完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）WhenIwas14Iwashiredforanafter-schooljobsellingsubscriptions(征订，订阅)tomyhometownpapertheHoustonPost.Iwassenttosomeofthecity’sworstneighb

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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was 14 I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions (征订，订阅) to my hometown paper the Houston Post . I was sent to some of the city’s worst neighborhoods to “beg” door-to-door. Even though I was often moving around after dark in bad areas __ 36 __ for garage apartments I was __ 37 __ for the work.
It was a __ 38 __ because people didn’t like a stranger knocking on their door __ 39 __ a kid trying to get them to buy something. On one ___ 40 __ a man shut his door heavily in my face and __ 41_ _ “I don’t want your damn paper.” I __ 42 __ myself to knock again and was able to tell him how great the paper was. I __ 43 __ selling him a subscription. I was soon among the __ 44 __ subscription sellers and like other successful __ 45 __ was given responsibility for training newcomers.
__ 46 __ this time I started playing the harmonica and guitar. Before long I was playing in a __ 47 __ at barbecues and other events. When I __ 48 __ 18 I focused my __ 49 __ on becoming a professional musician. I never lost ___ 50 ___ of this dream. I’m sure my determination came from what I __ 51 ___ knocking on strangers’ doors.
That ___ 52 ___ helped me in many ways. Early in my music career I was locked in a legal disagreement with a former manager. He ___ 53 __ me to back off but I refused.
Having all those doors shut in my face as a kid gave me the ___ 54 ___to stand up to this frightening figure. Except this time there was one ___ 55 ___: I was the one sayin g no. And I won.

小题1:

A．leaving

B．searching

C．reaching

D．asking

小题2:

A．sorry

B．ready

C．doubtful

D．thankful

小题3:

A．challenge

B．puzzle

C．surprise

D．failure

小题4:

A．certainly

B．obviously

C．especially

D．usually

小题5:

A．time

B．occasion

C．day

D．place

小题6:

A．screamed

B．whispered

C．begged

D．announced

小题7:

A．allowed

B．forced

C．wished

D．reminded

小题8:

A．ended up

B．gave up

C．picked up

D．kept up

小题9:

A．rich

B．large

C．fast

D．top

小题10:

A．reporters

B．managers

C．salesmen

D．secretaries

小题11:

A．For

B．Since

C．Around

D．Until

小题12:

A．concert

B．band

C．kitchen

D．party

小题13:

A．seemed

B．grew

C．appeared

D．turned

小题14:

A．attention

B．attraction

C．service

D．trust

小题15:

A．sight

B．use

C．ability

D．fortune

小题16:

A．accepted

B．decided

C．expected

D．learned

小题17:

A．experience

B．problem

C．story

D．introduction

小题18:

A．invited

B．pressured

C．excused

D．charged

小题19:

A．pain

B．right

C．strength

D．imagination

小题20:

A．conclusion

B．difference

C．chance

D．decision

Answer 1

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