.A．appointed   B．approved   C．approached  D．appreciated

4.A．sell        B．pay    C．buy    D．check

5.A．decision       B．choice   C．determination  D．judgement

6.A．as though   B．now that   C．even though  D．in case

7.A．terrible       B．fair    C．right   D．attractive

8.A．possibility   B．occasion   C．event   D．opportunity

9.A．profit    B．purchase   C．reservation  D．appointment

10.A．difference   B．discovery  C．commitment  D．mistake

11.A．dying    B．controversial  C．clumsy   D．tiring

12.A．in        B．around   C．down   D．up

13.A．original       B．various   C．unique   D．precious

14.A．quietly       B．loudly   C．openly   D．secretly

15.A．beliefs       B．spirits   C．attempts   D．energies

16.A．producer   B．wife    C．relative   D．adviser

17.A．experience   B．enterprise  C．process   D．history

18.A．won    B．showed   C．achieved   D．earned

19.A．belonged   B．adapted   C．adopted   D．appealed

20.A．them    B．what   C．that    D．which