WhenIwaseighteen,Icouldn’twaittogetmyfirstjob,whichmean...

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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  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 

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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               

【回答】

41-45 CDCAB   46-50 CBADC    51-55 DABCB      56-60 DBDCA

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空