完形填空。 On the first day of my school life in the USA, I showed a great interest in my marketing class. My teacher, Mrs. King, suggested I 1 a national marketing club called DECA 2 many students with talent and interest in business. 3 I did. The first 4 was to raise money for marketing activities and competitions later in the year by selling Gold Canyon Candles. Mrs. King said the money was 5 in a week and that 40 percent of the income would go into my personal account. At first I tried to sell some candles to my host mom. She said that if I could show 6 and do a wonderful sales presentation, she would 7 buy some. I started my presentation with a firm handshake. Then I introduced all the different kinds of candles and the special sales I could offer and 8 her that our candles were the best choice for gifts and home decorations. Finally she bought three candles. Greatly 9 I decided to sell my candles around the neighborhood. On Saturday morning, with great 10 , I knocked at the door of my first 11 buyer. 'I'm a student at Skyline High School and we are raising money for DECA, I'm trying to sell …' 'Not today, sorry,' the man 12 me and shut the door. Embarrassed, I walked away and encouraged myself that the 13 thing that might happen was being refused like that again. I couldn't even count how many times I was 14 with reasons like 'Not today','I don't have any 15 money right now' or 'I just bought some'. 16 , I had to continue with the day. Finally, a woman kindly bought nearly $60 worth of candles. I couldn't even hide my 17 and said,'Thank you very much' to her with a bow. After a 18 hard work, I turned in $408 worth of sales of candles, which gave me $163 in my own account. I was surprised to 19 I was the second highest seller in all classes. It was my first time working as a sales person. This experience let me know that worrying about difficulties was only wasting my time and a(an) 20 in my way to success. (     )1. A. hold (     )2. A. attracting (     )3. A. Yet (     )4. A. chance (     )5. A. tight (     )6. A. preference (     )7. A. automatically (     )8. A. warned (     )9. A. inspired (     )10. A. stress (     )11. A. permanent (     )12. A. interrupted (     )13. A. best (     )14. A. turned up (     )15. A. extra (     )16. A. Otherwise (     )17. A. appreciation (     )18. A. week’s (     )19. A. work out (     )20. A. load B. join B. abusing B. So B. change B. tough B. aim B. certainly B. asked B. moved B. courage B. previous B. bothered B. luckiest B. turned down B. more B. Besides B. sorrow B. hour’s B. find out B. error C. build C. appealing C. Though C. challenge C. diverse C. expectation C. eventually C. convinced C. shocked C. experience C. precious C. disturbed C. worst C. turned on C. remaining C. Therefore C. delight C. year’s C. take out C. conflict D. set D. admitting D. Or D. choice D. due D. confidence D. personally D. explained D. disappointed D. knowledge D. potential D. hurt D. unhappiest D. turned out D. left D. However D. anxiety D. month’s D. get out D. barrier