题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
黑龙江省绥化市安达市第七中学2020届高三英语得分训练二试卷
I had worked for long at the same dead-end job with no pay increases. So I was considering 1 the profession when being offered the job of Office Manager for a company that had been 2 or long. My job would be to change the situation, which meant organizing the office and turning the company profitable.
The 3 knew that would be no easy task, so he offered me a good salary. And I 4 it. Later, my husband joined me and became my 5 . With our efforts together, our company became profitable. So I was 6, becoming State Manager with a big salary increase. As our income increased, so did our 7. My husband and I moved into a large, beautiful home with great furniture and 8 two beautiful cars. To all appearances, we were living the American Dream.
Later, 9 the downturn in the economy, the company reorganized and my 10 was removed, and so was my husband's. 11, we got new ones, but made minimum wages. We had to move into a tiny apartment. It was 12. I measured personal success by how many expensive things I 13. Without them, I felt unimportant and unsuccessful.
Unexpectedly, our loss later turned out to be a(n) 14. It forced us to come to a complete stop and 15 what we really wanted out of life. We realized that to keep that company afloat, we had been so 16 every day that we had sacrificed time that should have been spent with our family and friends. We had 17 important births, graduations and weddings. We knew we needed a change. Now — years later — we are living a more 18 life. Our home is modest; 19, it's fully paid for. We don't have many things that need dusting — only the necessities. Now we are truly living and 20 the American Dream.
试题篮