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【题目】I thought that I had great skills in 【1】(deal) with kids, so I applied for a job to teach kids. The day of my interview was also my first day of work. My first mistake led to my first lesson. Don’t try to make 【2】(friend) with managers, but be respectful. After going through some work with 【3】

couple of kids I learned I was not as good as I thought I was, and it was 【4】(good) to ask for help than do what you thought was right.

A few days after work, feeling pressured to do a good job, I found repetition 【5】(make) it more comfortable. It wasn’t long 【6】 I learned how to develop respectful relationships with my bosses and what tone of voice 【7】(use) with kids. I started sounding more confident and realized that the more confident you sound, the more 【8】 seems that you know what you are doing.

What surprised me most after a few months was how little money I had spent．Money from working long hours seemed to be more valuable to me than money 【9】(give) by my parents. I kept it firmly in my hands and suddenly shopping was a 【10】(total) different experience. The cost of items translated into how many hours I needed to work to pay for it.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】dealing

【2】friends

【3】a

【4】better

【5】made

【6】before

【7】to use

【8】it

【9】given

【10】totally

【解析】作者认为自己很擅长与孩子们打交道，所以应聘一份教孩子的工作。通过几个月下来的工作，作者学会和体悟到很多东西。

【1】考查动名词。空格前面是介词in，后接动词应用动名词形式，故填dealing。

【2】考查名词单复数。此处为make friends with managers，managers用了复数，故交朋友也要用复数，填friends。

【3】考查冠词。此处为固定短语：a couple of“几个”。

【4】考查比较级。此处可根据句中的than确定用比较级，意为“更好”，故填better。

【5】考查时态。found后接宾语从句，从句缺少谓语，故空格处填谓语动词，文章用一般过去时描述的，故此处填made。

【6】考查连词。句意：没过多久我就学会了如何和老板们建立起尊重的关系，此处意为“没过多久就……”，用before，也是固定句型：It was/will be+一段时间+before…。

【7】考查非谓语动词。此处可根据前面的to develop，推知此处也用动词不定式，故填to use。

【8】考查代词。此处为固定句型it seems that……“看起来……”。

【9】考查非谓语动词。此处填非谓语，逻辑主语是money，和give之间是被动关系，且有提示词不要，故填过去分词given。

【10】考查副词。此处为副词修饰形容词different，故填totally。