问题补充：
— I think it was his excitement for his success in the first half that led to his eventual failure in the game.
— You bet. Old sayings never fail, “”
A. Failure is the mother of success
B. Pride goes before a fall
C. A hero is nothing but a product of his time
D. A fall into the pit, a gain in the wit
答案：
A. Failure is the mother of success
(答案→)B. Pride goes before a fall
C. A hero is nothing but a product of his time
D. A fall into the pit, a gain in the wit
解析：A. Failure is the mother of success失败是成功之母， B. Pride goes before a fall骄者必败
C. A hero is nothing but a product of his time时势造英雄.，D. A fall into the pit, a gain in the wit吃一堑长一智，句意：--我想是他对前一半成功的兴奋导致他最后比赛的失败。--你说的对，俗话说的对“骄者必败”，选B。
