江苏省扬州市邗江区梅苑双语学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期5月月考英语试卷

八年级英语练习 2023.5.12. 二、完形填空 I did not have a rich father. I tried 3 times for university, but all      16 . I applied for Harvard for 10 times, but all failed. They didn't even want to see me.      17 , I went to the teachers' college which was considered as the third class of my city. After I graduated, I applied      18  for 30 times. A lot of people said Alibaba was a      19 model. However, I said, "I believe it. " I think this thing could be big. But I      20 thought it would be so big like today. I believe that there must be     21 waiting for me, and I have to work hard to prove myself. That was a hard      22 . So we gathered fifty thousand US dollars from 18 founders （创建者）. Little by little, we built up our      23 . And now, after 16 years, we have an Alibaba group, we have a T-mall group, we have a Taobao group, we have Alipay. "You are so smart,  24 could you make a company like that? " People always asked. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckerberg, the     25 between those people and other people is that they are always optimistic（乐观的）for the future. They never     26 . They always try to solve the problems. When you are optimistic, it's always a chance. Don't complain. I saw a lot of people,   27 young people have fantastic ideas every evening. But the next morning, they go to the office on time again. Tomorrow is new. Take action.      28 investors（投资者）believe this or not, whether your friends believe it or not, whether your parents believe it or not, that's not      29  . You believe it. Your team believe it and work day and night on this. Everything happens. Make enough     30 . You fall, and you stand up. Any mistake is an income and a wonderful revenue（收益）. Young people should follow the dreams. If you have a dream, just go ahead. 16、A. succeeded B. achieved C. failed D. lost 17、A. At first B. At most C. At least D. At last 18、A. scholarships B. jobs