Decades ago, I was one of the unhappiest men in New York. I was selling motor-trucks for a living. I didn't know what made a motor-truck run. That wasn't all: I didn't want to know. I despised (看不起）my job, I despised living in a _______furnished room filled with cockroaches (蟑螂). When I _______out for a fresh necktie, they scattered in all directions. I despised eating in dirty restaurants _______filled with cockroaches.

I came back to my lonely room each night with a sick headache _______by disappointment and bitterness. Was this life? Was this the adventure I had _______? Was this all life would ever_______to me —working at a job I despised, living with cockroaches, and eating bad food? I _______for leisure to read and to write the books I had dreamed of writing back in my college days.

I knew I had everything to gain and _______to lose by giving up the job I despised. So I quitted the work I hated and_________I had studied in the Teachers’ College, preparing to teach, I would make my living teaching adult classes in night schools. Then I would have my __________ free to read books, prepare lectures, and write novels.

What subject should I teach? As I looked back and__________my own college training, I saw that public speaking was of more __________value to me than everything else I had studied in college because it had__________out my lack of confidence and given me the courage to deal with people. It had also made__________that leadership usually favors the man who can get up and speak his mind.

Then I started teaching in night schools, where I had to show__________ results quickly. These __________didn't come for college credits. They came for one reason only: to solve problems. They wanted to stand up on their own feet and say a few words at a business meeting without fainting from__________. They wanted to call on a(n)__________customer without, having to walk around the block three times to get up__________. They wanted to develop self-confidence, I had to__________my students--I had to help them. By doing this, I found my true calling and happiness.

1.A. well B. cheap C. fully D. partly

2.A. sought B. reached C. stood D. set

3.A. abruptly B. barely C. probably D. properly

4.A. fed B. raised C. aroused D. followed

5.A. stepped out for B. looked forward to C. worked up to D. gone in for

6.A. happen B. cater C. mean D. see

7.A. asked B. longed C. searched D. went

8.A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing

9.A. once B. while C. since D. after

10.A. moments B. days C. months D. years

11.A. checked B. took C. recalled D. evaluated

12.A. practical B. economical C. inner D. technical

13.A. given B. wiped C. carried D. got

14.A. essential B. solid C. clear D. simple

15.A. concrete B. accurate C. absolute D. various

16.A. salesmen B. customers C. children D. adults

17.A. disappointment B. fright C. bitterness D. depression

18.A. unique B. earnest C. regular D. tough

19.A. Interest B. hope C. courage D. expectation

20.A. assist B. organize C. lead D. motivate

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