We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects （缺陷） that can never be changed．“I’m impatient．” “I’m always behind．” “I always put things   21 !” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe   22 ．
These comments may come from stories about us that have been   23  for years—often from   24  childhood．These stories may have no   25  in fact．But they can set low expectations for us．As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作機械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations   26  my development? I was never   27  to work on cars or be around   28 ．When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test．My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later,   29 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree．One of my professors, Dr．Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do．On the positive side, I   30   down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the   31  side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life   32  and told him about my   33  performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “  34  is it that you can solve   35  mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t   36  from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to   37 ．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been   38  my belief that I was mechanically hopeless．And it wasn’t just the Army test, either．I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true．  39  , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   40  we choose．

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects （缺陷） that can never be changed．“I’m impatient．” “I’m always behind．” “I always put things   21 !” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe   22 ．

These comments may come from stories about us that have been   23  for years—often from   24  childhood．These stories may have no   25  in fact．But they can set low expectations for us．As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作機械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations   26  my development? I was never   27  to work on cars or be around   28 ．When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test．My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later,   29 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree．One of my professors, Dr．Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do．On the positive side, I   30   down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the   31  side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life   32  and told him about my   33  performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “  34  is it that you can solve   35  mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t   36  from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to   37 ．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been   38  my belief that I was mechanically hopeless．And it wasn’t just the Army test, either．I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true．  39  , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   40  we choose．

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects （缺陷） that can never be changed．“I’m impatient．” “I’m always behind．” “I always put things   1  !” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe   2 ．

These comments may come from stories about us that have been   3   for years—often from   4   childhood．These stories may have no   5  in fact． But they can set low expectations for us．As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作機械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations   6   my development? I was never   7   to work on cars or be around    8  ． When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test．My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later,   9  , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree．One of my professors, Dr．Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do．On the positive side, I   10   down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the   11   side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life   12   and told him about my   13   performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “  14   is it that you can solve    15  mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t   16   from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to  17  ．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been   18   my belief that I was mechanically hopeless．And it wasn’t just the Army test, either．I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true．   19   , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   20   we choose．

1． A． away                   B． off                      C． up                       D． down

2． A． them                   B． myself                 C． yourself               D． others 

3． A． said                     B． spoken                C． spread                 D． repeated 

4． A． as long as            B． as far back as       C．a(chǎn)s well as              D． as much as

5． A． basis                   B． plot                     C． cause                  D． meaning

6． A． lead                     B． improve               C． affect                  D． change

7． A． encouraged           B． demanded            C． hoped                  D． agreed

8． A． means                 B． tools                    C． facilities               D． hammers

9． A． therefore             B． somehow             C． instead                       D． however

10． A． settled               B． turned                 C． took                    D． got 

11． A． passive              B． active                  C． negative               D． subjective

12． A． experiences        B． trips                    C． roads                  D． paths 

13． A． unexpected        B． poor                    C． excellent              D． average

14． A． When               B． What                   C． How                    D． Why

15． A． complex            B． advanced             C． common              D． primary

16． A． arise                  B． separate               C． suffer                  D． come

17． A． believe               B． suspect                C． adopt                  D． receive

18． A． weakening         B． strengthening       C． abandoning          D． accepting

19． A． As a result                B． At the same time  C．In addition              D．On the contrary

20． A． anything             B． something            C． nothing                D． all

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects （缺陷） that can never be changed．“I’m impatient．” “I’m always behind．” “I always put things 1!” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe 2．
These comments may come from stories about us that have been 3 for years—often from 4 childhood．These stories may have no 5．But they can set low expectations for us．As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作機械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations 6 my development? I was never 7 to work on cars or be around 8．When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test．My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, 9, I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree．One of my professors, Dr．Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do．On the positive side, I 10 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the 11 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life 12 and told him about my 13 performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “14 is it that you can solve 15 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 16 from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 17．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 18 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless．And it wasn’t just the Army test, either．I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true．19 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 20 we choose．

