Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one job by myself and not tell them about it till I'd got one.
I had seen an agency advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 21 in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as 22 as if 1 were going on the stage. Finding the 23 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said " Enter without knocking, if you please. "
The simple atmosphere of the office 24 me. The woman looked carefully at me 25 through her glasses, and then 26 me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 27 . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 28 . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 29 to get a job without 30 . I wondered whether I ought to leave, 31 the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:
“ 32 , I've got someone in the 33 at this very moment who might 34 . " She wrote down a 35 . and held it out to me, saying: "Ring up this lady. She wants a 36 immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people."
"Oh yes, " said I―― 37 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 38 her again and again, and rushed out to the 39 telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that 1 was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours 40 cook books.
21.A.bed | B.house | C.agency | D.office |
22.A.proud | B.please | C.nervous | D.worried |
23.A.family | B.door | C.place | D.stage |
24.A.calmed | B.excited | C.frightened | D.disturbed |
25.A.as usual | B.for a while | C.in a minute | D.once again |
26.A.advised | B.examined | C.informed | D.questioned |
27.A.encouraged | B.dissatisfied | C.hopeless | D.pleased |
28.A.place | B.job | C.advice | D.help |
29.A.difficult | B.helpless | C.possible | D.unusual |
30.A.ability | B.experience | C.knowledge | D.study |
31.A. after | B.since | C.until | D.when |
32.A. Above all | B.As a matter of fact | C.As a result | D.In spite of that |
33.A. family | B.house | C.office | D.restaurant |
34.A. hire | B.accept | C.suit | D.offer |
35.A. letter | B.name | C.note | D.number |
36.A. cook | B.help | C.teacher | D.secretary |
37.A. almost | B.never | C.nearly | D.really |
38.A. answered | B.promised | C.thanked | D.told |
39.A. outside | B. local | C.closest | D.nearest |
40.A. burrowing | B.buying | C.reading | D.lending |