There's been a lot written on the theme of failure and how essential it is to success. In aworld where 1 ______ is given for people's accomplishments, failing feels dangerous. The fear offailure can stop people from taking risks that might lead to success.
Heidi Grant Halvorson, a psychologist, points out that much success is 2 ______ not on talent but on learning from your mistakes. About half of the people in the world hold that ability in anarea —be it creative or social skill —is natural. But the other half believe that someone mighthave a preference or something — say painting or speaking foreign languages — but this abilitycan be improved through 3 ______ practice or training.
It's almost impossible to think rationally(理性地)while shouting at yourself,"I'm afailure.”But when you 4 ______ your thinking, you will probably see what you can control —your behavior, your plan, your reactions — and change them.
The primary 5 ______ between successful people and unsuccessful people is that the successfulpeople fail more. If you see failure as a monster approaching you, take another look.
Success is as scary as failure. Researchers report that satisfaction grows on challenges.Think about it — a computer game you can always win is boring; one you can win 6 ______ ,and with considerable effort, is fun. In pursuit of success, failure exposes areas that you need to 7 ______ . So the failure serves as a brick wall to test how you apply yourself to 8 ______ your objectives.
There is a way to distinguish whether a failure 9 ______ you to double down or walk away,says Halvorson. If, when things get rough, you remain fascinated by your goal, you should keep going. If what you're doing is costing you too much time and energy or it's not bringing you joy,you should give a second thought to the 10____ of your goal and even set a new one.
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考查名词。where 21 is given forpeople's accomplishments是定语从句，空格处作主语，所以用名词。句意：在一个以人们的成就为荣的世界里，失败让人感觉危险。credit是名词，意为“信誉”。故选M。
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考查形容词。be dependent on是固定短语，意为“取决于”。句意：成功很大程度上不是取决于天赋，而是靠从错误中学习。故选0。
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考查形容词。空格处用来修饰其后的名词，所以用形容词形式；根据this ability can beimproved可知，通过刻意的练习或训练可以提高这种能力。deliberate是形容词，意为“蓄意的，刻意的”。故选A。
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考查动词。when you 24your thinking是when引导的时间状语从句，那么空格处是谓语动词；根据I'm a failure(我是一个失败者)和but可知，但是当你改变你的想法，你可能会看到你能控制什么。shift可作动词，意为“改变”。故选H。
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考查名词。根据primary(主要的)可知空格处用名词。句意：成功者和不成功者之间的主要区别是，成功的人失败的次数更多。distinction是名词，意为"差别"。故选B。
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考查副词。空格处用来修饰动词win,所以用副词形式；根据上文a computer game you canalways win is boring(总能赢的电脑游戏很无聊)可推知，在付出相当大的努力之后偶尔赢的游戏才有趣。occasionally是副词，意为“偶尔”。故选F。
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考查动词。that you need to 27是定语从句修饰先行词area,所以空格处用动词。句意：失败会暴露你需要改进的地方。polish可作动词，意为“改进”。故选C。
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考查动词。句意：所以，失败就像一堵砖墙，考验你如何努力实现目标。apply oneself to(doing)sth.是固定搭配，意为“专心于(做)某事";fulfill是动词，意为“完成，实现",所以此处用现在分词形式。故选I。
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考查动词。whether a failure 29 you todouble down or walk away是whether引导的宾语从句，a failure是主语，空格处则为谓语动词；根据下文提示If,when things get rough…youshould keep going. If… you should give a secondthought可知，此处表示“失败意味着你要加倍努力还是转身离开"。signal可作动词，意为“示意，表明",主语为单数，所以谓语动词用三单。故选J。
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考查名词。根据the 30of your goal可知空格处用名词；根据If what you're doing is costing you too much time and energy or it's not bringing you joy(如果你正在做的事情花费了你太多的时间和精力，或者没有给你带来快乐)可知，你应该再考虑一下你的目标的可行性。feasibility是名词，意为“可行性”。故选G。