If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses.Success or -1- in your work would depend, to -2- great extent, -3- your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. -4- the utmost importance is your attitude.A person -5- begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is -6- that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success.On the other hand, a person who is secure -7- his belief that he is probably as capable -8- doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt -9- it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well.

-10- the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw -11- hopeless cases.

This book has been designed to help you capitalize -12- the strength and overcome the -13- that you bring to the job of learning. But insgroupsto measure your development, you must first -14- stock ofswheresyou stand now. -15- we get further along in the book, we'll be -16- in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening -17- skills.However, -18- begin with, you should pause -19- examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failurein school: your -20-, your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

1. [A] improvement[B] victory [C] failure[D] achievement

2. [A] a[B] the [C] some [D] certain

3. [A] in [B] on [C] of [D] to

4. [A] Out of [B] Of [C] To [D] Into

5. [A] who[B] what [C] that [D] which

6. [A] ensure [B] certain [C] sure [D] surely

7. [A] onto [B] on [C] off[D] in

8. [A] to [B] at [C] of [D] for

9. [A] near [B] on [C] by [D] at

10. [A] Have [B] Had [C] Having [D] Had been

11. [A] being[B] been [C] are[D] is

12. [A] except [B] but [C] for[D] on

13. [A] idea [B] weakness [C] strength [D] advantage

14. [A] make [B] take [C] do [D] give

15. [A] as [B] till [C] over [D] out

16. [A] deal [B] dealt [C] be dealt [D] dealing

17. [A] learnt [B] learned [C] learning [D] learn

18. [A] around [B] to [C] from [D] beside

19. [A] to [B] onto [C] into [D] with

20. [A] intelligence [B] work [C] attitude [D] weakness