C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
When Sean was only a 5-year-old boy, his father's friend Paul once 1 the little boy home in his police car. Sean was interested in the car, the lights and the uniform. He decided to be a hero like Paul.
However, a high school English teacher 2 Sean's dream. She believed that Sean had a true gift for 3 and should not waste it being a police officer. Sean followed his teacher's 4, and finally he became a reporter for a newspaper. During the following years, Sean changed several jobs but 5 made him really happy. Actually, he never really gave up his childhood 6 of being a policeman. "I feel like a loser," Sean said. He was 7 and lost 25 pounds in a few months.
For a long time, Sean sent emails for a job as a police officer. There was no reply. One morning, Sean checked the email box as usual, and he found an unexpected（意想不到的）email in his box. Was it possibly 8 this time?
Sean was excited when he saw the 9. It was from one of Sean's old friends. He wrote, "Phoenix is in great need of police officers. Do you still want to be a police officer?"
"Phoenix is a city 500 miles away from 10 home," said Sean. "But if I get this 11, I will be reborn."
In order to pass the test to enter the police academy（学院）, Sean 12 began training, setting a daily running goal of a mile and a half.
13, Sean passed the written exam and completed the physical test. Later, Sean finished his education in the police academy.
The following year, Sean got a prize as a policeman 14 he did an excellent job. "It took me 35 years. But a promise is a promise," Sean said. "I have made it. It just proves that it's never too 15 to achieve my dream."
() 1. A. guided B. led
C. carried D. drove
() 2. A. broke B. made
C. kept D. achieved
() 3. A. listening B. writing
C. singing D. fighting
() 4. A. victory B. rule
C. advice D. budget
() 5. A. something B. nothing
C. everything D. anything
() 6. A. life B. work
C. dream D. memory
() 7. A. happy B. sad
C. excited D. angry
() 8. A. new B. different
C. strange D. interesting
() 9. A. email B. paper
C. number D. fact
() 10. A. his B. your
C. my D. her
() 11. A. chance B. lesson
C. job D. wish
() 12. A. hardly B. slowly
C. quietly D. quickly
() 13. A. At least B. At first
C. In the end D. In fact
() 14. A. because B. though
C. until D. if
() 15. A. early B. late
C. long D. short

1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. B

【分析】
本题为记叙文完形填空，解题思路为：首先通读全文，把握文章主旨（Sean坚持童年当警察的梦想，历经波折最终实现的励志故事）；然后结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等知识，逐一分析每个空格的选项，排除不符合语境的答案；最后验证所选答案是否符合文章整体逻辑。
【解析】
1. 由空格后“in his police car”可知，Paul开车送Sean回家，drive sb. home意为“开车送某人回家”，故选D。
2. 由后文Sean成为记者可知，高中英语老师“打破”了他当警察的梦想，break one's dream是固定搭配，意为“打破某人的梦想”，故选A。
3. 由后文“became a reporter”可知，老师认为Sean有写作天赋，writing意为“写作”，故选B。
4. follow one's advice是固定搭配，意为“听从某人的建议”，此处指Sean听从老师的建议成为记者，故选C。
5. 由“changed several jobs but”可知，换了几份工作但没有一份让他开心，nothing意为“没有什么”，符合语境，故选B。
6. 由前文“childhood”及“being a policeman”可知，此处指童年的梦想，dream意为“梦想”，故选C。
7. 由“I feel like a loser”可知，Sean感到难过，sad意为“难过的”，故选B。
8. 由前文“There was no reply”可知，这次的邮件会不会“不同”，different意为“不同的”，故选B。
9. 由前文“email”可知，Sean看到的是邮件，email意为“邮件”，故选A。
10. 此处是Sean说“离我的家500英里”，用形容词性物主代词my，故选C。
11. 此处指得到当警察的“机会”，chance意为“机会”，故选A。
12. 为了通过考试，Sean“快速”开始训练，quickly意为“快速地”，故选D。
13. 最终Sean通过了笔试和体能测试，in the end意为“最终”，符合语境，故选C。
14. 他获奖“因为”工作出色，表因果用because，故选A。
15. 此处指实现梦想永远不晚，too late意为“太晚”，故选B。
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.A 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空，词汇辨析，固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇励志记叙文，讲述了Sean坚持童年梦想最终实现的故事，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇辨析及固定搭配的掌握，引导学生树立坚持梦想的信念，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.5