1 . When other teenagers hang out with friends in the summer vacations. Erica doesn’t join. Instead, the 16-year-old senior high student is _______ in filling cake orders and updating her website. She _______ Kayke Bakery, a home-based business.
Erica started baking out of _______ in the year 2021. Her first _______ was a failure. Yet she made more cakes the next day and ________ her techniques through teaching videos on a daily basis. “I saw other people’s decorated cakes and was _______ to be a cake artist instead of just a baker,” Erica said. After due _______, she asked her parents about setting up her own business. “Seeing how _______ she was,” Erica’s mother recalled, “we _______ and began to help her cope with all the legalities for its opening.” Soon, she had _______ customers always coming to her for custom cakes. “_______, I came across tough occasions when dealing with both school and a business, but I managed to _______.” she said. “I’m glad to be able to do what I love.”
Always considered as a _______, Erica finished her senior year with almost full marks. She plans to _______ cake decorating after senior high. “I’m thinking about starting non-profit organizations.” In these years, besides learning various techniques, Erica has become more _______. “I realize I possess great potential and power.”
1. A.applied | B.adapted | C.accompanied | D.occupied |
2. A.assists | B.runs | C.charges | D.shelters |
3. A.passion | B.gratitude | C.sympathy | D.politeness |
4. A.failure | B.success | C.attempt | D.astonishment |
5. A.employed | B.presented | C.shared | D.perfected |
6. A.reminded | B.permitted | C.inspired | D.instructed |
7. A.debate | B.confirmation | C.consideration | D.contrast |
8. A.annoyed | B.elegant | C.cautious | D.serious |
9. A.distinguished | B.approved | C.neglected | D.hesitated |
10. A.favored | B.potential | C.regular | D.demanding |
11. A.Unavoidably | B.Unusually | C.Unfortunately | D.Uncertainly |
12. A.get down | B.get off | C.get through | D.get up |
13. A.captain | B.sculptor | C.psychologist | D.model |
14. A.keep to | B.go beyond | C.jump at | D.work on |
15. A.confident | B.modest | C.mean | D.sensitive |