完形填空 Years ago, a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever.

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Years ago, a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever. I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast. While we were ___36  ,Kurt asked me, “ John, what is your  37  for personal growth?
Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might  38  for growth. I told him about the many activities in which I was  39  . And I went into a  40  about how hard I worked and the gains I was making. I must have talked for ten minutes. Kurt  41  patiently, but then he  42  smiled and said, “You don’t have a personal plan for growth, do you?”
 “No, I 43   .
“You know,” Kurt said simply, “growth is not a(n)   44   process.”
And that’s when it   45   me. I wasn’t doing anything   46   to make myself better. And at that moment, I made the   47  : I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my   48  .
That night, I talked to my wife about my   49   with Kurt and what I had learned. I   50 her the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling. We   51   that Kurt wasn’t just trying to make a sale. He was offering a   52   for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.
Several important things happened that day. First, we decided to  53   the resources. But more importantly, we made a commitment to   54   together as a couple. From that day on, we learned together, traveled together, and sacrificed together. It was a   55   decision. While too many couples grow apart, we were growing together.

36. A. working	B. preparing	C. thinking	D. eating
37. A. suggestion	B. demand	C. plan	D. request
38. A. appeal	B. look	C. call	D. qualify
39. A. involved	B. trapped	C. lost	D. bathed
40. A. lecture	B. speech	C. discussion	D. debate
41. A. calculated	B. listened	C. drank	D. explained
42. A. eagerly	B. gradually	C. gratefully	D. finally
43. A. admitted	B. interrupted	C. apologized	D. complained
44. A. automatic	B. slow	C. independent	D. changing
45. A. confused	B. informed	C. pleased	D. hit
46. A. on loan	B. on purpose	C. on sale	D. on balance
47. A. comment	B. announcement	C. decision	D. arrangement
48. A. life	B. progress	C. performance	D. investment
49. A. contract	B. conversation	C. negotiation	D. argument
50. A. lent	B. sold	C. showed	D. offered
51. A. recalled	B. defined	C. recognized	D. declared
52. A. tool	B. method	C. way	D. rule
53. A. provide	B. buy	C. give	D. deliver
54. A. grow	B. survive	C. move	D. gather
55. A. difficult	B. random	C. firm	D. wise

【答案】36-40.DCDA B  41-45.BDAAD   46-50.BCABC  51-55. CCBAD