“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be        36  . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to  38  someone in your field, and give an oral (口头的) report.”

         Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I  39  print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him  40  able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some  41 ?” I shook my head again.

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         Finally, I thought he realized I was too 42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll  44  into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.

         Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I  45  Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't  46  me. They just reminded me how  47  the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my  48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was  49 .

         For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career,  50  stories from murders to airplane  51  and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories  52  me and I realized that had it not been  53  Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

         I get  54  all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”

         “Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just wish I could 55  her.

1.A.cautious   B.mad     C.optimistic       D.enthusiastic

2.A.universities B.families   C.professions        D.lives

3.A.interview B.describe   C.admire          D.face

4.A.considered       B.rejected   C.expected      D.picked

5.A.hardly           B.nearly            C.naturally             D.eagerly

6.A.preparationsB.newspapers C.drink             D.paper

7.A.reliable    B.grateful         C.tense               D.amazed

8.A.student        B.journalist C.candidate             D.writer

9.A.look     B.turn            C.break                D.run

10.A.called         B.remembered C.recognized            D.evaluated

11.A.answer      B.urge           C.stop          D.persuade

12.A.funny         B.competitiveC.ordinary           D.mysterious

13.A.blood         B.body             C.life          D.opinion

14.A.coming in       B.coming out C.going up          D.going on

15.A.creating B.recalling  C.covering            D.writing

16.A.flights     B.crashes          C.budgets       D.schedules

17.A.hit     B.caught   C.impressed            D.seized

18.A.for     B.with            C.of                  D.to

19.A.hurt            B.realized          C.adjusted      D.asked

20.A.respect  B.support         C.thank               D.envy

 

“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”

The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to   38  someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”

Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

I shook my head.  “How about some   41_ ?” I shook my head again .

Finally , I thought he realized I was   42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from   44  in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and   47  all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was   49 .

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and   51  choosing my strongest area.  52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

I get  54  all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could  55 her.

1.                A.good           B.mad           C.careless  D.curious

 

2.                A.university       B.family          C.professions    D.life

 

3.                A.interview       B.find out         C.admire   D.learn from

 

4.                A.expressed      B.ordered        C.expected D.meant

 

5.                A.hardly          B.nearly          C.naturally  D.eagerly

 

6.                A.drink          B.newspapers     C.preparations   D.paper

 

7.                A.satisfied        B.comfortable     C.terrified  D.sorry

 

8.                A.student         B.journalist        C.teacher   D.writer

 

9.                A.research        B.books          C.imagination    D.memory

 

10.               A.called          B.recognized      C.remembered   D.visited

 

11.               A.answer         B.promise        C.stop  D.persuade

 

12.               A.how           B.whether        C.why  D.when

 

13.               A.It             B.Virginia DeView  C.My parents D.My oral report

 

14.               A.breaking in      B.getting down    C.falling off  D.going on

 

15.               A.making up      B.listening to      C.covering   D.writing

 

16.               A.of course       B.finally          C.doubtfully D.in all

 

17.               A.When          B.As long as       C.Once D.On condition

 

18.               A.for            B.with           C.of    D.to

 

19.               A.hurt           B.excited         C.disappointed   D.asked

 

20.               A.respect        B.support        C.thank D.favor

 

 

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