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Try It a Different Way Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen, a tough working－class neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side. By tradition he __1__ have been, like his father or like most of his childhood pals, a construction worker or a policeman. But he wanted __2__. Attracted by the bright lights from the time Bobby was a teen, he tried to act. “I wasn't a __3__ actor,  but I had a driving need to do something __4__ with my life，” he says. He moved to Hollywood, promising to find his __5__. But he didn't make __6__. For almost 10 years, he drove a taxi and worked as a waiter, __7__ at an actors' workshop that he opened in Hollywood. But Moresco kept working at his __8__ career. In 1983 his younger brother was murdered in a mob－linked killing. Moresco moved back to his __9__ neighborhood. In 1988 he finally wrote a play that was __10__ to his life. Called Half－Deserted Streets, it was based on his brother's __11__ and staged at a small theater. A Hollywood producer __12__ to see it and asked him to work on a screenplay. His __13__ grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. However, it was never easy. By 2003, he was __14__ out of work and out of cash __15__ he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. The two worked on the script but every studio __16__  it down. Moresco believed so __17__ in the script that he borrowed money, and sold his house. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance. The movie, Crash, __18__ into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It won three Academy Awards—Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing. At the age of 54, Bobby Moresco became an __19__ success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don't think about the problems，” he says, “think about the __20__ to get it done. ” 1. A. must            B. should               C. can          D. need 2. A. over             B. far                    C. out                 D. up 3. A. simple       B. strict          C. firm      D. good 4. A. different     B. impressive      C. effective   D. special 5. A. occasion     B. treasure        C. fortune    D. possibility 6. A. it           B. one           C. this       D. that 7. A. communicating          B. entertaining C. practicing               D. volunteering 8. A. afforded     B. chosen        C. respected   D. offered 9. A. early        B. worn          C. old       D. passed 10. A. turned     B. pointed         C. belonged  D. related 11. A. arresting    B. injuring        C. killing    D. shooting 12. A. advised    B. happened       C. intended  D. planned 13. A. influence  B. ambition         C. success  D. reputation 14. A. again     B. even           C. finally     D. still 15. A. before    B. when          C. since       D. while 16. A. let       B. looked         C. took       D. turned 17. A. strongly   B. hardly         C. deeply      D. bravely 18. A. moved    B. slipped        C. fell        D. put 19. A. effortless        B. enjoyable C. overnight        D. optimistic 20. A. ways      B. lines    C. manners        D. actions 答案：. 1. 解析：选B。因为他出身普通工人家庭，按照父亲和周边伙伴们的发展轨迹，他也应该只能当建筑工人或警察。should表示推测，可意为“按理说应该”；must太肯定；can表示可能性时一般不用于肯定句或表示 “客观的可能”；need 意为“需要”。故选B。 2. 解析：选C。他想摆脱自己的宿命。out表示“从……中出来”。 3. 解析：选D。Bobby从少年时期就开始演戏，但如同后来所知，他的演艺生涯一直不成功，因此选D表示，“不是一个好演员”。 4. 解析：选A。虽然不是一个好的演员，但他还是希望能为改变自己的人生做一些使生活变得“不同的”事情。 5. 解析：选C。为了实现自己的夙愿，他去了好莱坞碰运气。碰运气可用meet(find)one's fortune表示。 6. 解析：选A。make it意为“成功；做成”。 7. 解析：选D。因为太想当一名演员，所以他“自愿”在自己开办的一个表演单位做出租司机和服务员的工作。 8. 解析：选B。根据上下文的意思可知，尽管他目前做的工作很辛苦，但他仍然执著于自己选择的事业，故chosen符合句意。afforded给予，提供；respected受尊敬的；offered提供，含义均与句意不符。 9. 解析：选C。由于弟弟被谋杀，他放弃了自己的工作(失业了)，回到老地方。 10. 解析：选D。句意表示他写了一部与他自己生活有关的戏剧。与……有关可用be related to表示。 11. 解析：选C。上文已经谈到他的弟弟被谋杀。killing代指此事。 12. 解析：选B。好莱坞的一个制片人碰巧(happen)看到了这部戏。 13. 解析：选D。他渐渐有了名气。reputation名气，名望，符合句意。influence影响；ambition雄心；success成功，均不符合句意。 14. 解析：选A。上文谈到他在1983年失业过一次，因此这次是再一次失业。 15. 解析：选B。正在他穷困潦倒时，一个导演跟他交上了朋友。when表示“正当……时”。 16. 解析：选D。他们二人合作创作了剧本但被摄影室给拒绝了。turn down这里意为“拒绝，驳回”。 17. 解析：选A。尽管剧本被一次次驳回，但他对自己的作品有着强烈的信心。strongly反映他坚强的意志力。 18. 解析：选B。由于在此之前一直没有人赏识，因此他的电影是“悄悄地”被放映的，同时根据后面的quietly的排比手法也可推测出答案。 19. 解析：选C。become an overnight success一举成名。 20. 解析：选A。句意表示“考虑能使工作做好的方法”。way表示“方法”；manner使用单数时表示“方法，方式”，但C选项是复数形式；manners意为“礼貌，规矩”；action意为“行动”。

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