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 ___1___ 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. ___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 (僵尸).I could __8__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) 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 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 ___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.  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. 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

 She’ll never forget her stay there ________ she found her son who had gone missing two years before.

A. that     B. which   C. where       D. when

 My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice _______ expensive .

A. as        B. so     C. too       D. very

 —You speak very good French!

—Thanks. I __________ French in Sichuan University for four years.

A. studied    B. study   C. was studying      D. had studied

 The teacher together with the students ________ discussing Reading Skills that ________ newly published in America.

A. are; were      B. is; were    C. are; was        D. is; was

 Not until I came home last night ________ to bed.

A. Mum did go      B. did Mum go      C. went Mum       D. Mum went

 —Why don’t we choose that road to save time?

—The bridge to it __________.

A. has repaired           B. is repaired

C. is being repaired       D. will be repaired

 In order to find _______ better job, he decided to study _________ second foreign language.

A. the; a     B. a; a   C. the; the        D. a; the

 —I don’t care what people think.

—Well, you _______

A. could     B. would   C. should        D. might

 Owen wouldn’t eat anything ____________ he cooked it himself

A. until     B. since   C. unless   D. while