题目内容：

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

We live in a world where there is so much competition. Every single person has a(n)_______ to succeed and be the best at what they can. There are college basketball players _______ reaching the professional level and students trying their best to get an "A" on their math test. We meet businessmen that have _______ a lot of money. We all have a role _______ we look up to, or have looked up to at some point in life, whether it is a respected elder in our family, a trusted friend around us, or a(n) _______ person often appearing on TV screens or magazine covers.

It is _______ having role models and looking up to people that _______ us. However, how often do you ask yourself, "why is he smarter than me?" or "How did this person achieve such a great _______ at such a young age?" I went to a great high school that was very _______ and demanding; I saw many very _______ student graduate and get into Ivy League a famous school. I also _______ when I got my math test papers back, I sometimes _______ why I never got consistent "A"s like the student sitting two seats away from me.

However, what I _______ after entering college was that one should never _______ their skills or levels of success with other people's. Every single person is_______ and we all have some sort of unique talent. If you are not good at _______ or want to improve a specific skill, you have to learn how to be patient and understand your _______ and try to overcome them.

The _______ is you can all become an honor student if you want to or even improve your running skills. But you have to keep in _______ that understanding your weaknesses and strength is a very _______ step in the process. You have to learn how to look at yourself and set goals step by step so that you can track your improvement.

1.A. stress       B. choice           C. desire           D. ability

2.A. dreaming of B. informed of       C. getting into   D. broken into

3.A. spent        B. taken             C. earned          D. offered

4.A. style         B. model             C. type             D. pattern

5.A. cheerful     B. strange           C. famous           D. awkward

6.A. funny        B. astonishing       C. ashamed          D. great

7.A. oppose       B. persuade          C. motivate         D. follow

8.A. prizes       B. goals             C. tendency         D. success

9.A. competitive  B. acceptable      C. diverse          D. positive

10.A. careful     B. delicate        C. bright           D. curious

11.A. suspect      B. suggest           C. advocate        D. remember

12.A. noticed      B. wondered          C. explained       D. believed

13.A. achieved     B. learnt          C. checked         D. removed

14.A. combine    B. compare         C. adopt           D. relate

15.A. perfect      B. simple            C. ordinary        D. different

16.A. anything    B. nothing           C. something       D. everything

17.A. advantages  B. weaknesses   C. potential        D. personalities

18.A. problem     B. question       C. truth            D. doubt

19.A. contact      B. touch           C. action           D. mind

20.A. important   B. difficult         C. interesting      D. obvious