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 in groups to measure your development, you must first  __14  __stock of somewhere you 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 failure in 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