1. 1.
   1. A.
      away
   2. B.
      off
   3. C.
      up
   4. D.
      down
2. 2.
   1. A.
      them
   2. B.
      myself
   3. C.
      yourself
   4. D.
      others
3. 3.
   1. A.
      said
   2. B.
      spoken
   3. C.
      spread
   4. D.
      repeated
4. 4.
   1. A.
      as long as
   2. B.
      as far back as
   3. C.
      as well as
   4. D.
      as much as
5. 5.
   1. A.
      basis
   2. B.
      plot
   3. C.
      cause
   4. D.
      meaning
6. 6.
   1. A.
      lead
   2. B.
      improve
   3. C.
      affect
   4. D.
      change
7. 7.
   1. A.
      encouraged
   2. B.
      demanded
   3. C.
      hoped
   4. D.
      agreed
8. 8.
   1. A.
      means
   2. B.
      tools
   3. C.
      facilities
   4. D.
      hammers
9. 9.
   1. A.
      therefore
   2. B.
      somehow
   3. C.
      instead
   4. D.
      however
10. 10.
    1. A.
       settled
    2. B.
       turned
    3. C.
       took
    4. D.
       got
11. 11.
    1. A.
       passive
    2. B.
       active
    3. C.
       negative
    4. D.
       subjective
12. 12.
    1. A.
       experiences
    2. B.
       trips
    3. C.
       roads
    4. D.
       paths
13. 13.
    1. A.
       unexpected
    2. B.
       poor
    3. C.
       excellent
    4. D.
       average
14. 14.
    1. A.
       When
    2. B.
       What
    3. C.
       How
    4. D.
       Why
15. 15.
    1. A.
       complex
    2. B.
       advanced
    3. C.
       common
    4. D.
       primary
16. 16.
    1. A.
       arise
    2. B.
       separate
    3. C.
       suffer
    4. D.
       come
17. 17.
    1. A.
       believe
    2. B.
       suspect
    3. C.
       adopt
    4. D.
       receive
18. 18.
    1. A.
       weakening
    2. B.
       strengthening
    3. C.
       abandoning
    4. D.
       accepting
19. 19.
    1. A.
       As a result
    2. B.
       At the same time
    3. C.
       In addition
    4. D.
       On the contrary
20. 20.
    1. A.
       anything
    2. B.
       something
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       all

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects（缺陷）that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 21 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 22 .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been 23 for years—often from 24 childhood. These stories may have no 25 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical（操作機械的）skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 26 my development? I was never 　27 to work on cars or be around 28 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 　29 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 30 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 31 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 32 and told him about my 33 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 34 is it that you can solve

35 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 36 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 37 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 38 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 　39 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 40 we choose.

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects（缺陷）that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 21 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 22 .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been 23 for years—often from 24 childhood. These stories may have no 25 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical（操作機械的）skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 26 my development? I was never 　27 to work on cars or be around 28 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 　29 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 30 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 31 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 32 and told him about my 33 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 34 is it that you can solve

35 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 36 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 37 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 38 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 　39 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 40 we choose.

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things      !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe      .

   These comments may come from stories about us that have been       for years—often from     childhood. These stories may have no     in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作機械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations       my development? I was never       to work on cars or be around      . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

   Six years later,     , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. For my strong points, I       down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking. ” For the       , I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills. ”

   Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life       and told him about my       performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “      is it that you can solve        mathematical problems, but you can’t solve easy mechanical problems?”

   Suddenly I realized that I didn’t       from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to      . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been       my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.      , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have genetic defects that we can never get over, we can do well in almost       we choose.

1.A. away          B. off       C. up         D. down

2.A. them         B. myself          C. yourself       D. others

3.A. said           B. spoken         C. spread         D. repeated

4.A. as long as          B. as far back as       C. as well as     D. as much as

5.A. evidence           B. wisdom        C. cause           D. meaning

6.A. lead          B. improve       C. affect           D. change

7.A. encouraged       B. demanded            C. hoped          D. agreed

8.A. means      B. tools    C. facilities       D. hammers

9.A. therefore          B. somehow    C. instead         D. however

10.A. settled  B. turned         C. took    D. got

11.A. short      B. other            C. weak  D. latter

12.A. experiences  B. trips    C. roads            D. paths

13.A. unexpected  B. poor    C. excellent     D. average

14.A. When   B. What  C. How     D. Why

15.A. challenging     B. advanced    C. common       D. normal

16.A. handle  B. separate      C. suffer           D. come

17.A. believe            B. doubt           C. adopt           D. receive

18.A. weakening      B. strengthening      C. questioning          D. accepting

19.A. As a result      B. At the same time          C. In addition  D. Instead

20.A. everything       B. something  C. nothing        D. none

　　　 We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects（缺陷）that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 　36 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 　37 . These comments may come from stories about us that have been 　38 for years—often from 　39 childhood. These stories may have no 　40 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical（操作機械的）skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 　41 my development? I was never 　42 to work on cars or be around 　43 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 　44 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 　45 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 　46 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 　47 and told him about my 　48 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 49 is it that you can solve 　50 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 　51 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 　52 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 　53 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 　54 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 　55 we choose.

