Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one. I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper.I rushed out of the __1 in search of it.I was wildly excited, and as _2_ as if I were going on the stage.Finding the 3 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.” The simple atmosphere of the office 4 me.The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then questioned me in a low voice.I answered softly.All of a sudden I started to feel rather 5 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 6 to get a job without experience I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang.I heard her say: “ 7 , I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might 8 .” She wrote down a __9 , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady.She wants a cook immediately.In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.” “Oh yes,” said I — 10 having cooked for more than four in my life.I 11 her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box.I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number.I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next few hours 12 cook books. 1.A.bed B house C.agency D.office 2.A.proud B.please C.nervous D.worried 3.A.family B.door C.place D.stage 4.A.calmed B.excited C.frightened D.disturbed 5.A.encouraged B.dissatisfied C.hopeless D.pleased 6.A.difficult B.helpless C.possible D.unusual 7.A.Above all B.As a matter of fact C. As a result D.In spite of that 8.A.hire B.accept C. suit D.offer 9.A.letter B.name C. note D.number 10.A.almost B.never C. nearly D.really 11.A.answered B.promised C. thanked D.told 12.A.borrowing B.buying C.reading D.writing
答案: 1-5 BCCAC 6-10 ABCDB 11-12 CC