16.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
There is an old Spanish saying which goes, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.” How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? ____36____ 
●Tomorrow is not promised.
Nobody likes to talk about death, but everybody is going to die at one point. ____37____ Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your tomb with unrealized dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.
●____38____
One of the biggest dream killers is fear. Many people could have achieved amazing things if they hadn’t been afraid. Just think about all the things you wanted to do, but allowed fear to convince you that you weren’t capable, or good enough. Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Choose not to let fear stop you from achieving your dreams.
●Take action to realize your dream.
You can dream about writing a great play, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. ____39____
●Possibilities are waiting for you.
There are so many amazing opportunities and people waiting for you. How do you get to them? Simple! Follow your dream. ____40____ You’ll never see those doors if you sit around waiting for a dream to happen, instead of actually working to make it happen.
正确答案
（1）D （2）B （3）F （4）A （5）C
解析
（1）Our dreams should not (wait), and cannot wait (梦想不应当等，也不能等). 符合行文逻辑。
（2）Our dreams should not (wait), and cannot wait (梦想不应当等，也不能等). 符合行文逻辑。
（3）Don’t let fear win.不让恐惧占上风。
（4）to put it in a nutshell总之。用以概括总结本段内容。
（5）理清句子结构。句意为“当追逐自己所梦寐以求时，机会之门就会为你打开，令你难以想象”。
考查方向
解题思路
（1）从前文的“”根据前后逻辑可知答案。
（2）从前文的“Nobody likes to talk about death, but everybody is going to die at one point.” 以及后文“Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your tomb with unrealized dreams.”可知None of us know the day or the hour (when we die)
（3）从标题下有“One of the biggest dream killers is fear.”可知答案
（4）文章本段围绕采取行动实现梦想展开，最后总结归纳。
（5）根据后面行文“You’ll never see those doors if you sit around waiting for a dream to happen, instead of actually working to make it happen.”表述可以推出前文表述
易错点
把握不准文章走向。