10 the prerequisite2 skills for a particular job is strength.Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness.A book?keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw 11 hopeless cases.
This book has been designed to help you capitalize 12 the strength and overcome the 13 that you bring to the job of learning.But insgroupsto measure your development, you must first 14 stock ofswheresyou stand now. 15 we get further along in the book, we'?ll be 16 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 17 skills.However, 18 begin with, you should pause 19 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failurein school: your 20 , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.
1.A.improvement B.victory
C.failure D.achievement
2.A.a B.the C.some D.certain
3.A.in B.on C.of D.to
4.A.Out of B.Of C.To D.Into
5.A.who B.what C.that D.which
6.A.ensure B.certain C.sure D.surely
7.A.onto B.on C.off D.in
8.A.to B.at C.of D.for
9.A.near B.on C.by D.at
10.A.Have B.Had C.Having D.Had been
11.A.being B.been C.are D.is
12.A.except B.but C.for D.on
13.A.idea B.weakness
C.strength D.advantage
14.A.make B.take C.do D.give
15.A.as B.till C.over D.out
16.A.deal B.dealt C.be dealt D.dealing3
17.A.learnt B.learned C.learning D.learn
18.A.around B.to C.from D.beside
19.A.to B.onto C.into D.with
20.A.intelligence B.work
C.attitude D.weakness
Cloze Test 2
1.C
本句的意思是：成功或失败在非常大程度上取决
于你是不是能扬长避短。improvement改进；victory胜利；achievement成就，收获。这三个词都不合
题意，只有C.failure失败比较合适。
2.A
to a great extent是固定短语，意思是非常大程度上，符合题意。类似的说法还有：to a large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of。the, some, certain都不可以与great extent搭配。
3.B
on与前面的depend构本钱句谓语。
4.B
of与名词连用,表示具备某种性质,状况，做表语。置于句首，表示强调。正常语序为：Your attitude is of the utmost importance.
5.A
A person后应当是定语从句,开始工作的那个人。
6.C
本句的意思是假如一个刚最初工作的人就深信自己不会喜欢或一定不适应这项工作，那样妨碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。or后面省略了主语he。ensure保证；certain一定的；surely确实地；sure一定的。
7.D
in one?s belief相信。其它选项都不可以与belief搭配。
8.C
capable of doing是固定搭配，意为可以干什
么。
9.D
attempt用做名词，后接介词at，意为试图，努力；假如后面接介词on，表示攻击的意思。其他两项都不可以与attempt搭配。
10.C
本句的意思是具备某一工作的必要技能是一个优势此处应填句子的主语，故选动名词having。
11.D
本句主语是A book?keeper or carpenter。依据主谓一致原则，其谓语应当用单数is，而不是复数are。being, been都是分词，应该排除。
12.D
on与前面的capitalize搭配，表示借助。做不定式help的补语。其它选项不可以与capitalize搭配。
13.B
本句的意思是克服缺点,应选weakness。idea看法；strength优点；advantage优势。
14.B
固定短语take stock of，意为对估价，对作出判断。
15.A
本句的意思是：伴随更深入的阅读，从语法角度，此处应填关联词。四个选项中，只有as可以用做关联词。
16.D
选项A, B, C分别是deal的原形，过去分词及被动语态。依据语法和语义，此处应填以后进行时，意思是伴随书中内容的进一步深入，大家将详细论述进步和加大学习技能的具体过程。
17.C
依据上下文，这里应当指学习技能。
18.B
固定短语to begin with，意为第一，第一，常用做插入语。
19.A
谓语动词pause后，examine又是动词原形，所以这里应当选to，可构成动词不定式，做目的状语。其余选项都是介词，不合题意。
20.C
本句对全文进行总结概括，与文章的开头相呼应，Of the utmost importance is your attitude故选attitude。
