英语假期作业24
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高一英语暑期作业24
一．完形填空
Years ago, I lost my sight completely. I would do anything for a (1) . In fact, desperate and (2) , I tried every supplement, experimental trial, diet and anything anyone (3) . All for nothing.
But now, after 25 years in physical darkness, my life is (4) than ever. The change began one day, many years ago, when I drank my tea (5) , swallowing gulps（一大口）of “poor me” and wondering what my future would (6) . Then, the doorbell rang. Janet came in and brought an idea. “Have you ever thought about working as a(n) (7) ?” she said, “You speak Spanish. Go for it.”
Her idea (8) me to make a phone call. And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test. Thank goodness it was (9) .
“We’re so (10) with the results,” the receptionist said the next day, “that we want to send you on your first (11) tomorrow. It’s in the Immigration and Naturalization Court.”
That was the beginning. That was when I began to (12) possibilities where my blindness wouldn’t get (13) . The view of my world had changed. Blindness didn’t have to label me as (14) . On the contrary, the blindness improved my ability to (15) information and present a quicker and more (16) interpretation.
The letters from judges, praising me for my work, (17) me for the hours I’d spent studying, memorizing, and (18) .
Blindness? Not a barrier anymore. (19) , it became a handy (20) to sharpen my creativity. Not only in the courtroom, but at home, in my relationships and in the way I viewed myself.
1. A. method B. cure C. suggestion D. change
2. A. anxious B. delighted C. peaceful D. ashamed
3. A. discovered B. offered C. recommended D. appreciated
4. A. darker B. brighter C. harder D. calmer
5. A. eagerly B. nervously C. bravely D. pitifully
6. A. include B. need C. hold D. share
7. A. assistant B. applicant C. teacher D. interpreter
8. A. advised B. inspired C. permitted D. expected
9. A. oral B. useful C. easy D. written
10. A. moved B. impressed C. crazy D. tolerant
11. A. appointment B. interview C. talk D. assignment
12. A. suffer from B. leave out C. focus on D. recover from
13. A. on the way B. through C. in the way D. over
14. A. effective B. unproductive C. exhausted D. uncommon
15. A. memorize B. check C. correct D. share
16. A. fair B. accurate C. formal D. funny
17. A. rewarded B. awarded C. informed D. amazed
18. A. imagining B. previewing C. practicing D. performing
19. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Besides