Question

I keep a two — dollar bill in my wallet that was given by my mother when I was six years old. Mother gave it to me     luck would follow me everywhere.

She looked at me and said, “I want you to     this two – dollar bill for extra good luck.”

“Thanks, Mom,” I replied. “I will keep it close     me always.”

My mother passed away (去世) when I was 17 years old and I remembered     my two — dollar bill, holding it in my hand for the longest time and I knew she would be     me the rest of my life.

On my first   , I was thirty years old. As I sat in the     , I noticed there were five women ahead of me. All of them were     and well dressed, which made me more nervous.

“What makes you feel you are     for this job?” Mrs. Martin, the office manager asked me.

“I really need this job and there is     I can’t do. I know I am not as     as your other applicants (申请人) for the job, but please give me a     . I learn quickly and can be a very capable (有能力的）    of your team.”

That evening I received a(n)     from Mrs. Martin.

“Gina,” she said, “ you were not the most suitable     , but you have so much confidence in yourself     we decided to give you a chance to prove (证明) yourself.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Martin. You will not regret (后悔) this     ,” I said excitedly and     the phone.

I got my     and took out my two — dollar bill. “Thanks, Mom. I am sure to     it,” I said out loudly so that she could hear me.

1.A. as ifB. as long asC. even ifD. so that

2.A. bringB. takeC. carryD. catch

3.A. inB. farC. forD. to

4.A. taking outB. putting outC. turning outD. looking out

5.A. watchingB. protectingC. teachingD. caring

6.A. businessB. interviewC. travelD. vacation

7.A. waiting roomB. dining roomC. sitting roomD. living room

8.A. olderB. clevererC. youngerD. earlier

9.A. fixedB. luckyC. enoughD. fit

10.A. everythingB. somethingC. nothingD. anything

11.A. politeB. importantC. suitableD. attractive

12.A. messageB. chanceC. habitD. lesson

13.A. memberB. leaderC. friendD. audience

14.A. emailB. callC. letterD. telegram

15.A. motherB. girlC. waiterD. applicant

16.A. asB. thatC. whatD. which

17.A. mistakeB. momentC. decisionD. idea

18.A. hung intoB. hung onC. hung aboutD. hung up

19.A. pocketB. walletC. bagD. case

20.A. makeB. manageC. succeedD. try

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一位母亲给自己的孩子两美元希望孩子能得到好的运气，在母亲去世后，孩子如何坚强生活并在母亲的祝福中得到好运的故事。

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6. , I noticed there were five women ahead of me.，可知作者是在面试，故选B

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8. , I was thirty years old，作者第一次面试是30岁，All of them were and well dressed, which made me more nervous.作者在面试官面前感到紧张，只有younger更年轻符合题文，故选C

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15. as your other applicants (申请人) for the job,可知该空应填申请人，故选D

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20.查动词词义辨析。A做B经营，管理C成功D尝试，make it为固定搭配，意为做到，整句话译为谢谢，妈妈，我一定会做到的。故选A

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