Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decidedI would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

    I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 61  insearch of it. I was wildly excited, and as  62   asif I were going on the stage. Finding the  63   quiteeasily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking,if you please.”

    The simple atmosphere of the office  64   me. The woman looked carefully at me  65  throughher glasses, and then  66   me in a low voice. I answeredsoftly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather   67   .She wondered why I was looking for this sort of   68   .I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be   69   toget a job without   70   . I wondered whether I oughtto leave,   71  the telephone on her desk rang. I heardher say: “  72  , I’ve got someone in the  73   atthis very moment who might  74  .” She wrote down a  75 , and held it out to me, saying: “ Ring up this lady. She wants a  76   immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow bycooking a dinner for ten people.”

    “ Oh yes,” said I —  77  havingcooked for more than four in my life. I  78   her againand again, and rushed out to the   79   telephonebox. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I saidconfidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next fewhours   80   cook books.

1.A.bed    B house    C. agency           D.office

2.A.proud                B.pleased          C. nervous       D. worried

3.A. family       B. door              C.place     D. stage

4.A.calmed      B. excited         C.frightened             D.disturbed

5.A.as usual     B. for a while    C. in aminute            D. onceagain

6.A.advised     B. examined             C.informed      D. questioned

7.A.encouraged       B. dissatisfied           C.hopeless      D. pleased

8.A.place          B.job                 C.advice           D. help

9.A.difficult               B.helpless                 C.possible        D. unusual

10.A.ability       B. experience   C. knowledge           D. study

11.A.after         B. since     C. until              D. when

12.A.Above all          B. As a matterof fact         C. As a result           D. In spite of that

13.A.family       B. house   C. office          D. restaurant

14.A.hire          B. accept  C. suit              D.offer

15.A.letter        B. name    C. note            D. number

16.A.cook         B. help      C. teacher       D. secretary

17.A.almost      B. never    C. nearly         D. really

18.A.answered         B. promised       C. thanked       D. told

19.A.outside    B. local      C. closest        D. nearest

20.A.borrowing        B. buying  C. reading       D. writing

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【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

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