2014届高三英语二轮专题复习测试题：完形填空78.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题复习测试题：完形填空 When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer (制酒人). He’d　1　his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 　2　had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me　3　near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good　4　, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that　5　me to study law and business at the same time. In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d　6　done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 　7　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t　8　till you’re 65 to do what you want in life. I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to　9　. I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there for five years, I　10　: Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid　11　money for beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for　12　? I thought. I decided to give up my job to become a (n)　13　. When I told Dad, he was　14　, but in the end he　15　me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 　16　the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea party.　17　I sold the beer direct to beer drinker to get　18　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My　19　to the young is simple: life is very　20　, so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan. 1. A. costB. spentC. takeD. paid 2. A. likeB. as ifC. soD. nor 3. A. anywhereB. nowhere C. whereD. somewhere 4. A. resultB. teachers C. gradesD. work 5. A. promisedB. made C. advisedD. allowed 6. A. neverB. ever C. alwaysD. hardly 7. A. FortunatelyB. Obviously C. PossiblyD. Properly 8. A. expectB. thinkC. stopD. wait