阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 As a child, I was very competitive. It didn’t matter __I was playing sports, working in class, or earning money. I looked at everything as a ___ and I always wanted to be the ____. At the age of seven, I ___ selling vegetables door to door and soon was addicted to _____. It was a great way to help others and make ______. I began selling everything I could get my ____ on. I learned early, however, that my success in selling wasn’t only the result of getting people to buy a particular item, _____ rather that people bought from me largely because they liked me and _____ me. That distinction really ______ my life. As I focused more ______ helping people, I noticed more and more business opportunities around me. It’s funny how that ______. After my ninth birthday, I started my first business. The one ability that has really helped me the most is being able to recognize a “_____” in the marketplace and then figure out what needs to be done in order to _____ the idea into a money-making opportunity. Over the following years I started several different ______. I have been fortunate enough to make my first million before ______ from high school and buy my own house by the age of twenty. So if you’ve got an idea or a passion for ______, it’s good to get started now. It doesn’t matter how old you are. Opportunities are all around you, but you won’t see them ____ you look for them. In the worse case, you learn from your ____ and increase your chances of success the next time. So do what ______ inspires you. It’s never too early – or too late – to pursue your passion and achieve your dream.