ForDaveMoody,thecombinationofagoodeducation,hiswife,and...

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For Dave Moody, the combination of a good education, his wife, and a passion for architecture, led him to be a successful business owner.

Moody decided he had a passion for  21  , so he used his knowledge of architecture as a(n) 22   in the construction business.   23  ,  just weeks after accepting his dream job and relocating his family to Atlanta, the company that _ 24  him went under.

Dave often says, “What was my worst day became my  25   day.”

With nothing left to lose, he  26  his own business. Today, that business has  27  into the C. D. Moody Construction Company, a full­service company that has worked on big  28  like Turner Field, which used to be called Olympic Stadium. When asked if he's a millionaire, Moody  29   not to focus on figures. Instead, he aims at the question, “If we had  30   tomorrow, would people want to be around us  31  who we are or what we have? That's how we  32   success. Do people feel better after being around us, or  33  ?”

Moody and his  34   started a scholarship foundation and have  35   large sums to Georgia Perimeter College, Howard University, and Central State University. He is a survivor of his poor childhood and speaks out about the difficulties and  36    to overcome them. “There is somebody out there who can change that person's  37  ,  and instil (逐步灌输) that potential for hope. And once you  38    and get hope, you're something. You can do some  39   things,” said Dave.

To him, the American Dream is that the  40   to come have a desire and an opportunity to be successful, and he is trying to instil hope in those future generations through construction.

21.A. dancing

B.painting

C.building

D.communicating

22.A. clue

B.movement

C.enquiry

D.opportunity

23.A. Indeed

B.However

C.Besides

D.Though

24.A. trusted

B.employed

C.instructed

D.improved

25.A. best

B.easiest

C.busiest

D.coldest

26.A. suspected

B.analyzed

C.balanced

D.started

27.A. burst

B.divided

C.grown

D.searched

28.A ts

B.courses

C.programmes

D.projects

29.A. continues

B.pretends

C.prefers

D.agrees

30.A. something

B.everything

C.nothing

D.anything

31.A. as for

B.along with

C.instead of

D.because of

32.A. go through

B.look at

C.pick up

D.make up

33.A. ruder

B.cleverer

C.warmer

D.worse

34.A. assistant

B.students

C.wife

D.parents

35.A. linked

B.donated

C.exposed

D.lent

36.A. when

B.what

C.why

D.how

37.A. cheek

B.life

C.root

D.fame

38.A. lose

B.lack

C.touch

D.doubt

39.A. deadly

B.amazing

C.relaxing

D.romantic

40.A. employees

B.populations

C.generations

D.travellers

【回答】

21—25 CDBBA  26---30 DCDCC  31---35 DBDCB 36---40 DBCBC

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