阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Mrs Green asked us to
discover our professions(职业), the whole class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our
professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 1.
"Yes, you will all be searching for your future 2.
Each of you will have to 3 someone in your field and give an oral
report."
Each day in her class, Mrs
Green talked about this. Finally, I picked print journalism(新闻业).
This 4 I
had to go to interview a true newspaper reporter. I was nervous. I sat down in
front of him 5 able to speak. He looked at me and said,
"Did you bring a pencil or pen?"
I shook my head.
"How about some 6?"
I shook my head again.
Finally, I thought he 7 I was nervous, and I got my first big tip as a
8:"Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never
know what you'll run into." After a few days, I gave my oral report
totally from9in class. I got an A on the project.
Years later, I was in college
looking around for a new career(职业), but with no success. Then I10 Mrs Green and my dream at 13 to be a
journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't 11 me. They just reminded(提醒) me how competitive the field was and 12 all my life I had to run away from
competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my13.
It gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 14.
For the past 12 years, I've had
the most satisfying reporting career, 15 stories from Olympic Games to car accidents
and 16 choosing my strongest area. 17 I went to pick up my phone one day, an
incredible(令人难以置信的)wave of memories hit me and I realized that 18 Mrs Green I was able to be sitting at that
desk.
I get 19 all the time: "How did you pick
journalism?"
"Well, you see, there was
a teacher…" I just wish I could 20 her.
(1)
A .
embarrassing
B .
mad
C .
patient
D .
enthusiastic
(2)
A .
universities
B .
families
C .
professions
D .
lives
(3)
A .
interview
B .
describe
C .
admire
D .
face
(4)
A .
considered
B .
ordered
C .
expected
D .
meant
(5)
A .
hardly
B .
nearly
C .
naturally
D .
completely
(6)
A .
preparations
B .
newspapers
C .
drink
D .
paper
(7)
A .
realized
B .
imagined
C .
impressed
D .
admitted
(8)
A .
student
B .
journalist
C .
teacher
D .
writer
(9)
A .
notes
B .
books
C .
imagination
D .
memory
(10)
A .
called
B .
remembered
C .
recognized
D .
visited
(11)
A .
answer
B .
laugh
C .
stop
D .
promise
(12)
A .
how
B .
whether
C .
when
D .
where
(13)
A .
life
B .
body
C .
blood
D .
opinion
(14)
A .
coming in
B .
coming out
C .
going up
D .
going on
(15)
A .
creating
B .
finding
C .
covering
D .
writing
(16)
A .
finally
B .
firstly
C .
of course
D .
in all
(17)
A .
While
B .
When
C .
As long as
D .
Once
(18)
A .
refer to
B .
thanks to
C .
up to
D .
thanks for
(19)
A .
hurt
B .
examined
C .
tested
D .
asked
(20)
A .
respect
B .
support
C .
thank
D .
favor
答案:(1)B;(2)C;(3)A;(4)D;(5)A;(6)D;(7)A;(8)B;(9)D;(10)B;(11)C;(12)A;(13)C;(14)D;(15)C;(16)A;(17)B;(18)B;(19)D;(20)C;