完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had a rocky start to life. My mum brought me up as a single parent. School was a __36__ experience. I was troublesome and __37__ teachers in lessons.
At 14, I was __38__ out of school. My mum took me to the Caribbean, where my grandparents lived. It turned out to be a good experience for me: I returned to school and became __39__. It was a kick up the backside（警醒）to see a different culture. I re turned to the UK after two years and __40__ applied to study in a college.
It was then that I knew I really had to __41__ and avoid getting into trouble. One day, a college tutor told me he felt I had __42__ and told me not to waste it. He was the first teacher to __43__ me. He gave me a self-development book that explored __44__. From there I started reading all sorts of self -development books and watching __45__ speakers.
I __46__ studying business and marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University. I realised I could stay out of __47__ and make money, and it made me __48__ to start my own business.
I received a __49__ of £2,000 and business support from the Prince's Trust to help me set up a sportswear business. I also __50__ We Shine Together, a social enterprise that provides training programmes to help people from __51__ communities gain qualifications. I’m also a motivational speaker and regularly __52__ my story at schools and colleges around Birmingham.
I like to __53__ in myself and regularly buy self -development books and go on courses. I feel like I've __54__ my life massively. __55__ I was kicked out of school, I knew what I wanted in life. I always had that kind of courage and determination in me.
36. A. pleasant B. shared C. negative D. rewarding
37. A. assisted B. challenged C. defended D. monitored
38. A. kicked B. helped C. freed D. scared
39. A. arbitrary B. intelligent C. aggressive D. disciplined
40. A. successfully B. temporarily C. previously D. unrealistically
41. A. relax B. focus C. hide D. suffer
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had a rocky start to life. My mum brought me up as a single parent. School was a __36__ experience. I was troublesome and __37__ teachers in lessons.
At 14, I was __38__ out of school. My mum took me to the Caribbean, where my grandparents lived. It turned out to be a good experience for me: I returned to school and became __39__. It was a kick up the backside（警醒）to see a different culture. I re turned to the UK after two years and __40__ applied to study in a college.
It was then that I knew I really had to __41__ and avoid getting into trouble. One day, a college tutor told me he felt I had __42__ and told me not to waste it. He was the first teacher to __43__ me. He gave me a self-development book that explored __44__. From there I started reading all sorts of self -development books and watching __45__ speakers.
I __46__ studying business and marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University. I realised I could stay out of __47__ and make money, and it made me __48__ to start my own business.
I received a __49__ of £2,000 and business support from the Prince's Trust to help me set up a sportswear business. I also __50__ We Shine Together, a social enterprise that provides training programmes to help people from __51__ communities gain qualifications. I’m also a motivational speaker and regularly __52__ my story at schools and colleges around Birmingham.
I like to __53__ in myself and regularly buy self -development books and go on courses. I feel like I've __54__ my life massively. __55__ I was kicked out of school, I knew what I wanted in life. I always had that kind of courage and determination in me.
36. A. pleasant B. shared C. negative D. rewarding
37. A. assisted B. challenged C. defended D. monitored
38. A. kicked B. helped C. freed D. scared
39. A. arbitrary B. intelligent C. aggressive D. disciplined
40. A. successfully B. temporarily C. previously D. unrealistically
41. A. relax B. focus C. hide D. suffer
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