I was successful at my job. I worked very har...

I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 36  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. 37, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was 38  explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there 39  they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve 40 .”  I’d been so well respected, but 41  I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very 42  place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 43 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything 44  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 45 the same final, so he was 46  when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me 47  him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I 48  went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so 49 . My life had been so much devoted to 50  for so long, and I felt 51  that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

52 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose --- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being 53  Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional 54  and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how 55  it is to achieve real balance in life.

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It was nothing but his ten years of hard work that _______ his success in his research.

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In my primary school years, there was a little girl in the class who worked very hard but somehow could never do satisfactorily in her lessons. The teacher asked me to help her, and 1. was obvious that she expected a lot from me. But as a young boy, restless, thoughtless, I always tried to avoid her so as to get more time to enjoy 2.( I ).

One day before the final exam, she came up to me and said, “Could you please explain this 3. me? I want very much to do 4. (well) this time.” I started explaining, and finished in a hurry. 5. (pretend) not to notice her still-confused eyes, I ran off quickly. Not surprisingly, she again 6. (do) very badly in the exam. And two months later, at the beginning of the new semester, word came of her 7. (die). No one knew about the little task I failed 8.(fulfill), but I couldn’t forgive myself. I simply couldn’t forget her eyes, 9. seem to be asking, “Why didn’t you do a little more to help me?”

It was the very starting point of my life, for I began to understand the word “responsibility” and to learn to always do my duties 10. (faithful) and devotedly.

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I was successful at my job. It was not easy, but it ________ me and my family a wonderful lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years. ________ , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was ________　 explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there ________ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve 　 ________ .” I’d been so well respected; ________ I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very ________　 place. I wandered around my house like a zombie（僵尸）. I could　 　 ________ things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive in everything 　 ________ 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 　 ________ the same final, so he was ________ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ________ him on was unbelievable. The whole summer I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I ________ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ________. My life had been so much devoted to　 ________ for so long, and I felt ________ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

________ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being　 ________ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ________ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job has made me realize just how ________ it is to achieve real balance in life.

1.A. afforded    B. promised    C. showed    D. left

2.A. Therefore    B. Anyhow    C. However    D. Otherwise

3.A. quickly    B. gently    C. partly    D. easily

4.A. until    B. after    C. as    D. so

5.A. finished    B. changed    C. tried    D. failed

6.A. finally    B. immediately    C. suddenly    D. shortly

7.A. secret    B. quiet    C. lonely    D. dark

8.A. see    B. get    C. suggest    D. understand

9.A. defended    B. deserted    C. directed    D. disturbed

10.A. watched    B. missed    C. lost    D. won

11.A. disappointed    B. worried    C. honoured    D. delighted

12.A. cheering    B. taking    C. leading    D. passing

13.A. just    B. even    C. still    D. almost

14.A. hopeful    B. strange    C. meaningful    D. difficult

15.A. work    B. family    C. matches    D. performances

16.A. successful    B. thoughtful    C. thankful    D. peaceful

17.A. Unexpectedly    B. Doubtfully    C. Disagreeably    D. Naturally

18.A. employed    B. valued    C. comforted    D. encouraged

19.A. education    B. future    C. relationship    D. experience

20.A. important    B. interesting    C. simple    D. surprising

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My summer job wasn’t ____ fun, but it was ____ real learning experience for me.

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Working hard is not only a _____ of great success, but it is among the essential requirement.

A. sign             B. singal         C. guarantee             D. expectation

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Success belongs to those who work hard. I firmly believe that, _____my own efforts, I can make it.

A. showing off    B. leaving out    C. relying on　　　　 D. making up

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It was the belief ______ he would be successful sooner or later _______ made him work hard day and night.

A. that; where　　　　　　　　　 B. where; that

C. that; that　　　　　　　 　　 D. how; which

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I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 　　 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 　　 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was 　　 . I’ve always been glad about that.

