When I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the
______, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk
________by myself. Then the doctor began the
_______. He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I
________you have a retinal (视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never
________a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an
_____result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly
________a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without
_______. I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to
________and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the
______of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which
_______me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of
________each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I
_____ appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my
_______, continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and
______ up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness
________I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I
_______so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in
_______.
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my
________into success. He set the bar too
_______and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.
21. A.station | B.clinic | C.lab | D.company |
22. A.silently | B.suddenly | C.easily | D.proudly |
23. A.examination | B.treatment | C.operation | D.argument |
24. A.advocate | B.acknowledge | C.confirm | D.suspect |
25. A.rest | B.sleep | C.work | D.live |
26. A.accurate | B.urgent | C.obvious | D.ordinary |
27. A.warns | B.reminds | C.robs | D.informs |
28. A.medicine | B.assistance | C.allowance | D.balance |
29. A.shine | B.tear | C.widen | D.dance |
30. A.houses | B.addresses | C.habits | D.names |
31. A.asked | B.encouraged | C.forced | D.permitted |
32. A.stress | B.worry | C.trouble | D.pleasure |
33. A.admitted | B.wanted | C.penned | D.described |
34. A.shame | B.admiration | C.disappointment | D.delight |
35. 36. A.although | B.after | C.unless | D.since |
37. A.sought | B.feared | C.brought | D.rejected |
38. 39. A.motivation | B.personality | C.imagination | D.responsibility |
40.