职称英语考试：综合类B级完形填空练习题（7）

 　　A Success Story

　　At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing number of teenagers who have (1) made their fortune through the Internet. (2) What makes Ben's story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was (3) told by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write (4) properly. "I wanted to prove them (5) wrong ", says Ben, creator and director of Waysearch, a net search engine which can be used to find goods in online shopping malls.

　　When he was eight, his local authorities (6) provided him with a PC to help with school work. Although he was (7) unable to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and (8) encouraged by his father, he soon began (9) charging people $l0 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he (10) set up his own computer consultancy, Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, and two years later he left school to (11) devote all his time to business.

　　"By this time the company had grown and I needed to take on a (12) couple of employees to help me", says Ben. "That enabled me to start (13) doing business with bigger companies.” It was. his ability to consistently (14) overcome difficult challenges that led him to win the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that he formed Waysearch, and he has recently signed a deal (15) worth $25 million with a private investment company, which will finance his search engine.

　　练习：

　　1. A) taken B) made C) put D) done

　　2. A) This B) That C) Something D) What

　　3. A) said B) told C) suggested D) reported

　　4. A) absolutely B) totally C) properly D) thoroughly

　　5. A) wrong B) false C) untrue D) unfair

　　6. A) provided B) gave C) offered D) got

　　7. A) impossible B) incapable C) disabled D) unable

　　8. A) promised B) invited C) encouraged D) animated

　　9. A) owing B) charging C) lending D) borrowing

　　10. A) put B) ran C) made D) set

　　11. A) pay B) spend C) devote D) invest

　　12. A) couple B) few C) little D) deal

　　13. A) having B) doing C) making D) bringing

　　14. A) overcome B) overlook C) overtake D) overdo

　　15. A) valuable B) estimated C) priced D) worth

　　参考答案：BDBCA ADCBD CABAD

　　一个成功的故事

　　19岁时，Ben Way已经是一个百万富翁了，他是越来越多的通过互联网获得财富的青少年之一。而使得Ben的故事更引人注意的是他有诵读困难，并且曾被他的初中教师告知他将永远不能正确读写。“我要证明他们错了。” Ben说。他后来成为Waysearch的创建者和董事长，Waysearch是一个在网上购物商场查找货物的网络搜索引擎。

　　Ben八岁时，他所在的地方当局提供给他一台个人电脑以帮助学校工作。虽然他不能阅读使用指南，但他对计算机有一种天赋，在父亲的鼓励下，Ben很快就开始以自己的知识和能力收费—每小时10英镑。15岁时，Ben成立了自己的电脑顾问公司—夸德电脑，他在自己的卧室里运营(这个公司)，两年之后，他离开了学校，并将所有的精力投入到公司经营当中。

　　“此时公司已经发展壮大，我需要雇用几个员工帮助我”，Ben说，“这使我开始与更大的公司做生意。”正是他持续不断地克服困难挑战的能力使他赢得了“年度最佳青年企业家”，也是同年，他成立了Waysearch。最近，他与一家私人投资公司签署了价值2500万英镑的交易，这家公司将为他的搜索引擎提供资金。