My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery was____to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it____so many times on television,____now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the____of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle____home one unforgettable point—the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building—it____4.5 million pounds—and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much____, so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small____of hundreds of portable radios all tuned to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating____
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts____The first things you see are large white____clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way____Thousands upon millions of pounds of____can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle picks up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a____of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is____Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital____
And that’s exactly how success____: The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the____and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However,____you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost____for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
1.A. advised B. hoped C. scheduled D. reminded
2.A. rise up B. come up C. step up D. go up
3.A. but B. and C. as D. therefore
4.A. universe B. world C. nature D. air
5.A. gets B. drives C. runs D. jumps
6.A. costs B. weighs C. measures D. sells
7.A. smaller B. greater C. bigger D. smoother
8.A. rockets B. workers C. speakers D. actors
9.A. off your mouth B. out of your stomach C. off your mind D. out of your chest
10.A. blow B. follow C. glow D. flow
11.A. gas B. smoke C. mist D. steam
12.A. downward B. upward C. forward D. outward
13.A. pull B. lift C. push D. pressure
14.A. distance B. degree C. height D. speed
15.A. ordinary B. absolute C. apparent D. present
16.A. attitude B. altitude C. route D. rail
17.A. puts off B. pays off C. takes off D. drops off
18.A. hardest B. easiest C. simplest D. biggest
19.A. while B. if C. unless D. until
20.A. useless B. careless C. wireless D. priceless
— I feel terrible. I didn’t do well in the math test.
— _______. You’re already making progress and will surely learn it well.
A. Don’t dream away your time B. Don’t take things for granted
C. Don’t put the cart before the horse D. Don’t take it too hard
The scenic spot’s worsening reputation doesn’t seem to be ______ tourists, who still flood in.
A. putting away B. putting on C. putting down D. putting off
— Has he finished his homework?
— He ______, for he is enjoying his favourite album.
A. must have B. can have C. must D. can
Bob was trying to ______ that he knew the famous singer who would perform in our city.
A. lay out B. let out C. figure out D. make out
— Can we play basketball in the school gym?
— No, it ______ during the summer holidays.
A. is repaired B. is being repaired
C. was repaired D. has been repaired