It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t 　　 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 　　 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 　　 .

They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 　　 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 　　 to share by all five of us.

The big 　　 　　 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 　 　　 　 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 　　 back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 　　 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 　　 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 　　 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,　　 to be angry again. This is what she told me：

“I was looking 　　 thinking of what to buy, and I 　　 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 　　 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 　　 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so 　　 as I did that day.

1.A. roof　　 B. hat　　 C. sky　　 　　 D. star

2.A. little　　 B. less　　 C. enough　　 　　 D. more

3.A. busy　　 B. serious　　 C. strict　　 　　 D. kind

4.A. effort　　 B. room　　 C. time　　 　　 D. money

5.A. improvement　　 B. problem　　　　 　 C. surprise　 D. excitement

6.A. shopping 　　　 B. travelling　　 　 C. parties　　 D. greetings

7.A. the other　　 B. each other　　 　 C. one by one　　 D. every other one

8.A. toys　　　　 B. clothes　　 　 C. presents　　 　　 D. bills

9.A. day　　　 B. chance　　　 C. cheque　　 　　 D. tree

10.A. forced　　 B. reminded　　 　 C. invited　　 D. begged

11.A. draw　　 B. stay　　 　 C. move　　 D. meet

12.A. including　 B. besides　　 　 C. except　　 D. regarding

13.A. quiet　　 B. excited　　　 C. happy　　 　　 D. ashamed

14.A. since　　 B. after　　 　 C. while　　 D. until

15.A. waiting　　 B. ready　　 　 C. hoping　　 D. afraid

16.A. out　　　　 B. over　　 　 C. forward　　 　　 D. around

17.A. forgot　　 B. stopped　　 　 C. failed　　 D. hated

18.A. wanted　　 B. did　　 　 C. got　　 　　 D. played

19.A. made　　 B. searched　　 　 C. bought　　 D. fetched

20.A. angry　　 B. rich　　 　 C. patient　　 D. bitter

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When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to ________36________  water to the runners. I remember being so ________37________  to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I ________38________  up for the race.

That first 10,000m race was quite an 39 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. ________40  , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性) ________41________  .

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt ________42________ because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt ________43________  for a second.

But then I ________44________  something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had ________45________ abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my ________46________ was only to finish.

After a minute, it ________47________  me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into ________48________ .

I ________49  that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare ________50________  and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my ________51________ .

In life we all have those moments where we ________52________  ourselves to others. It’s only ________53________ . Don’t allow those moments to ________54________  you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to ________55________   anything you want in life.

1.A. bring out                    B. pass out                   C. take out                    D. pick out

2.A. excited                       B.worried                     C. concerned                D. anxious

3.A. gave                          B. made                        C. signed                      D. dressed

4.A. achievement               B. encouragement        C. instruction                D. experience

5.A. At times                     B. In time                    C. In all                         D. After all

6.A. victory                       B. decision                  C. moment                    D. conclusion

7.A. embarrassed             B. annoyed                 C. moved                      D. thrilled

8.A. relaxed                     B. defeated                   C. puzzled                     D. inspired

9. A. realized                      B. lost                         C. noticed                     D. remembered

10. A. special                       B. evident                     C. common                   D. different

11.A. motto                        B. plan                         C. goal                          D. direction

12.A. worried                      B. hit                            C. reached                     D. hurt

13. A. attraction                   B. devotion                   C. inspiration                 D. expectation

14.A. hoped                       B. promised                  C. decided                     D. suggested

15. A. slightly                       B. hardly                     C. clearly                       D. properly

16.A. excitement               B. accomplishment       C. movement                 D. judgment

17.A. introduce                   B. relate                        C. present                      D. compare

18.A. important                   B. natural                      C. strange                      D. ridiculous

19.A. weaken                      B. wound                        C. amuse                      D. cheer

20.A. reserve                      B. deliver                       C. achieve                    D. abandon

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