阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___.” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me .
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.
小题1: | A.promised | B.afforded | C.showed | D.left |
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小题2: | A.Therefore | B.Anyhow | C.Otherwise | D.However |
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小题3: | A.quickly | B.gently | C.partly | D.easily |
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小题5: | A.failed | B.finished | C.tried | D.changed |
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小题6: | A.suddenly | B.finally | C.immediately | D.shortly |
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小题7: | A.secret | B.quiet | C.lonely | D.dark |
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小题8: | A.see | B.get | C.suggest | D.understand |
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小题9: | A.defended | B.directed | C.deserted | D.disturbed |
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小题10: | A.watched | B.missed | C.lost | D.won |
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小题11: | A.disappointed | B.worried | C. honoured | D.delighted |
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小题12: | A.cheering | B.taking | C.leading | D.passing |
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小题13: | A.just | B.even | C.still | D.almost |
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小题14: | A.hopeful | B.meaningful | C.difficult | D.strange |
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小题15: | A.work | B.family | C.matches | D.performances |
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小题16: | A.successful | B.thoughtful | C.thankful | D.peaceful |
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小题17: | A.Naturally | B.Doubtfully | C.Disagreeably | D.Unexpectedly |
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小题18: | A.employed | B.comforted | C.valued | D.encouraged |
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小题19: | A.education | B.experience | C.relationship | D.future |
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小题20: | A.important | B.interesting | C.simple | D.surprising |
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