Cloze8(2014江苏南通如皋)

   Iwasthe“Ican't”child—theposterchildfortheword“cant”.

   Whatevermymothertoldoraskedmetodowasalways1bymywords“Ican't.”Very2tasksorgoalsthatIsetouttodowereevercompleted.

   “Iwantyouloreadthisarticle”Motherbegan.“It'saboutMarioThomas.Shetells3asimplepoemwrittenbyaFrenchwriterchangedherlife.Itmadeher4sayIcant anymorebut“Ican”.Accordingtothisarticleshewasableto5 herlifeandhercareerbylearningthelessonsinthepoem.

    Ithoughtitmustbe6tobeMario!Besideherphotowasthepoemmymotherhad spokenofaverysimpleonecalled“ICan”.

    “Iwantyouto7thatpoem”Mothersaid.

    “Mom”I8.“Ican'tlearnthatpoem.It'stoolong!’

    “It'snottoolongandyesyoucanlearnit.Iwantyoutoknowit9  bythistimetomorrow."    Idroppedmyshouldersturnedandmademywaybacktomy10withthemagazineinmyhand.Feeling11I layonmybedandbeganmytask.

   “Can’tisawordthatisthe12ofambition(雄心)，”Ibe?gan.Irepeatedthe13.I repeateditagainandagainuntilImem?orizedit.

    Anenemywaitingtojumponyourstrengthofwill..”I14untilthefollowingevening.FinallyIproudlyrecitedthepoemanditbecamemymotto(座右铭)later.

   MsThomasdidnotknowmebuther15changedmylife.

  1.A.agreed   B.followed   C.completed   D.forgot

  2.A.hard   B.easy   C.few   D.many

  3.A.how   B.when   C.where   D.why

  4.A.never   B.sometimes   C.usually   D.always

  5.A.hate   B.hold   C.reach   D.change

  6.A.kind   B.great   C.busy   D.clever

  7.A.remember   B.manage   C.forget   D.write

  8.A.decided   B.asked   C.laughed   D.complained

  9.A.completely   B.politely   C.gently   D.carefully

  10.A.sitting-room   B.bedroomC.kitchen   D.balcony

  11.A.pleased   B.excited   C.sad   D.frightened

  12.A.friend   B.mother   C.enemy   D.teacher

  13.A.sound   B.letter   C.word   D.sentence

  14.A.slept   B.relaxed   C.continued   D.played

  15.A.story