Paul has always loved bowling. As a child, he often said, “When I ____1____, I will own a bowling alley (保龄球馆).” For him, it was the perfect job.

When Paul got older, however, he had bills to pay. He started a family, and he needed ____2____. He took a job he didn’t really care for just to make a living. Owning a bowling alley seemed like a distant (遥不可及的) dream… ____3____ Lucky Lanes went up for sale.

Lucky Lanes was a bowling alley in Paul’s neighborhood. It was old and ugly, and ____4____ was surprised when the owner put it up for sale.

Paul had a crazy thought. Why didn’t he buy it? He knew it wasn’t ____5____. He had to borrow money to pay for the building and pay workers to ____6____ the broken floors and paint the old walls. But he just couldn’t resist (抵制) his dream.

He bought Lucky Lanes and promised to work hard to make it a success.

Before Lucky Lanes reopened, Paul completely ____7____ it. New lights shone on bright tables and clean floors. A food stand was set up to sell pizzas and other snacks. Every night, Paul was there, talking to customers and keeping a close eye on the busy food stand.

It turned out that Paul had a ____8____ for business. The next year, Lucky Lanes saw more customers than anyone had ever expected. It became one of the ____9____ places to hang out in the neighborhood.

Paul’s hard work paid off. Though he wasn’t sure of the ____10____ at the beginning, he wanted to try, and that made all of the difference.

1.1.

A come up

B get up

C grow up

D give up

解析：选C。语境是童年的保罗许愿 "等我长大（grow up）了，要拥有保龄球馆"，grow up 与 "as a child"（作为孩子）形成时间呼应。A come up（走近 / 出现）、B get up（起床）、D give up（放弃）代入均语义不通。四个选项都以 "- up" 结尾，考查形近短语辨析，属高频考点。

2.2.

A money

B love

C friendship

D happiness

解析：选A。前句 "He had bills to pay"（他有账单要付）、后句 "He took a job...just to make a living"（为了谋生找了份工作）形成双重呼应 —— 有账单、要谋生，显然需要的是 money（钱）。B、C、D 虽为人生所需，但与 "bills/pay" 的因果逻辑不符。此题考查利用上下文经济语境锁定名词。

3.3.

A if

B until

C because

D although

解析：选B。句意为 "梦想一直遥不可及，（这种状态持续）直到球馆出售"，until（直到）准确表达 "状态延续至某一时间点" 的逻辑。A if 表条件、C because 表因果、D although 表让步，均无法体现 "梦想搁置→转机出现" 的时间衔接。此题考查连词对句间逻辑关系的控制，需整体把握前后两句的转折递进。

4.4.

A somebody

B anybody

C everybody

D nobody

解析：选D。前因后果逻辑 —— 球馆 "old and ugly"（又旧又难看），质量差到极点，因此它被出售时 "没有人（nobody）" 惊讶，符合常理。A somebody、C everybody 语义相反；B anybody 多用于疑问句和否定句中，此处为肯定陈述句，不合适。此题考查不定代词与上下文因果逻辑的匹配。

5.5.

A easy

B difficult

C serious

D important

解析：选A。后文详细列举困难："had to borrow money"（不得不借钱）、"pay workers to repair the broken floors"（付钱请工人修理地板），充分说明这件事不容易，故 not easy（不容易）成立。B difficult 若与 not 连用变成 "not difficult"（不难），与后文困难重重矛盾。此题考查 "后文细节反推前文结论" 的解题技巧。

6.6.

A burn

B hit

C repair

D touch

解析：选C。"broken floors"（破损的地板）需要 "repair"（修理），与后文 "paint the old walls"（粉刷旧墙）同为改造工程，动宾搭配符合常识。A burn（烧）、B hit（打）、D touch（摸）与 "修复破损" 的语义完全不符。此题考查动词与宾语的自然搭配。

7.7.

A started

B changed

C bought

D sold

解析：选B。后文列举改造内容 ——"New lights shone on bright tables and clean floors"（新灯光照耀着明亮的桌子和干净的地板）、"A food stand was set up"（设立了食品摊位），全部是 "翻新改造" 的体现，故 completely changed（彻底改造）最贴切。C bought（买）前文已完成；D sold（卖）方向错误；A started（开始）不够具体。此题考查 "下文举例印证上文动词" 的呼应关系。

8.8.

A talent

B risk

C choice

D course

解析：选A。have a talent for 是固定搭配，意为 "在…… 方面有天赋"。后文 "The next year, Lucky Lanes saw more customers than anyone had ever expected"（第二年顾客超出所有人预期）正是商业天赋的实证。B risk（风险，take a risk）、C choice（选择，make a choice）、D course（课程）与 "for business" 搭配不当且语义不符。

9.9.

A cleanest

B coolest

C worst

D cheapest

解析：选B。"one of the + 最高级 + places to hang out"（最…… 的消遣去处之一）。前文说顾客多得出乎意料，说明球馆人气高、受欢迎，coolest（最酷的、最受欢迎的）最贴切。A cleanest（最干净的）与前文 "clean floors" 重复且不足以概括人气；C worst（最差的）与 "顾客超预期" 矛盾；D cheapest（最便宜的）文中无价格依据。此题考查语境中的褒贬方向判断。

10.10.

A loss

B reason

C secret

D success

解析：选D。首段提到 "Owning a bowling alley seemed like a distant dream"（拥有球馆曾是遥不可及的梦想），末段说 "Paul's hard work paid off"（辛勤付出得到回报），故事主线就是 "从不确定能否成功到最终成功"，故 be sure of the success（确信能成功）最贴切。A loss（损失）方向相反；B reason、C secret 与 "be sure of" 搭配生硬且无呼应。此题考查首尾呼应的主题词复现。