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 _1_. Albert Einstein was _2_ to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to _3_. I should give up on it and settle for something else.” _4_, he wrote the two most famous papers while _5_ as a patent(专利) office worker. After the _6_, there was not any major _7_ in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.

　 If you want to work as an artist and are _8_ as waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who _9_ one day to become an artist. That puts the _10_ you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as _11_, supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is _12_ to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That _13_ plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft(手艺) in the _14_ hours.

　 While seeking the work you love _15_ helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be _16_ the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to _17_ possibilities, you can make a final _18_ and select the work you love as your won.

　 Doing the work you love _19_ that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the _20_. It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.

1. A. full-time　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　　　 C. easily　　　　　　　　　　　 D. part-time

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

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

4. A. So　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Instead　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　　　　 D. And

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

6. A. invention　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. discovery　　　　　 C. successes　　　　　　　　　 D. papers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. this

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

17. A. no　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. both

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

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

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

10.---If he ____, he ____ that food.　　 ---Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.

　 A. was warned, would not take　　　　 B. had been warned, would not have taken　

　 C. would be warned, had not taken　 D. would have been warned, ha not taken

9. In no country ____ Britain, it is said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.

　 A. rather than　　 B. other than　　　　　 C. except for　　　　　 D. more than

8. ---The dish is delicious!　　　　　　　　　 ---Well, at least, it’s ____ the one I cooked yesterday.

　 A. not as bad as　 B. no worse than　　 C. as well as　 D. no better than

7. ____ that I advised them to go to see it.

　 A. It was so exciting film　　　　　　　　　　　 B. So exciting a film was it

C. It was such exciting film 　　　　　　　　　 D. So an exciting film was it

6. ____ is known to us all is that China is a developing country ____ the Third World.

　 A. As, belongs to　　　　　　　 B. What, belongs to　　　　　　　 C. It, belonging to　 D. What , belonging to

5. ---I’m so tired, working all morning on the farm.　 ---Why not take a rest, then?　　　　 ---____.

　 A. Because I can’t afford it　　　　　　　 B. Maybe I should　 C. I don’t know　　 D. Sorry, I can’t tell you.

4. ---John, where are the cookies? Don’t you tell me you ate them all?

　 ---____. I couldn’t help it. They are so good.

　 A. Yes, I did　　　　　　　 B. No, I didn’t　　　　　　　 C. Yes, I have　　　　 D. Why? Sounds strange!

3. Li Ming didn’t pass the exam. His parents, rather than his teacher, ____, but his parents blamed the failure ____ the teacher.

　 A. were blamed, with　　　　 B. were blamed, on　　　　　　　 C. were to blame, in　　　 D. were to blame, on

2. The fine traditional customs should be ____ from generation to generation.

　 A. passed down　　　　 B. passed by　 C. handed over　　　 D. handed on