复合题 What enables some people to get big creative breakthroughs while others only get small and non-creative breakdowns, blaming themselves and society? Are some people "gifted"? Are there other factors 21  ________work--factors that we have more control over than we think? While nobody can deny the 22  ________that some people seem to be blessed with particular creativity, research shows that anyone can 23 ________ their chances of coming up with new and original ideas 24 ________ they would only engage themselves more in the process of 25 ________ . It' s the old Thomas Edison thing about "discovery 26 ________ 99 percent perspiration (汗水) and 1 percent inspiration. " 27 ________ , the studies prove this:great creative breakthroughs usually happen only 28 ________ intense periods of struggle. It is sustained effort towards a specific goal 29 ________ eventually prepares for great creative insights. This kind of sustained effort does not always 30 ________ immediate results, a fact that not only separates the innovators (革新者) from non-innovators, but 31 ________ leads some people to conclude that it is just not 32 ________ for them. "Maybe I should have gone to medical school like my mother wanted," they wonder when the breakthrough is 33 ________ to be found. Alas, one forgets during inevitable encounters 34 ________ self-doubt,that the big surprise is never35________ . Indeed,it can happen at any time and place. ()
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】固定搭配题。此处表示“是否还有其他因素在起作用”,at work意为“(因素)在起作用”,符合题意。()