Question

Have you just been fired? Don’t worry. Cheer yourself up and send your1. Perhaps another much better opportunity is awaiting you.2sometimes you don’t realize it, you are asking to be fired.
Dan Zawacki was a happy camper, selling computers for Honeywell. One holiday he was3creative gifts and then a good idea4him---- selling dinner live lobsters(龍蝦) to his favorite customers. He 5them himself with butter and put them in the trunk of his car between the computers and started delivering. It was a huge6. As a result, one of his customers7 they go into the lobster business together. Dan laughed. Still, this landlocked computer salesman8get the idea of lobsters out of his9. Why not turn this into a hobby and 10a few extra dollar? While on a job assignment in Chicago, he 11a local radio station to give him a few ads in12for lobster. Unfortunately, his boss’s boss heard his prize salesman13lobster, not computers. No surprised. Dan was let go. After14the company’s car, he started to think maybe this was a15. Playing with his phone that night, Dan tried dialing 1-800-LIVE-LOB. The number was 16, and Dan the lobsterman was born. Today, 20 years later, Dan is still selling dinners, through his company, Lobster Gram. And he couldn’t be17.
Many of the fired people found ways back to fulfilling18and learned the pain and humiliation(羞辱) are19. So do not be afraid to move20and try your wings. Gather your support system. Persevere! Firing doesn’t mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      dreams
   2. B.
      wings
   3. C.
      needs
   4. D.
      minds
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Because
   2. B.
      When
   3. C.
      Though
   4. D.
      If
3. 3.
   1. A.
      searching for
   2. B.
      making up
   3. C.
      giving away
   4. D.
      thinking up
4. 4.
   1. A.
      came about
   2. B.
      took place
   3. C.
      went on
   4. D.
      came to
5. 5.
   1. A.
      packaged
   2. B.
      sold
   3. C.
      tied
   4. D.
      placed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      matter
   2. B.
      business
   3. C.
      failure
   4. D.
      success
7. 7.
   1. A.
      said
   2. B.
      thought
   3. C.
      suggested
   4. D.
      hoped
8. 8.
   1. A.
      couldn’t
   2. B.
      mustn’t
   3. C.
      shouldn’t
   4. D.
      wouldn’t
9. 9.
   1. A.
      heart
   2. B.
      mind
   3. C.
      head
   4. D.
      hand
10. 10.
    1. A.
       make
    2. B.
       get
    3. C.
       gather
    4. D.
       spend
11. 11.
    1. A.
       permitted
    2. B.
       hoped
    3. C.
       persuaded
    4. D.
       suggested
12. 12.
    1. A.
       change
    2. B.
       exchange
    3. C.
       place
    4. D.
       need
13. 13.
    1. A.
       hunting
    2. B.
       seeking
    3. C.
       collecting
    4. D.
       selling
14. 14.
    1. A.
       selling
    2. B.
       paying
    3. C.
       returning
    4. D.
       using
15. 15.
    1. A.
       thing
    2. B.
       sign
    3. C.
       pity
    4. D.
       please
16. 16.
    1. A.
       wrong
    2. B.
       right
    3. C.
       free
    4. D.
       available
17. 17.
    1. A.
       happier
    2. B.
       worse
    3. C.
       lower
    4. D.
       higher
18. 18.
    1. A.
       jobs
    2. B.
       wishes
    3. C.
       careers
    4. D.
       promises
19. 19.
    1. A.
       short
    2. B.
       long
    3. C.
       forever
    4. D.
       temporary(臨時(shí))
20. 20.
    1. A.
       back
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       in
    4. D.
       away

Answer 1

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1.通過對(duì)下文的理解，即最后一段說到try your wings（展翅高飛）可知答案。
2.這里用從屬連詞Though，表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
3.這里考動(dòng)詞短語的辨析：search for搜尋；make up編造，. 彌補(bǔ),  配制， 構(gòu)成；give away贈(zèng)送;分發(fā)，拋棄；think up想出，設(shè)計(jì)出。
4.這里考動(dòng)詞短語的辨析：come about發(fā)生；take place發(fā)生；go on繼續(xù)；come to突然想到。
5.從后面說到把這些龍蝦用放在車上，可知前面他是將這些龍蝦打包裝好。
6.根據(jù)對(duì)下文的理解，特別是Today, 20years later, Dan is still selling dinners, through his company，可知，他取得很大成功。
7.考查動(dòng)詞用法，這里表示提出建議，所以用suggest。
8.考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞用法，根據(jù)語篇的理解，特別前面的Dan laughed. Still,說明landlocked computer salesman（他）不可能忘掉龍蝦。
9.考查短語的理解，get out of one's mind意思是：暫時(shí)把（某事）忘掉；不去想（某事）。
10.考查動(dòng)詞用法，表示賺錢用動(dòng)詞make。
11.考查動(dòng)詞用法，本句意是：他說服當(dāng)?shù)氐囊患译娕_(tái)用一些廣告和他交換龍蝦。
12.考查介詞短語，in exchange for意思是：交換。
13.考查動(dòng)詞用法，前面說到Dan是一個(gè)內(nèi)地的電腦銷售員，這里是說他不出售電腦，而是出售龍蝦。所以用sell。
14.考查動(dòng)詞用法，根據(jù)上下文理解可知，Dan被解雇了，所以他要把車返給公司。
15.考查名詞用法，這里意思是：他想這或許是一種跡象。
16.考查形容詞用法，available意思是：在手邊的，隨手可得的。
17.考查形容詞比較級(jí)用法，根據(jù)對(duì)句意的理解（他做這行業(yè)務(wù)有20年了，但……）并結(jié)合still,可知答案。
18.考查動(dòng)詞短語，fulfill careers意思是：履行職業(yè)。
19.考查形容詞用法，全文通過事例，鼓勵(lì)失去工作的人重新就業(yè)，可知這里說那種苦惱和羞辱臨時(shí)的。
20.考查介詞用法，根據(jù)上下文理解，這是鼓勵(lì)人們前進(jìn)，往前走，所以用move on。