Question

In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In a1.way, failure may be a way towards success. Edison, the i2.of the light bulb（灯泡）, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked w3.he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he smiled and said, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways that won't w4..

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? Then you can decide w5.to keep on working hard or try it in a better way, and things will probably not go wrong n6.time.

Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think c7.about this question. “If I am able to achieve my goal, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing anyway.

The t8.thing to keep in mind about failure is that it's mother of success. Don’t give up easily. Learn to “live with yourself" even t9.you may have failed. Maybe this will help you s10.in what you are doing in the end.

Answer

1.another

2.inventor

3.why

4.work

5.whether

6.next

7.carefully

8.third

9.though

10.succeed

【解析】

本文作者主要论述了失败是成功之母，以及我们怎么做才能让一次次的失败引领我们走向成功。

1.句意：换句话说，失败可能是通向成功的路。根据语境，及空格前后的单词可知，这里表示“换句话说” 固定短语in another way,故填another.

2.句意：爱迪生，灯泡的发明者。根据常识我们知道爱迪生是灯泡的发明者，故填inventor.

3.句意: 当他被问到他为什么一次一次的失败后，还要继续尝试做一种新类型的电池时，他笑着说：“失败”？我从来没有失败过，根据句子中的asked可知这里要用一特殊疑问词，结合句意可知表示“为什么”, 故填why.

4.句意：现在我知道有5000种方法是行不通的。根据句意可知这里表示“起作用” 故填work.

5.句意：然后你可以决定是否继续努力工作还是换一种更好的方式。根据句意，这里表示“是否” 结合首字母，故填whether.

6.句意：下一次事情可能就没那么糟糕了。根据句意可知表示“下次”，故填next.

7.句意：认真的想一下这个问题，我是否能够完成我的目标，这个目标会把我带到什么地方。根据句意及首字母可知，这里表示“认真思考”， 故填carefully.

8.句意：第三件事情是记住失败是成功之母。根据前文的first, second, 可知这里是第三件事情，故填third.

9.句意：学会坚持自我，虽然你可能已经失败了很多次。根据句意可知这里表示“虽然，尽管”， 故填though.

10.句意：可能这将会帮助你在所做的事情上，获得最后的成功。这里用到help sb do sth 的形式，根据前文所述“失败是成功之母”，所以多次的失败可使你达到最后的成功，故填succeed.