自考英语二

III. 部分练习讲解

P128 Bridging the Gap

Directions: Fill in the blanks with a word or a phrase that best completes the

passage. You may choose a suitable one from the list given.

解题方法：把词分类

动词名词形容词副词介词连词

fear fear unavoidable wisely without so that

reach success under as long as

reach between

Lots of people don't dare to make mistakes. They 1 fearthat they will be

ridiculed or blamed by others. They fear that they will lose their money and

belongings or be 2 undera lot of stress. But risks are 3 unavoidableand they do

pave the way you must tread（踩，踏） upon towards 4 succcess. Have you ever heard of

someone who achieves success 5 withoutmaking any mistakes before

So it is only natural that making mistakes in your effort to 6 reachyour dreams

is considered a must, and you shouldn't worry about that as you may get a lot of

advantages out of your mistakes. By making mistakes at least you then can

distinguish 7 betweenthe correct and the incorrect portions of what you did.

Anthony D'Angelo said: "In order to succeed you must fail, 8 so thatyou know

what to do the next time", and Robert Louis Stevenson even went to the extreme

as to say: "Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in

good spirits（精神抖擞，情绪高昂）."

You needn't worry about anything 9 as long asyou keep on going by 10

wiselylearning from your mistakes and trying even harder.