限时训练题十五.pdfVIP

限时训练题十五 完型填空、 I was successful at my job. I worked very hard , but it ___1___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的 ) lifestyle . I ’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. However, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __2__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there as they talked on and all I could think was, failed . ”“ Id beenI ’’ve so well respected ; ___3___ I was of no value. For six weeks, I was in a very __4__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸 ).I could see things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive in everything ___5___ me . Then, in late June, my youngest son ’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he ’d been very sad when I __6___ the same final, so he was ___7___ when I told him I ’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___8___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions. I attended match after match and performances of my elder son ’s band I ___9___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were— so ___10___. My life had been so much devoted to __11__ for so long , and I felt thankful that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world. ___12___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___13____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___14___ and I ’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __15__ it is to achieve real balance in life. 1. A. promised B. afforded C. showed D. left 2. A. quickly B. gently