第二节　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it　 36　 . Albert Einstein was　 37　 to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to　 38　 . I should give up on it and settle for something else.”　 39　 , he wrote the two most famous papers while　 40　 as a patent(专利权)office worker. After the　 41　 , there was not any major　 42　 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.

If you want to work as an artist and are　 43　 as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who　 44　 one day to become an artist. That puts the　 45　 you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as　 46　 , supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is　 47　 to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That　 48　 plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft in the　 49　 hours.

While seeking the work you love,　 50　 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be　 51　 the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened　 52　 　the possibilities, you can make a final　 53　 and select the work you love as your own.

Doing the work you love　 54　 that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative(想象的; 虚构)and the　 55 . It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.

36．A．full – time 　　 B．hard　 C．easily　　　 D．part – time

37．A．unable　　　 B．able　 C．unwilling　 D．anxious

38．A．science　　 B．maths　　　 C．physics　　 D．money

39．A．Anyway　 B．Instead　　 C．Therefore　 D．Besides

40．A．employed B．regarded　 C．worked　　 D．recognized

41．A．inventions B．victories　 C．failures　　 D．job

42．A．city　 B．factory　　 C．university D．company

43．A．known　　　 B．making a living　　　 C．leading a life　　 D．chosen

44．A．thinks　　　 B．imagines　 C．hopes　　　 D．decides

45．A．man　 B．woman　　 C．person　　　 D．work

46．A．an artist　　 B．a waiter　　 C．a waitress　 D．a painter

47．A．impossible　　　 B．possible　　 C．important　 D．lucky

48．A．sends B．spares　　　 C．leaves　　　 D．takes

49．A．on　　 B．office　　　 C．business　　 D．off

50．A．it　　　 B．which　　　 C．that　 D．this

51．A．interested in　　 B．devoted to C．limited to　 D．troubled by

52．A．no　　 B．all　　 C．few　 D．both

53．A．decision　　 B．plan　 C．conclusion　　　 D．judge

54．A．suggests　　 B．requires　　 C．insists　　　 D．encourages

55．A．necessary　 B．practical　 C．careful　　　 D．honest

35. Why not try another way _____ you may do your experiment better and more quickly?

A. by which　　　 　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. in that

34. They fell in love with each other in the 1980’s. It took quite a long time ______ they got married.

A. before　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. since

33. Mary’s being hurt ____　 the uncertainty of our winning in the game.　

A. added　　　　　　　 B. added up　　　　　 C. added to　　　　 D. added up to

32.-Go for hiking this Saturday, OK?

-______. I like getting close to nature.

A. I couldn’t agree more　　　　　　　 　 B. I believe not

C. I’m afraid not　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. I don’t think so