WhenIwaseighteen,Icouldn’twaittogetmyfirstjob,whichme...

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   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  21  , 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   22   by myself. Then the doctor began the   23  . He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I   24   you have a retinal (视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never   25   a day in your life…”

    My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an   26   result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly   27   a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without   28  . I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to   29   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  30  of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which   31  me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of   32   each time I completed a paper.

    Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I   33   appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my   34  , continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and   35   up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness   36   I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I   37   so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in   38  .

    Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my   39   into success. He set the bar too   40   and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.

21. A. station            B. clinic            C. lab               D. company

22. A. silently           B. suddenly          C. easily            D. proudly

23. A. examination        B. treatment         C. operation         D. argument

24. A. advocate         B. acknowledge         C. confirm           D. suspect

25. A. rest             B. sleep            C. work             D. live

26. A. accurate         B. urgent           C. obvious          D. ordinary

27. A. warns            B. reminds          C. robs             D. informs

28. A. medicine         B. assistance       C. allowance        D. balance 

29. A. shine            B. tear             C. widen            D. dance       

30. A. houses           B. addresses        C. habits           D. names   

31. A. asked            B. encouraged       C. forced           D. permitted   

32. A. stress           B. worry            C. trouble          D. pleasure    

33. A. admitted        B. wanted           C. penned           D. described   

34. A. shame            B. admiration       C. disappointment   D. delight 

35. A. lit              B. came             C. gave             D. put

36. A. although         B. after            C. unless           D. since

37. A. sought           B. feared           C. brought          D. rejected

38. A. mind             B. use              C. print            D. time    

39. A. motivation       B. personality      C. imagination      D. responsibility

40. A. far              B. low              C. long             D. close       

【回答】

BCADC    ACBBD     BDCDA   CACAB

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空