Question

 I was taken out of high school by my mother. I knew that my  31  would become difficult because we were taught that we had to have an education to make  32  in life. Since I was only 16, I really started feeling hopeless in life  33   I didn't know what I was going to do. I worked to help my  34  pay bills and that was all I could do at the time. Then she started telling me that when I turned 18 I had to  35  the house.

  I couldn't understand what was going on because my brother was  36   than me and she didn't want to  37  him out. As my 18th birthday was coming I was really beginning to feel   38   because I didn’t have an idea on what to do.

One night while I was  39  television, an advertisement came on about joining the Navy. The next day I called the  40  on the advertisement and set up an appointment to meet the recruiter (招募者). When he   41  about me not having a high school diploma he knew I had a  42  chance. I explained to him that I was going to be homeless in a few  43 . He told me he would  44  what he could do. About two months later he called me and  45  me to come to his office. I went in and he  46  to me he would have to pull some strings (走走后门) to get me in the service  47  I had to promise him that I would make the best of this opportunity he was trying to  48  for me and I did.

  Now I have a high  49  in life that many people don't have and an ability to make my life a little  50  with that decision I made and the help I received.

31. A. game            B. work             C. study                    D. life

32. A. it                B. that              C. them             D. this

33. A. before         B. until              C. because           D. though

34. A. father          B. sister                    C. brother            D. mother

35. A. arrive at        B. get out of          C. build up            D. come into

36. A. older          B. younger           C. cleverer            D. higher

    37. A. send          B. kick              C. find                D. work

    38. A. careless               B. penniless          C. hopeless          D. selfless   

    39. A. examining       B. noticing            C. watching                 D. observing

40. A. number        B. name             C. time               D. place

41. A. thought         B. heard              C. argued             D. worried

42. A. big            B. small               C. thin                D. thick

43. A. days           B. hours              C. minutes            D. months

44. A. see                   B. point             C. understand          D. present

45. A. forced                B. ordered           C. advised             D. asked

46. A. repeated        B. explained           C. complained          D. apologized

47. A. so             B. or               C. as                 D. but

48. A. create          B. reject              C. master              D. handle

49. A. organization    B. situation             C. position             D. discovery

50. A. busier         B. easier               C. harder              D. luckier

Answer 1

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