Question

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of   36  .

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking   37  I might do and found I didn’t have much to  38  . I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first, but the  39 began when I agreed to   40 , so that I would be there if my 41 had to go out for business in the evening. We  42  that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me off the next. But  43  , it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely   44and fed up, because I had too many 45  nights and early mornings with the children.

  46   Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my  47  . She suggested that I should take a (n)   48  and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I did not think I would be   49 because I didn’t take many exams in school. She    50 me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience 51  for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to   52  my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a full-time job there, I shall always be   53 to Megan. I wish I had known   54  that you could have a career,   55  you aren’t top of the class at school.

1.	A．challenge B．career C．course D．award

2.	A．when B．how C．what D．why

3.	A．learn B．teach C．share D．offer

4.	A．problems B．questions C．work D．career

5.	A．stay up B．play with C．look after D．live in

6.	A．friend B．boss C．classmate D．parent

7.	A．agreed B．thought C．hoped D．believed

8.	A．particularly B．clearly C．unfortunately D．specially

9.	A．excited B．tired C．surprised D．disappointed

10.	A．early B．late C．long D．hard

11.	A．Another B．That C．This D．One

12.	A．condition B．work C．children D．situation

13.	A．course B．exam C．college D．duty

14.	A．hired B．recognized C．accepted D．known

15.	A．promised B．persuaded C．allowed D．made

16.	A．explained B．showed C．counted D．meant

17.	A．take B．get C．lay D．leave

18.	A．warm B．kind C．thankful D．friendly

19.	A．later B．earlier C．more D．less

20.	A．even if B．only if C．since D．as

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

1.考查名词。作者喜爱自己的工作，“有一段时间我以为我永远不会有机会从事自己现在的工作”。career (终身的)职业。

2.考查疑问词。此处what引导宾语从句，做do的宾语。

3.考查动词。因为自己上学时不是优秀学生，做的作业不多，现在发现自己能为孩子们提供offer的东西不多。

4.考查名词。开始时不错，but后的内容应与此相反，所以选A，“问题出现了”。

5.考查动词短语。当我同意住在他们家时（live in），问题出现了。与下文的老板外出时晚上照顾孩子相呼应。

6.考查名词。这样如果我的老板出差，晚上我会在那照顾孩子。

7.考查动词。这是我们达成的协议。agree一致同意。

8.考查副词。可对我来说，不幸的是，这协议常常得不到执行。

9.考查形容词。长时间照顾孩子的不到休息，自然很累。

10.考查副词。late与后面的early对应。晚睡早起的次数太多了。

11.考查形容词。one Sunday一个周末。泛指不具体的时间。

12.考查名词。我把我所处的状况（situation）告诉了她。

13.考查名词。take a course修一门课程。

14.考查动词。因为上学时考试不多， 作者担心自己不会被录取（接受）accept。

15.考查动词。因为我有所顾虑，Megan就（打消我的顾虑）说服我给当地一家大学打电话。

16.考查动词。我的经历起来很大作用。count for 有价值, 有重要性。

17.考查动词。结合下文可知作者离开这两个小女孩家的原因是她参加了业余学习。leave one’s job辞职。

18.考查形容词。感谢Megan对自己的帮助。be thankful to sb感激某人。

19.考查副词。由于Megan对自己的帮助，自己取得了一份满意的工作，而在此前自己有过一些不顺，所以希望自己早点认识Megan。

20.考查连词。结合自己的经说明即使even if学习差的学生也可以有自己的事业。