Question

I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress. During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview. But now I could not even    myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the    I concluded.

  However, I wouldn't let my own self-consciousness    me. Not now, not when I had   so hard for so long to be given this opportunity. This was the kind of position I'd dreamed of for all these years. “Mom,      me off on Jacob Street. I'm going to the     .”

  “Honey, I don't think you should. You look...      ，” she said, ever so gently.

  I knew she was    . But if I didn't, I'd always    if I could have gotten my dream job.

  “No, Mom, take me there.”

       ， she took me where I wanted to go.

  “Hello，” a gray­haired man sitting behind the large desk    me. “Miss Jenkins？”

  “Yes. Please excuse me. I'm having a Bell's palsy attack. My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days. I came right from the     .”

  “You're very    to come when you're in such a state，” he    ，after a pause.

  He spent a few minutes looking through my   .“Is everything on here     ？” he asked.

  “Yes, but I    to mention I type seventy five words per minute.”

  “Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are  _ qualified. When are you     ？” he asked.

  I took a deep breath and asked，“You're hiring me？”

  “Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the    .” He gave me a big smile.

1.A. believe　B. forgive  C. recognize D. control

2.A. chance  B. sympathyC. courage  D. advantage

3.A. pardonB. stop   C. help D. transform

4.A. workedB. turned   C. studied  D. driven

5.A. take  B. drop        C. pull  D. send

6.A. officeB. supermarket      C. doctorD. interview

7.A. weak  B. stubborn   C. strange  D. angry

8.A. right B. kind C. wrong  D. sensitive

9.A. regret  B. wonder C. believe D. quit

10.A. Hopefully  B. Unexpectedly     C. Fortunately  D. Unwillingly

11.A. examined B. doubted       C. greeted  D. discouraged

12.A. hospital  B. home   C. office  D. work

13.A. crazy  B. funny    C. disrespectful  D. determined

14.A. commented B. interrupted C. stressed D. complained

15.A. face  B. application    C. situation  D. health

16.A. incredibleB. normal  C. correct  D. contradictory

17.A. failed    B. focused      C. pretendedD. demanded

18.A. narrowly  B. certainly C. possibly  D. probably

19.A. accessible  B. convenient C. availableD. energetic 

20.A. appearance  B. disadvantageC. qualification  D. character

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲述了一个求职的故事。作者被诊断出患上了面瘫，说话都变得困难。然而，那天正好是作者面试的日子，作者没有被眼前的困难吓到，他不想失去这个来之不易的机会。于是，他决定参加面试。面试结果出人意料的好，作者具备专业技能，还有工作所需要的品质，最后被录用了。

1.But now I could not even myself in the mirror但是现在，我甚至不能认出镜子里的自己，A相信；B原谅；C认出，承认；D控制。故选C。

2.surely all the other applicants would have the I concluded.作者讲话变得困难，而这对其他求职者来说，就成了一大优势，A机会，可能性；B同情心；C勇气；D优势。故选D。

3.I wouldn't let my own self-consciousness me.作者不想让自己的意识阻挡自己（参加面试），A原谅；B停止；C帮助；D改变，改善。故选B。

4.Not now, not when I had so hard for so long to be given this opportunity.至少不应该在那么努力做准备才得到这个机会的时候放弃，work hard努力准备......。A工作，起作用；B转变；C学习，研究；D驾驶，驱使。故选A。

5.Mom, me off on Jacob Street.到Jacob Street，作者让妈妈停车放下自己。Drop sb off让某人下车，A拿走，花费；B掉落；C拉；D发送。故选B。

6.I'm going to the .根据前文可知，作者不想浪费机会，要去参加面试，A办公室；B超市；C医生；D采访，面试。故选D。

7.Honey, I don't think you should. You look... ，作者妈妈害怕伤害作者，说话很温和，她认为作者的样子看起来很奇怪，A虚弱的；B固执的；C奇怪的；D生气的。故选C。

8.I knew she was .作者知道妈妈的建议是正确的，A正确的；B友好的；C错误的；D敏感的。故选A。

9.But if I didn't, I'd always if I could have gotten my dream job.但是，不试一试，作者会一直怀疑自己是否已经得到梦寐以求的工作了，A后悔；B怀疑，想知道；C相信；D退出。故选B。

10. , she took me where I wanted to go.虽然不情愿，但作者妈妈还是照做了，A有希望地；B出乎意料地；C幸运地；D不情愿地。故选D。

11.Hello”可知，有人问候作者，A检查；B怀疑；C问候；D使泄气。故选C。

12.I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack,”可知，作者从医院出来后直接去面试了，A医院；B家；C办公室；D工作。故选A。

13.You're very to come when you're in such a state在这种情况下，你还下决心来参加面试，A疯狂的；B有趣的；C无礼的；D下定决心的。故选D。

14.You're very to come when you're in such a state”这句话是面试官的评论，A评论；B打断；C强调；D抱怨。故选A。

15.He spent a few minutes looking through my .他花了几分钟时间浏览作者的申请书，A脸；B申请，应用；C情形；D健康。故选B。

16.Is everything on here ？面试官问作者申请书上的内容是否属实，A难以置信的；B正常的；C正确的；D矛盾的，对立的。故选C。

17.but I to mention I type seventy five words per minute作者没有提到他一分钟打75个词，fail to do sth未能做某事，A失败，未能；B集中；C假装；D要求。故选A。

18.you have an impressive background with related experience”可知，面试官认为作者很适合这个职位，A严密地，仔细地；B当然；C也许；D大概，可能。故选B。

19.When are you ？面试官问作者何时有空，也就是何时能开始上班，A易接近的，可理解的；B便利的；C可得到的；D精力充沛的。故选C。

20.Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the .面试官认为作者不仅具有他们公司需要的技能，也具备了工作所需要的性格，A外貌；B不利条件；C资格；D性格，字母，人物。故选D。

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