Iwassuccessfulatmyjob．Iworkedveryhard，butit

問題詳情：

I was successful at my job．I worked very hard，but it ___1___ me and my family a fabulous （極好的）lifestyle．I'd worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director．___2___，one afternoon last May，I was called to the office，and it was     ___3___ explained to me that they were letting me go．I just sat there ___4___ they talked on and all I could think was，“I’ve ___5___．” I'd been so well respected；___6___ I was of no value．

For six weeks，I was in a very ___7___ place．I wandered around my house like a zombie （殭屍）．I could ___8___ things needed doing，but would not do anything．My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive（積極的）in everything ___9___ 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 ___10___ the same final，so he was ___11___ when I told him I'd go．Not only did they win，but the look on his face as he saw me ___12___ him on was unbelievable．From then on，I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions（*）．I attended match after match and performances of my elder son's band—I ___13___ went to another city to watch him play．These moments were so ___14___．My life had been so much devoted to ___15___ for so long，and I felt ___16___ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world．

___17___，being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose -- I was someone's mum! I felt a sense of being ___18___ again．Now I feel more positive about my professional ___19___ and I'm getting on better with my family than I ever have．Losing my job made me realize just how ___20___ it is to achieve real balance in life．

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

【回答】

1-5 BDBCA        6-10 ADACB       11-15 DABBA          16-20 C DCCA

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