When I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the _________, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk _________ by myself. Then the doctor began the _________. He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I _________ you have a retinal(视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never _________ a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an _________ result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly _______ a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without _________. I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to tear and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how _________ my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the __________ of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which ________ me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of __________ each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I __________ appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my __________, continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and __________ up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness __________ I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I began to __________ so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in __________.
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my __________ into success. He set the bar too __________ and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.
1.A. station B. clinic C. company D. lab
2.A. silently B. suddenly C. proudly D. easily
3.A. operation B. examination C. argument D. treatment
4.A. suspect B. order C. suggest D. command
5.A. rest B. live C. work D. sleep
6.A. urgent B. obvious C. ordinary D. accurate
7.A. robs B. warns C. reminds D. informs
8.A. medicine B. allowance C. balance D. assistance
9.A. excited B. confused C. tired D. moved
10.A. houses B. names C. addresses D. habits
11.A. asked B. forced C. encouraged D. permitted
12.A. trouble B. pleasure C. stress D. worry
13.A. admitted B. wanted C. described D. penned
14.A. delight B. admiration C. disappointment D. shame
15.A. gave B. came C. lit D. put
16.A. unless B. although C. since D. after
17.A. fear B. bring C. seek D. reject
18.A. print B. time C. use D. mind
19.A. imagination B. motivation C. responsibility D. personality
20.A. far B. long C. close D. low
There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ________ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be
C. there was D. there having been
— May I go out to play basketball, Mum?
—________ Do what you like.
A. Go ahead! B. You’ve got it.
C. It’s your turn. D. Not at all!
________ you have seen he is poor, you should understand why he has to take up two part-time jobs.
A. As long as B. Unless
C. Now that D. While
Many teachers like surfing the Internet, ________ they may find a lot of useful videos about teaching.
A. which B. where
C. when D. that
We came to the station ________ all the way, only ________ the train had just left.
A. running, told B. to run, telling
C. to run, to be told D. running, to be told
