“How does the yard look?” My father asked, with his eyes shining. I could tell he was eagerly waiting for my _______ “Wonderful!” I replied after I gave it a thorough ______ . Then I recited all the changed I had ______in his yard and he smiled contently.

When I was young, my mother _______in a car accident, leaving my father alone to______their three young daughters. At the beginning, life was not always _______and my younger sisters usually complained. However, Dad always _____us to believe that life was good. Meanwhile, he tried his best to ______that belief.

In 1972, my dad developed a piece of waste land that had been______on Okaloosa Island. Every year at the first sign of______, he would begin spending countless hours working there to make it be bursting with colors. Through his continuous hard work, the land______turned into a beautiful garden with different types of flowers and other unique plants. While our friends were enjoying their vacation through traveling to different places, we were_____working with my dad in his yard, watering the flowers, weeding or cutting off the branches. Sometimes, our friends were envious of our working vacation, and we would _____them. Dad made his yard very______so that it became our vacation paradise during our childhood.

For so many years, when we were _____, we liked to visit Dad’s yard, because it could ______us of Dad’s belief. It was Dad and his yard that gave us _____that enabled us to survive and________major challenges in life. One day, it shocked us that Dad said he would not ______the yard. Then he explained, “Twenty years ago I decided to start my work in that yard to tell you life is good. Now my work is done.” We were sitting in _____, recalling what we had experienced. Life was good. Dad was right.

1.A. excuse B. answer C. decision D. suggestion

2.A. clean B. suggestion C. inspection D. arrangement

3.A. discovered B. imagined C. achieved D. promised

4.A. gave up B. turned up C. ran away D. passed away

5.A. scold B. rescue C. raise D. persuade

6.A. smooth B. sorrowful C. wealthy D. lonely

7.A. forced B. allowed C. authorized D. encouraged

8.A. change B. prove C. understand D. criticize

9.A. abandoned B. advertised C. disappeared D. provided

10.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

11.A. suddenly B. gradually C. temporarily D. occasionally

12.A. impatiently B. carelessly C. happily D. unwillingly

13.A. challenge B. invite C. accompany D. consult

14.A. unnecessary B. unreasonable C. disgusting D. extraordinary

15.A. upset B. angry C. guilty D. confident

16.A. warn B. accuse C. inform D. remind

17.A. emotion B. strength C. choices D. opportunities

18.A. forget B. admit C. conquer D. create

19.A. continue B. sell C. challenge D. extend

20.A. safety B. despair C. doubt D. silence

On the arrival of the graduation season, a large number of students will leave their colleges and get busy finding jobs. However, it seems not all students will be in a hurry to get to work. According to a survey online in May, about 9.8 percent of the 93,420 graduates surveyed said they wouldn't begin working right after graduation. This phenomenon is called "delayed employment".

One reason why the graduates don't start their careers immediately is that they want a job related to their personal interests, and they are unwilling to give in and take jobs they don't like. "Looking for the right career is like looking for Mr. Right. Maybe I could have found a job or two, but I don't want to just make a living or be stuck in a specific position,” said Shen Yu, who graduated in 2014 but didn't look for a job right away.

Another reason is to avoid the fierce competition of the job market.Statistics provided by the Ministry of Education show the number of the new university graduates will reach 7.95 million this year. Meanwhile, only 26.7 percent of the new graduates have signed contracts(合同) with employers, 8.7 percent down from the previous year.

And some Chinese college students have chosen to travel or volunteer instead of finding jobs. For example, Chen Nuan, who will graduate from the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts this summer, has planned to tour Europe immediately after graduation. "As the old Chinese saying goes,traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books,"she told China Daily.

However, no matter what you choose after graduation, make full use of the first few years—this is when people develop soft skills such as punctuality and teamwork. The first 10 years are essential, which shapes careers in the long term.

1.Why don't some students find jobs immediately after graduation?

A. Their parents ask them to do so.

B. They prefer to do a favorite job.

C. Their abilities need improvement.

D. They want to find their Mr.Right first.

2.What do the statistics in Paragraph 3 imply?

A. More students have the chance to go to university this year.

B. The majority of the graduates will go on with further education.

C. The competition of job market this year is fiercer than last year.

D. A quarter of the graduates have refused to sign contracts so far.

3.How does the writer support the opinion in Paragraph 4?

A. By giving an example.

B. By presenting numbers.

C. By explaining the results.

D. By comparing differences.

4.What is the best tide of the passage?

A. Developing Soft Skills

B. Traveling Around to Find Jobs

C. The Fierce Competition of Job Market

D. The Delayed Employment Phenomenon

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