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
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BCADC ACBBD BDCDA CACAB
知识点:人物传记 故事阅读类
题型:完型填空
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