What enables some people to get big creative breakthroughs while

What enables some people to get big creative breakthroughs while others only get small and?non-creative breakdowns,blaming themselves and society?Are some people“gifted”?Are there?other factors?21?work—factors that we have more control over than we think? While nobody can deny the?22?that some people seem to be blessed with particular?creativity,research shows that anyone can?23?their chances of coming up with new and original?ideas?24?they would only engage themselves more in the process of?25．It′s the old Thomas?Edison thing about“discovery?26?99 percent perspiration(汗水)and 1 percent inspiration．”27,the studies prove this:great creative breakthroughs usually happen only?28?intense?periods of struggle．It is sustained effort towards a specific goal?29?eventually prepares for great?creative insights． This kind of sustained effort does not always?30?immediate results,a fact that not only?separates the innovators(革新者)from non-innovators,but?31?leads some people to conclude?that it is just not?32?for them．“Maybe I should have gone to medical school like my mother?wanted,”they wonder when the breakthrough is?33?to be found．Alas,one forgets during their?inevitable encounters?34?self-doubt,that the big surprise is never?35．Indeed,it can happen?at any time and place． 第23题的答案是（ ）
A、miss
B、reduce
C、increase
D、lose
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：根据上下文，第23题所在的句子提到“research shows that anyone can…their chances of coming up with new and original ideas”，意思是研究表明任何人都可以……他们提出新的、有创意的想法的机会。接下来提到“if they would only engage themselves more in the process of…”，意思是如果他们只是更多地参与这个过程。结合选项，只有“increase”（增加）符合语境，表示任何人都可以增加他们提出新的、有创意的想法的机会，如果他们更多地参与这个过程。因此，答案是C。