I ______ in a foreign company in Shanghai for six years. Still, I don't regret giving up the well-paid job and returning to my hometown.

A. worked　　　 B. have worked　　 C. was working　　 　 D. had worked

Directions: complete the following the passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

　 It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible 　48 housework, but with one of following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.

　 If you give your children the impression 　49 they can never do anything quite right, they will regard themselves 　50 unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed , they will never become totally independent.

　 My daughter Carla’s fifth-grade teacher made every child in 　51 　 class feel special. When students received 52 　 than a perfect test score, she would point out what had mastered and declared firmly they could learn 　53 they had missed.

　 You can use the same technique when you evaluate your children’s work at home. Don’t always scold them. You should give lots of praise 　54 . Talk about what they have done right, not about what they have done wrong. If your children complete a difficult task, promise them a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.

　 Learning is 55 process of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear the failure of making mistakes, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.