Question

Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort-and at maximum speed. That 36   learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.

When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one   37  :to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn’t want to  38  what I do ,like so many who come to a new country .” she said , “I  39  to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to  40  myself properly.”

Diana quickly realized that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a   41   meant going to school to get the   42   education and certification, “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me  43  in my abilities but I couldn’t speak the language and I had to  44  how to do things in Canada. It was like having to  45  all over again ,” said Diana.

  46   , she found just the help she needed for her relaunch (重新開(kāi)張)    47  continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking    48  for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the Images Consulting Certificate in May 2009.   49   Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going    50   while at college.

By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her    51   in Canada, Diana at last achieved her    52   goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Centre. She was on the fast-track to   53  .

Looking back, Diana, a fashion (時(shí)裝) designer,  54   her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and   55   ,the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.

 

1.  A. requires   B. encourages             C. include          D. advises

2.  A. goal                B. memory        C. choice           D. problem

3. A. continue    B. choose                 C. change           D. lose

4. A. demanded    B. decided                C. agreed           D. hesitated

5.  A. teach               B. prepare       C. enjoy            D. persuade

6. A. reality              B. fact          C. challenge        D. wonder

7. A. physical    B. private                C. primary          D. necessary

8. A. pressure    B. judgment               C. influence        D. confidence

9.  A. put away   B. depend on              C. learn about      D. look into

10. A. advance             B. start         C. suffer           D. work

11.  A. Naturally  B. Gradually             C. Luckily          D. Clearly

12.  A. through    B. for                   C. before           D. with

13.  A. notes              B. responsibilities C. chances       D. courses

14.  A. Though             B. As            C. Since            D. Once

15.  A. around             B. back          C. ahead            D. out

16.  A. adventure  B. arrival               C. performance      D. journey

17.  A. original   B. common                C. another          D. distant

18. A. success             B. wealth        C. glory            D. happiness

19.  A. adds               B. connects      C. devotes          D. owes

20.  A. after all B. above all              C. at least         D. at first

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1. C          

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.C          

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.A          

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

 

 

1.考查形容詞,  necessary , 必要的。             

2.考查名詞, 此句意為“在哥倫比亞開(kāi)店和作設(shè)計(jì)師的經(jīng)歷給我對(duì)能力的信心

3.考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。A. put away把...收起;放好   B. depend on取決于, 視…而定    C. learn about學(xué)習(xí) D. look into深入地檢查,研究。此處意為“學(xué)習(xí)“才合適。

4.考查動(dòng)詞。因?yàn)椴粫?huì)語(yǔ)言, 要學(xué)習(xí), 當(dāng)然是從新開(kāi)始了。

5.考查副詞。A. Naturally 自然地    B. Gradually 逐漸地 C. Luckily 幸運(yùn)地   D. Clearly顯然地,無(wú)疑地

 

 

6.考查形容詞, 解析見(jiàn)上題。

7.考查名詞, 此處意為“成功”。Success 與下文的achievements 對(duì)應(yīng)。

8.考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。Owe to 歸因于。

9.考查介詞短語(yǔ)。A. after all畢竟;終究;到底 B. above all首先;尤其是;最重要的是  C. at least至少 D. at first最初, 首先。