When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __ he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to so many times. He said, 'I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just to be a 2000-step process.' Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a . For the next few years she one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals. When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, 'That's an invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?' In the 1940s, another young named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 — after seven long years of rejections! - He got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today. Character cannot be in ease and quiet. Only experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS! 小题1: A．after B．before C．since D．until 小题2: A．win B．gain C．fail D．lose 小题3: A．seemed B．pretended C．appeared D．happened 小题4: A．survival B．challenge C．rescue D．illness 小题5: A． B．leaving C．reaching D．causing 小题6: A．depended B．supported C．trusted D．believed 小题7: A．success B．achievement C．victory D．miracle 小题8: A．joined B．attended C．entered D．escaped 小题9: A．quit B．hold C．take D．refuse 小题10: A．Fortunately B．Immediately C．Unbelievably D．ually 小题11: A．adorable B．awkward C．amazing D．acceptable 小题12: A．inventor B．discoverer C．director D．doctor 小题13: A．supposing B．considering C．regarding D．including 小题14: A．finally B．willingly C．primarily D．casually 小题15: A．pay B．win C．sell D．purchase 小题16: A．born B．produced C．developed D．gained 小题17: A．for B．through C．due to D．across 小题18: A．achieved B．made C．caused D．left 小题19: A．when B．where C．which D．what 小题20: A．challenger B．loser C．winner D．volunteer