2020届河南中考新题型组合训练：完形填空15题、方框选词10选10、5空盲选套餐练20.pdf

2020 河南中考新题型组合训练 20 一、完形填空 Four years ago, Joel Kline gave up his job as a magazine editor to become a freelance copywriter for advertisements, but now he had money trouble. He says that he wishes he’d never 1 to set up his own business. “I am now in such a bad situation,” says Joe. “I hope I am 2 working as an editor. You see, I was 3 with my job, and I used to get really angry at my boss and the way he used to 4 id all the around a time. I talked to a few friends and they said that they could give me 5 so I told my boss I was leaving. At first, everything was 6 : I had so much work that I had to take on an assistant(助理 ), my best friend at work, Don, just to be 7 to finish things on time. And soon we 8 large amounts of money. Don and I had a really great lifestyle, and when the work was finished, we used to take good 9 in places like Cancun and the Bahama, just to get relaxed. At first, we were busy having fun, and charged ( 支付 ) everything to my credit cards instead, but then I began to 10 how much in debt ( 负债) I was. At last, I had to 11 Don off. I then had to sell all my office equipment(设备 ). Now I could do almost nothing even if people 12 me. Things bad that I even asked my old boss if I could do some work for the 13 , but he said that Id been so 14 to him when I left that he would never employ (雇佣 ) me again. Ive had to 15 my business now and I dont know what Im going to do for money. It just goes to show, if you set up your own business, you shouldn ’t spend money you dont have. ” ( ) 1. A. made B. learned C. failed D. decided ( ) 2. A. specially B. still