第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day, not too long ago, the employees of a large company in St.Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said,“Yesterday the person who had been hindering (阻碍) your  36  in this company passed away. We  37  you to join the funeral in the room that has been  38  in the gym.”At first everyone was sad to  39  that one of their colleagues had died,   40  after a while they started getting  41  about who this person might be.
The excitement 42 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last  43 . Everyone wondered. “Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well,   44  he’s no longer here!”One by one the   45  got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it, they  46  became speechless. They stood beside the coffin,  47  into silence, as if someone had  48  the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin—everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a  49  next to the mirror that   50  ,“There is only one person who is capable to 51  limits to your growth:it is YOU.”You are the only person who can revolutionize your   52  .  You are the only person who can  53  your happiness, realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, your friends change, your parents change, your partner changes or your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go  54  your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one55  for your life.
36.ability               B.progress         C.talent                D.practice
37. A.demand        B.allow           C.invite        D.advise
38. A.started          B.prepared         C.opened       D.created
39. A.learn            B.receive          C.notice         D.find
40. A.for         B.or                C.so             D.but
41. A.angry           B.sorry           C.curious         D.nervous
42. A.grew                   B.appeared      C.improved          D.developed
43. A.sight                    B.attention      C.appreciation       D.respect
44. A.at least      B.in fact        C.at once          D.in general
45. A.employees     B.managers      C.friends         D.citizens
46. A.quickly         B.finally        C.obviously          D.suddenly
47. A.worried        B.depressed     C.shocked             D.embarrassed
48. A.broken          B.touched         C.stolen           D.changed
49. A.letter                   B.sign            C.mark            D.page
50. A.told                     B.warned          C.wrote              D.read
51. A.set         B.take              C.put             D.get
52. A.business        B.heart            C.life                 D.success
53. A.realize      B.satisfy           C.influence        D.consider
54. A.for               B.upon            C.over               D.beyond
55. A.reasonable     B.responsible       C.suitable           D.valuable