I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of 36 . I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking 37 I might do and found I didn’t have much to 38 . I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first, but the 39 began when I agreed to 40 , so that I would be there if my 41 had to go out for business in the evening. We 42 that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me off the next. But 43 , it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely 44and fed up, because I had too many 45 nights and early mornings with the children. 46 Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my 47 . She suggested that I should take a (n) 48 and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I did not think I would be 49 because I didn’t take many exams in school. She 50 me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience 51 for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to 52 my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a full-time job there, I shall always be 53 to Megan. I wish I had known 54 that you could have a career, 55 you aren’t top of the class at school.
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:A
小题1:考查名词。作者喜爱自己的工作，“有一段时间我以为我永远不会有机会从事自己现在的工作”。career (终身的)职业。
小题2:考查疑问词。此处what引导宾语从句，做do的宾语。
小题3:考查动词。因为自己上学时不是优秀学生，做的作业不多，现在发现自己能为孩子们提供offer的东西不多。
小题4:考查名词。开始时不错，but后的内容应与此相反，所以选A，“问题出现了”。
小题5:考查动词短语。当我同意住在他们家时（live in），问题出现了。与下文的老板外出时晚上照顾孩子相呼应。
小题6:考查名词。这样如果我的老板出差，晚上我会在那照顾孩子。
小题7:考查动词。这是我们达成的协议。agree一致同意。
小题8:考查副词。可对我来说，不幸的是，这协议常常得不到执行。
小题9:考查形容词。长时间照顾孩子的不到休息，自然很累。
小题10:考查副词。late与后面的early对应。晚睡早起的次数太多了。
小题11:考查形容词。one Sunday一个周末。泛指不具体的时间。
小题12:考查名词。我把我所处的状况（situation）告诉了她。
小题13:考查名词。take a course修一门课程。
小题14:考查动词。因为上学时考试不多， 作者担心自己不会被录取（接受）accept。
小题15:考查动词。因为我有所顾虑，Megan就（打消我的顾虑）说服我给当地一家大学打电话。
小题16:考查动词。我的经历起来很大作用。count for 有价值, 有重要性。
小题17:考查动词。结合下文可知作者离开这两个小女孩家的原因是她参加了业余学习。leave one’s job辞职。
小题18:考查形容词。感谢Megan对自己的帮助。be thankful to sb感激某人。
小题19:考查副词。由于Megan对自己的帮助，自己取得了一份满意的工作，而在此前自己有过一些不顺，所以希望自己早点认识Megan。
小题20:考查连词。结合自己的经说明即使even if学习差的学生也可以有自己的事业。