完形填空The summer after my freshman year college, I had to get my first job. This was probably one of the1 tasks I have ever had to do. I had never held a job when I was in high school because my parents wanted me to put all my 2 into my studies. At first, it was very hard. I filled out dozens of 3 but got no calls back in the first two weeks. It made sense because I had 4 no job experience. All I could 5 was that being a high school graduate and a year of college. However, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of the places I 6 . We had set up a meeting time, and after my 7 , I was more than ready to start working the following Monday. I was 8 at the chance of working for my wages. When I started, it was very clear that I was not 9 . I made mistakes with orders and often 10 sales promotions(推销). My parents made a bet I would not 11 the first two weeks, and I would be back looking for more 12 . However, I stuck with it. After working a while, I got better at orders, and always 13 the cheaper options for customers. A couple of weeks later, I had been told by the manager that I had 14 the award of the best employee of the month. It taught me a lot about responsibility and gave me the 15 of working.
(1)
A .
funniest
B .
worst
C .
hardest
D .
lightest
(2)
A .
energy
B .
motivation
C .
wisdom
D .
ambition
(3)
A .
questionnaires
B .
surveys
C .
certifications
D .
applications
(4)
A .
exactly
B .
absolutely
C .
partly
D .
doubtfully
(5)
A .
explain
B .
claim
C .
interpret
D .
offer
(6)
A .
signed up
B .
applied to
C .
checked in
D .
headed for
(7)
A .
interview
B .
graduation
C .
arrangement
D .
performance
(8)
A .
surprised
B .
disappointed
C .
excited
D .
worried
(9)
A .
skilled
B .
frightened
C .
patient
D .
satisfied
(10)
A .
avoided
B .
abandoned
C .
postponed
D .
forgot
(11)
A .
spend
B .
last
C .
continue
D .
wait
(12)
A .
ideas
B .
expectations
C .
jobs
D .
instructions
(13)
A .
sold
B .
produced
C .
kept
D .
recommended
(14)
A .
confirmed
B .
received
C .
guaranteed
D .
become
(15)
A .
confidence
B .
importance
C .
expectation
D .
hope
答案:(1)C;(2)A;(3)D;(4)B;(5)D;(6)B;(7)A;(8)C;(9)A;(10)D;(11)C;(12)C;(13)D;(14)B;(15)A;