36. A. away B. off 　　　　 C. up 　　　　　 D. down

37. A. them B. myself C. yourself D. others

38. A. said 　　　　 B. spoken 　 C. spread 　 D. repeated

39. A. as long as B. as far back as 　C. as well as　　 　D. as much as

40. A. basis B. plot 　　　 　　 C. cause 　 　　　 D. meaning

41. A. lead 　 B. improve 　　 C. affect 　 　　　 D. change

42. A. encouraged B. demanded 　　 　　 C. hoped 　 　　　　D. agreed

43. A. means 　　 B. tools 　　　 　　　 C. facilities 　　　　 D. hammers

44. A. therefore B. somehow 　　　 　　　　C. instead 　 　　　　 D. however

45. A. settled 　　 B. turned 　 　　　　C. took 　　　 　　　　 D. got

46. A. passive 　　 B. active 　　 　　　　C. negative 　　　 D. subjective

47. A. experiences 　B. trips 　　　　C. roads 　　 　　　　　 D. paths

48. A. unexpected 　　 B. poor 　　　 　　　　C. excellent 　　　　　 D. average

49. A. When　 　　 B. What 　　 　　　　C. How 　　　 D. Why

50. A. complex 　 B. advanced 　　　 　　　　 C. common D. primary

51. A. arise B. separate 　　　　 C. suffer 　　　　 D. come

52. A. believe 　　 B. suspect 　 　　　　　C. adopt 　　　　 D. receive

53. A. weakening 　　　 B. strengthening 　　　　 C. abandoning 　　　　 D. accepting

54. A. As a result 　　 B. At the same time 　　C. In addition 　　　 D. On the contrary

第二節(jié)：完形填空 （共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects （缺陷） that can never be changed．“I’m impatient．” “I’m always behind．” “I always put things   36  !” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe   37  ．

These comments may come from stories about us that have been   38   for years—often from   39   childhood．These stories may have no   40   in fact．But they can set low expectations for us．As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作機械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations   41   my development? I was never   42   to work on cars or be around  43  ．When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test．My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later,   44  , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree．One of my professors, Dr．Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do．On the positive side, I   45    down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the   46   side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life   47   and told him about my   48   performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “  49   is it that you can solve  50   mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t   51   from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to   52  ．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been   53   my belief that I was mechanically hopeless．And it wasn’t just the Army test, either．I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true．  54   , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   55   we choose．

36．A．a(chǎn)way       B．off    C．up    D．down

37．A．them B．myself      C．yourself    D．others

38．A．said   B．spoken      C．spread      D．repeated

39．A．a(chǎn)s long as B．a(chǎn)s far back as   C．a(chǎn)s well as  D．a(chǎn)s much as

40．A．basis B．plot   C．cause D．meaning

41．A．lead  B．improve    C．a(chǎn)ffect       D．change

42．A．encouraged     B．demanded C．hoped       D．a(chǎn)greed

43．A．means      B．tools  C．facilities   D．hammers

44．A．therefore  B．somehow  C．instead      D．however

45．A．settled      B．turned      C．took  D．got

46．A．passive     B．a(chǎn)ctive       C．negative    D．subjective

47．A．experiences      B．trips  C．roads D．paths

48．A．unexpected      B．poor  C．excellent   D．a(chǎn)verage

49．A．When      B．What C．How        D．Why

50．A．complex   B．a(chǎn)dvanced  C．common D．primary

51．A．a(chǎn)rise  B．separate    C．suffer       D．come

52．A．believe     B．suspect     C．a(chǎn)dopt D．receive

53．A．weakening       B．strengthening   C．a(chǎn)bandoning      D．a(chǎn)ccepting

54．A．As a result       B．At the same time     C．In addition       D．On the contrary

55．A．a(chǎn)nything B．something C．nothing     D．a(chǎn)ll

完型填空（共20 小題；每小題1．5分；滿分30分）

    閱讀下面短文，然后從下列各題所給的A、 B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

    We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things   36  !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe   37  .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been   38   for years—often from   39   childhood. These stories may have no   40   in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作機械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations   41   my development? I was never   42   to work on cars or be around    43  . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later,   44  , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I   45    down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the   46   side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life   47   and told him about my   48   performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “  49   is it that you can solve    50   mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t   51   from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to   52  . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been   53   my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.   54   , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost   55   we choose.

A. away           B. down                 C. up               D. off

A. yourself       B. myself           C. them                 D. others 

A. said           B. repeated         C. spread       D. spoken

A. as long as         B. as much as       C. as well as  D. as far back as

A. cause           B. plot         C. basis        D. meaning 

A. affect             B. improve          C. lead     D. change 

A. hoped           B. demanded     C. encouraged       D. agreed 

A. means       B. hammers   C. facilities       D. tools

A. therefore       B. however     C. instead      D. somehow

A. took            B. turned       C. settled          D. got 

A. negative        B. active  C. passive          D. subjective 

A. roads          B. trips    C. experiences      D. paths 

A. unexpected     B. average      C. excellent            D. poor

A. When        B. Why      C. How              D. What

A. common      B. advanced         C. complex          D. primary 

A. suffer          B. separate         C. arise       D. come 

A. adopt           B. suspect          C. believe      D. receive 

A. weakening      B. accepting            C. abandoning       D. strengthening

A. As a result        B. On the contrary     

C. In addition          D. At the same time

A. nothing        B. something        C. anything D. all