Attheageofforty-five,myusuallywell-orderedlifebecameful...

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At the age of forty-five, my usually well-ordered life became full of changes. After twenty-two years of working in a   26  , a plan to useless staff   27    the unemployment of over one hundred people. I was one of them.

My once secure future became   28  .  However, I was not a single parent, __29   the family did not depend only on my income (收入). My motto has always been “Change is good, change is progress, " but when it   30_  my livelihood (生計), I had to change it to," ___31__   change and make the most of it. " From the beginning, I    32    to look on this matter not as  _ 33   luck, but as a welcome opportunity. I refused to become sorry;    34  , I actively planned to do something new and different.

Having a positive attitude made all the    35   in the way I pursued (追求) the future. First, I decided to   36   to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little   37   . Not being a graduate had    38    held me back in my career in the bank, but now it was a personal goal I longed to   39   . With a lot of determination, I went to evening classes, and became an adult    40   . In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time, I   41   that no matter what life throws in our way, personal growth never stops.

The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate (重新評估) my   42_   life. It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events. But now, my heart and life are completely around people I    43   .

The loss of my job led to some   44   changes in my life. Revisiting the past made   45__   for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.

26. A. factory                  B. company          C. school             D. bank

27. A. made up              B. took off           C. set aside                D. led to

28. A. clear                    B. uncertain          C. boring                    D. bright

29. A. so                      B. or               C. if                    D. but

30. A. affected                       B. improved         C. destroyed          D. offered

31. A. Make                    B. Accept           C. Bring                       D. Collect

32. A. happened                    B. considered              C. chose                     D ended

33. A. rare                    B. bad               C. good                       D. special

34. A. instead                       B. anyway            C. besides               D. however

35. A. effort   　               B. use              C. difference            D. decision

36. A. attend                  B. turn               C. admit                   D. return

37. A. chance                        B. courage           C. time                 D. risk

38. A. ever                    B. never                   C. always               D. sometimes

39. A. arrive                   B. find              C. achieve              D. discover

40. A. monitor                  B. teacher            C. manager              D. student

41. A. hoped                    B. believed                 C. realized               D. suggested

42. A. past                      B. daily              C. future                     D. new

43. A. join in                         B. look at           C. stand for                   D. care for

44. A. unsure                   B. confident          C. positive           D. normal

45. A. room                          B. change            C. promise          D. progress

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26—30  DDBAA     31—35  BCBAC    36—40  DBBCD    41—45  CADCA

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