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【题目】Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Although I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree, I could not find 【1】______(satisfy) work.

I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of 2_____(me), for I had lost my flat. I had attended five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs, they called to say I did not get the job. "Why has my life become so hard?" I thought 3_____(pain).

4______ I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl, she handed me an earring 5______(say) that I should keep it in case somebody claimed it. The earring 6_____ (paint) black and said "BE HAPPY".

At first I got angry. Then it hit me I had been 7____(give) all of my attention to what was going wrong with my life rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a list of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to add more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me 8_____ a lady who was a director at a larger hospital. She asked me 9_____ I would give a one-day lecture on stress 【10______(manage) to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My day there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of thinking that I completely changed my life.

【答案】

【1】satisfying

【2】mine

【3】painfully

【4】As/When

【5】saying

【6】was painted

【7】giving

【8】from

【9】if/whether

【10】management

【解析】

试题分析:作者通过自己的亲身经历告诉我们改变看待生活的方式就会改变生活。

【1】satisfying.考查形容词。此处修饰名词work用形容词,work指物用-ing形式指“令人满意的工作”,故填satisfying

【2】mine.考查代词。此处指“我的一个朋友”用a friend of mine,故填mine

【3】painfully.考查副词。此处修饰动词thought用副词,指“痛苦地想”,故填painfully

【4】As/When.考查连词。此处指当停车接上一个小女孩时,引导时间状语从句。故填As/When

【5】saying.考查非谓语动词。句中主语she和动词say是主动关系,此处状语用-ing形式,故填saying

【6】was painted.考查时态语态。句中主语The earring和动词是被动关系,指耳环被漆成黑色;根据全文时态用过去时,此处用过去时的被动,故填was painted

【7】giving.考查时态。此处指我过去一直把注意力都集中在了生活的不顺方面,表示一直进行没有间断的动作用过去完成进行时,故填giving

【8】from.考查介词。此处表示来自一位夫人的电话,故填from

【9】if/whether.考查连词。此处指她问我是否愿意给200名医疗工作者做一个一天的演讲。表示征求意见,故填if/whether

【10】management.考查名词。此处指演讲内容是关于压力管理的,即怎样缓解压力。故填management

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