9. A. looked for　　　　　　 B. learned of　　　　　 C. thought about　　 D. talked about

8. A. everything　　　　　　 B. happiness　　　　　 C. difficulty　　　　　 D. nothing

7. A. hopelessly　　　　　　 B. naturally　　　　　 C. easily　　　　　　　　 D. so much

6. A. reward　　　　　　　　 B. first　　　　　　　　　 C. prize　　　　　　　　 D. job

5. A. doubtful　　　　　　　 B. sure　　　　　　　　　 C. angry　　　　　　　　 D. astonishing

4. A. Not like　　　　　　　　 B. So did　　　　　　　 C. Do as　　　　　　　　 D. Do like

3. A. by　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　 C. before 　　　　　　　 D. after

2. A. the managing director　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the woman

　 C. himself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the others

1. A. healthy　　　　　　　　 B. nervous　　　　　　 C. careless　　　　　　 D. confident

15. The thing that_____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

A. cares　　　　　　　　 B. considers　　　　　 C. minds　　　　　　　 D. matters

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James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so__1___ that he didn’t know what to do with__2__. The person who had gone in __3____ him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. __4_ James. He felt__5___ that she had already got the ____6_. The problem was that he wanted this job__7___. It meant __8___ to him. He had__9___ it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself__10____ brilliantly at the interview and _11___ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling__12___. He couldn’t __13___ all those things he had__14___ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and __15__. But no---- he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t__16___ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very__17___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically(同情地) at James. At that moment James__18___ her. The managing director them appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept waiting.” James suddenly__19___that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs__20___ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrible as he felt.