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My father always told me: “All work is noble.” He wasn't __1__， but he earned a reasonable living. Thanks to his __2__， I was able to go to an art college. I, however, wanted to do something __3__， something more interesting—I was special!
After graduation, I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job. It was winter and, ever the optimist, I only brought enough money to __4__ myself for about a month. I wasn't __5__—I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately.
Within a few weeks, though, I found myself wandering around the streets having been __6__ by every design office in town. My hostel __7__ was almost gone and I hadn't eaten in days. “How had I reached this point？”I wondered as I __8__ in my thin jacket.
I was just about to __9__ when my dad called. He suggested that I get a job in a __10__ until something else came along. At first, pride made me __11__. But I was cold, hungry, and unwilling to go home feeling __12__ and defeated.
I entered an expensivelooking cafe near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were __13__. She said they were __14__， and offered me a job right away.
__15__， I found that I really enjoyed serving people. I started making big __16__ right away. Later, the manager learned that I had a design __17__ and asked me to design the cafe menus. That led to a parttime job at an advertising company.
Previously, I had never considered being a __18__， but there I was. I __19__ got my dream design job, but that winter I learned not to make __20__ about work.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。作者大学毕业后，执着于追求自己梦想的设计工作，但总是处处碰壁。就在他想放弃的时候，父亲建议他先去餐馆找一份工作，直到机会出现。作者听从了父亲的建议，最终得到了在一家广告公司做兼职工作的机会。
1．A.concerned B．wealthy C．generous D．caring
解析：根据空后的“but he earned a reasonable living”可推知，作者的父亲不是很富有，但是过着还算不错的生活。concerned“担心的”；generous“大方的”；caring“关心他人的”。
答案：B
2．A.education B．time
C．power D．effort
解析：根据空后的“I was able to go to an art college”可知，幸亏父亲的努力，作者能够去一所艺术学校上学。
答案：D
3．A.different B．simple
C．strange D．safe
解析：根据空后的“something more interesting—I was special”可知，作者想要做一些与众不同的事情。
答案：A
4．A.entertain B．protect
C．support D．identify
解析：根据该句中的“I only...myself for about a month”可知，作者仅仅带了足够养活自己大概一个月的钱。entertain“娱乐”；support“养活”；identify“确认”。
答案：C
5．A.disappointed B．worried
C．helpless D．alone
解析：根据破折号后的“I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately”可知，作者并不担心，因为他确信自己能马上找到一份极好的工作。
答案：B
6．A.rejected B．annoyed
C．restricted D．invited
解析：根据下文中的“one of the... turned me away”可知，镇上的每家设计公司都不雇用作者。reject“不雇用，拒绝接受”。
答案：A
7．A.host B．room
C．contract D．rent
解析：根据空后的“was almost gone and I hadn't eaten in days”可知，作者租旅舍的租金几乎用完了。
答案：D
8．A.waited B．trembled
C．regretted D．sweated
解析：根据上文可知，当时是冬天，且作者的租金几乎用完了，陷入了窘迫的境地；由此可推知，作者在他的薄夹克里颤抖。
答案：B
9．A.show off B．settle down
C．give up D．set out
解析：根据上文内容可推知，作者已经到了山穷水尽的地步，于是他打算放弃。show off“炫耀”；settle down“安顿下来”；set out“开始，出发”。
答案：C
10．A.library B．gallery
C．factory D．restaurant
解析：根据下文中的“I entered an expensivelooking cafe near one of the design offices”可知，父亲建议作者先去餐馆找一份工作。
答案：D
11．A.hesitate B．agree
C．continue D．reply
解析：根据空前的“At first，pride made me”可知，一开始作者的自尊心使他犹豫着要不要去餐馆找工作。
答案：A
12．A.relieved B．ashamed
C．secure D．lonely
解析：根据该句中的“unwilling to go home feeling __12__ and defeated”可知，作者不愿意带着羞愧、沮丧的感觉回家。relieved“感到宽慰的”；ashamed“羞愧的”；secure“安心的”；lonely“孤独的”。
答案：B
13．A.hiring B．working
C．serving D．checking
解析：根据语境可知，作者最终去餐馆找工作，问经理是否在雇人。
答案：A
14．A.reasonable B．popular
C．overstaffed D．shorthanded
解析：根据空后的“offered me a job right away”可知，这个小餐馆缺人手，经理立刻给作者提供了一份工作。reasonable“有理由的”；popular“流行的”；overstaffed“人员过多的”；shorthanded“人手不够的”。
答案：D
15．A.Hopefully B．Undoubtedly
C．Surprisingly D．Obviously
解析：根据上文的内容以及空后的“I found that I really enjoyed serving people”可知，出乎作者意料的是，作者喜欢这份工作。hopefully“有希望地”；undoubtedly“无疑地”；surprisingly“出人意料地”；obviously“明显地”。
答案：C
16．A.designs B．contacts
C．meals D．tips
解析：根据语境并结合常识可知，作者乐于服务顾客，开始获得丰厚的小费。
答案：D
17．A.hobby B．company
C．background D．task
解析：根据第一段中的“I was able to go to an art college”和第二段第一句“After graduation，I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job.”可知，作者学过设计，有设计背景。
答案：C
18．A.waiter B．designer
C．director D．manager
解析：根据上文内容可知，作者一开始想做设计方面的工作，由此可推知，作者之前从来没有考虑过成为一名服务员。
答案：A
19．A.simply B．nearly
C．eventually D．temporarily
解析：根据语境和本句中的“got my dream design job”可知，作者最后得到了自己梦想的设计工作。
答案：C
20．A.preparations B．assumptions
C．changes D．suggestions
解析：根据上文讲的作者的经历可知，作者在那个冬天学会了不再对工作做出假设。preparation“准备工作”；assumption“假设”；change“改变”；suggestion“建议”。
答案：B
