I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 36  me and my family a fabulous (極好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.  37 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was  38  explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there  39  they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve  40 .”  I’d been so well respected, but  41  I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very  42  place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 43 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (積極的) in everything  44  me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I  45  the same final, so he was  46  when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me  47  him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I  48  went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so  49 . My life had been so much devoted to  50  for so long, and I felt  51  that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
 52 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose --- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being  53  Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional  54  and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how  55  it is to achieve real balance in life.

【小題1】
A．promisedB．a(chǎn)ffordedC．showedD．left
【小題2】
A．ThereforeB．AnyhowC．OtherwiseD．However
【小題3】
A．quicklyB．gentlyC．partlyD．easily
【小題4】
A．untilB．a(chǎn)fterC．a(chǎn)sD．so
【小題5】
A．failedB．finishedC．triedD．changed
【小題6】
A．suddenlyB．finallyC．immediatelyD．shortly
【小題7】
A．secretB．quietC．lonelyD．dark
【小題8】
A．seeB．getC．suggestD．understand
【小題9】
A．defendedB．directedC．desertedD．disturbed
【小題10】
A．watchedB．missedC．lostD．won
【小題11】
A．disappointedB．worriedC．honoredD．delighted
【小題12】
A．cheeringB．takingC．leadingD．passing
【小題13】
A．justB．evenC．stillD．a(chǎn)lmost
【小題14】
A．hopefulB．meaningfulC．difficultD．strange
【小題15】
A．workB．familyC．matchesD．performances
【小題16】
A．successfulB．thoughtfulC．thankfulD．peaceful
【小題17】
A．NaturallyB．DoubtfullyC．DisagreeablyD．Unexpectedly
【小題18】
A．employedB．comfortedC．valuedD．encouraged
【小題19】
A．educationB．experienceC．relationship D．future
【小題20】
A．importantB．interestingC．simpleD．surprising


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】A
【小題6】A
【小題7】D
【小題8】A
【小題9】C
【小題10】B
【小題11】D
【小題12】A
【小題13】B
【小題14】B
【小題15】A
【小題16】C
【小題17】D
【小題18】C
【小題19】D
【小題20】A 

解析【小題1】B  afford sb. sth.提供某人某物。句意：我工作很辛苦，但它能給我和我的家人提供一種極好的生活方式，選afforded。
【小題2】D根據(jù)前后文：然而，一天下午我被叫到辦公室，選However，表轉(zhuǎn)折。
【小題3】B由于是要辭退作者，禮貌起見，要用客氣的語氣表達(dá)，選gently。
【小題4】C他們給我講的時候我只是坐在那里，選as 引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。s5u
【小題5】A 我所能想到的就是我失敗了，選failed。 ks5u
【小題6】A 我一直很受尊重，突然間我毫無價值了，選suddenly。 ks5u
【小題7】D解雇后的六個星期里，我處于暗無天日的境地，選dark。s5u
【小題8】A 我看得到有些事情需要做，但就是什么都不愿做，選see。
【小題9】C 我向前看和看到事物中積極一面的信仰也拋棄了我，選deserted。ks5u
【小題10】B 我錯過了那場決賽時，他很難過。選missed。ks5u
【小題11】D 所以這次我告訴他要去看他們比賽時，他很高興，選delighted。
【小題12】A 當(dāng)他看見我為他加油時，他臉上的神情都難以置信，選cheering。
【小題13】B 我甚至去另外一個城市看他的表演，選even。 ks5u
【小題14】B 這些時刻是極其有意義的，選meaningful。ks5u
【小題15】A 我過去的生活太致力于工作了，選work。 ks5u
【小題16】C 我很感激，我的孩子們很開心歡迎我進(jìn)入他們的世界，選thankful。  ks5u
【小題17】D 出人意料的是，失業(yè)回報給我一種人生的目的感，選Unexpectedly。
【小題18】C 我再次感受到一種受尊重感，根據(jù)again，選valued，與26選項句的value相呼應(yīng)。
【小題19】D 現(xiàn)在我更積極地面對自己的職業(yè)前景，選future。ks5u
【小題20】A 失去工作只是讓我認(rèn)識到達(dá)到生活的真正平衡是非常的重要，選important。

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