When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could   1  this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my   2  I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “  3  You are going to college (大学).” I was very   4  when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later,   5  took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends   6 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I   7  I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we   8   the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were   9 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was   10 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the   11 ?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage(婚姻) is even   12 !” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard   13  I could get into a good college. I   14  studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our   15  to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.                A.say            B.do             C.receive   D.find

 

2.                A.teacher        B.friend          C.father    D.husband

 

3.                A.Yes!           B.No!            C.Really?   D.OK?

 

4.                A.angry          B.tired           C.nervous  D.surprised

 

5.                A.he            B.she            C.it    D.they

 

6.                A.working        B.studying        C.singing   D.farming

 

7.                A.guess          B.mean          C.say  D.hope

 

8.                A.looked at       B.returned to      C.arrived at D.left for

 

9.                A.outside         B.inside          C.back D.away

 

10.               A.terrible        B.wonderful      C.funny D.special

 

11.               A.workers        B.guard          C.building   D.factory

 

12.               A.better         B.harder         C.worse D.easier

 

13.               A.but            B.if             C.so    D.or

 

14.               A.enjoyed        B.stopped        C.disliked   D.minded

 

15.               A.way           B.idea           C.plan  D.trip

 

 

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1.__________ can be a volunteer.

A.Children                              B.Old women

C.Anyone aged 12-70                      D.Young people

2.Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with __________.

A.animals           B.children           C.computers         D.older people

3.We can read such a passage __________.

A.in a newspaper                         B.in a storybook

C.in a picture book                        D.in a textbook

 

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