Extremely handsome and athletic, William looked and dressed like a fashion model. Everything seemed to be easy to him. With his charm, 1 (intelligent), and talents, his business was lively and success was a way of life. So when ___2_ (face) with a lawsuit (诉讼)one day, William assumed 3 _the case would work out as 4 (easy) as everything in his life and he didn’t worry about it. But it didn’t and the suit finally led to the breakup of his company. He tried for months afterwards to get 5 _job, but no one would hire him. William had to learn that his talents were wonderful but were damaged by an attitude of arrogance (傲慢). He looked down on people_ 6 didn’t have his gifts,_____7 (treat) them with impatience and annoyance. He felt better 8 them and judged them as worthless or stupid. William made sense of his situation and chose ___9 (learn) the lesson of modesty and at last he turned his circumstances around. Have pride in who you are and what you 10 _(achieve) so far. However if you find yourself having secret thoughts of arrogance, remind yourself of the lesson of modesty before the universe does it for you.
答案:1.intelligence 2.faced 3.that 4.easily 5.a 6.who/that 7 treating 8.than 9.to learn 10.have achieved