ForthelastfewyearsofcollegeIworkedasabarista(咖啡师)ina...

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    For the last few years of college I worked as a barista(咖啡师)in a café. As my college career came to a   41  , there was a lot of pressure from family and friends to find a   42   in line with my degree. I searched for months and   43   for many different positions, but I   44   that I was truly enthusiastic about becoming an expert barista.

I decided to   45   to applying for other barista positions with more opportunities for   46  . There was a four-month period in which I was working two jobs to make ends meet. Three months in, I was   47   at both jobs. One café was focused on coffee, while the other was a yogurt shop that   48   coffee as well. When I got the two promotions, I had to make a choice. I couldn’t   49   both jobs full time with greater responsibilities. The yogurt shop offered me a salaried position,   50   the coffee shop offered me a lower hourly wage. The security of a salaried position was appealing. However, I was not   51   about the yogurt and coffee wouldn’t have been my main focus if I’d taken the promotion in the yogurt shop. I   52   my resignation letter at the yogurt shop and went to work at the coffee shop full time   53   the assistant manager.

I am a firm believer in   54   what you love, but I wasn’t confident that I had made the right decision. Four months later, I was promoted to a (n)   55   manager of the coffee shop. Not only was I given a pay raise and a   56  , but I was also given many opportunities to learn and grow   57  . Although I was young, the   58  , learning experiences and opportunities this position has given me have made me   59   look forward to all that I can   60   in the future.

41. A. point                B. choice           C. date             D. destination

42. A. seat             B. chance               C. shelter              D. job

43. A. interviewed          B. waited               C. headed               D. feared

44. A. informed         B. declared         C. realized         D. predicted

45. A. turn                 B. refer                C. contribute           D. object

46. A. growth               B. harmony          C. business         D. bonus

47. A. accepted         B. promoted         C. praised          D. rewarded

48. A. produced             B. traded           C. served           D. cooked

49. A. choose               B. obtain               C. find                 D. work

50. A. though               B. while                C. so               D. because

51. A. enthusiastic         B. curious          C. anxious          D. particular

52. A. set aside            B. wrote down       C. put in               D. picked out

53. A. with                 B. as               C. for              D. beyond

54. A. expecting            B. approving            C. admiring             D. doing

55. A. assistant            B. successful           C. senior               D. reliable

56. A. discount             B. wage                 C. receipt          D. salary

57. A. professionally       B. happily          C. normally             D. elegantly

58. A. luck             B. cooperation          C. wealth               D. confidence

59. A. honestly         B. eagerly          C. considerately        D. occasionally

60. A. advocate         B. devote               C. accomplish       D. share

【回答】

  41-45 BDACA   46-50 ABCDB     51-55 ACBDC   56-60 DADBC

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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