完形填空   Have you just been fired? Don't worry. Cheer yourself up and send your   21  . Perhaps another much better opportunity is awaiting you,   22  sometimes you don't realize it.
    Dan Zawacki was a happy camper, selling computers for Honeywell. One holiday he was   23  creative gifts and then a good idea   24  him—selling dinner live lobsters (龙虾) to his favorite customers. He   25  them himself with butter and put them in the trunk of his car between the computers and started delivering. It was a huge   26  . As a result, one of his customers   27  they go into the lobster business together. Dan laughed. Still, this computer salesman   28  get the idea of lobsters out of his   29  . Why not turn this into a hobby and   30  a few extra dollar? While on a job assignment in Chicago, he   31  a local radio station to give him a few ads in   32  for lobster. Unfortunately, his boss's boss heard his prize salesman   33  lobster, not computers. No surprised. Dan was let go. After   34  the company's car, he started to think maybe this was a   35  . Today, 20 years later, Dan is selling dinners, through his company, Lobster Gram. And he couldn't be happier.
    Do not be afraid to move on and try your wings. Gather your support system. Persevere! Firing doesn't mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 通过对下文的理解，最后一段提到“try your wings”，可知这里指“送给自己一双翅膀”，故选B。
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【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 这里用从属连词though，表示“即使有时候你没有意识到”，故选C。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 根据下文“a good idea”可知他在思考有创意的礼物。search for“搜寻”，make up“编造，弥补，配制，构成”，give away“赠送，分发，抛弃”，think up“想出，设计出”。根据句意，故选D。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 根据句意，他在思考的时候，突然有了主意。come about“发生”，take place“发生”，go on“继续”，come to“突然想到”，故选D。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 根据下文“...put them in the trunk...”他把这些龙虾放在车上，可推测他需要先将这些龙虾装好，然后再放在车上，故选A。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 根据下文“...one of his customers...they go into the lobster business together”可知，客户建议他们可以同时发展龙虾生意，也就是说卖龙虾这件事成功了，故选D。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 根据下文动词“go”而不是“went”可知，空中所缺的词引导的句子要用虚拟语气，所以用suggest，故选C。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 根据倒数第二段倒数第二句“Dan is selling dinners, through his company, Lobster Gram.”可知，他开了一家关于龙虾的公司，可推测他不能忘记这个想法，故选A。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 out of one's mind表示“忘掉，忘记”，是固定词组，故选B。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 表示赚钱用动词make，故选A。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 句意：他说服当地的一家电台用一些广告和他交换龙虾。permit“允许”，hope“希望”，persuade“说服”，suggest“建议”。根据句意，故选C。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 in exchange for交换，固定词组，故选D。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 前面说到Dan是一个内地的电脑销售员，这里是说他不出售电脑，而是出售龙虾，所以用sell，故选D。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 根据“Dan was let go”可知，Dan被解雇了，所以他要把车还给公司，故选C。
单选题    
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 句意：他想这或许是一种征兆。thing“事情”，sign“迹象，征兆”，pity“可惜的事”，pleasure“乐事，乐趣”。根据句意，故选B。