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 41 , 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 42 by myself. Then the doctor began the 43 . He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I 44 you have a retinal(视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never 45 a day in your life…” My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an 46 result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly 47 a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without 48 . I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to 49 and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the 50 of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which 51 me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of 52 each time I completed a paper. Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I 53 appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my 54 , continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and 55 up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness 56 I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I 57 so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in 58 . Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my 59 into success. He set the bar too 60 and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do. 41. A. station B. company C. clinic D. lab 42. A. silently B. proudly C. suddenly D. easily 43. A. operation B. treatment C. examination D. argument 英语试卷 第11页(共14页) 英语试卷 第12页(共14页) 44. A. suspect B. acknowledge C. confirm D. advocate 45. A. rest B. work C. live D. sleep 46. A. urgent B. obvious C. accurate D. ordinary 47. A. reminds B. robs C. warns D. informs 48. A. assistance B. medicine C. allowance D. balance 49. A. dance B. shine C. widen D. tear 50. A. houses B. habits C. names D. addresses 51. A. asked B. permitted C. forced D. encouraged 52. A. pleasure B. worry C. trouble D. stress 53. A. admitted B. penned C. wanted D. described 54. A. shame B. admiration C. delight D. disappointment 55. A. gave B. lit C. came D. put 56. A. although B. after C. since D. unless 57. A. feared B. sought C. brought D. rejected 58. A. mind B. use C. time D. print 59. A. imagination B. personality C. motivation D. responsibility 60. A. low B. far C. long D. close
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