题目

题型：北京市期末题难度：来源：

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。         I keep a two-dollar bill in my wallet (钱包). My mother gave it to me when I was six years old. The bill
goes with me wherever I go because I believe luck would    1     me everywhere.
        Whenever I felt there was a trouble, I would    2     for my two-dollar bill and set it on the table, I would
watch it for several hours and could always come up with    3     .
        When I began to look for my first job, I was thirty years old and very     4    . The thought of being
interviewed (面试) for a job was scary (恐怖的) but I had to work. Mrs. Martin, the office manager, asked me
some questions and the interview was over. As I got     5    her office, I said, "Mrs. Martin, I know that I am
not the best applicant (申请者), but please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very     6    member
of your team."   
        That evening I received a phone call from Mrs. Martin. "Gina," she said. "You were not the best applicant,
but you have so much confidence (信心) in yourself that we have    7     to give you a chance." "Thank you so
much, Mrs. Martin!" I said. I was so excited that I forgot to say     8    to Mrs. Martin.
         I took out my two-dollar bill. "Thanks, Mom. I am going to     9     it," I sad out loud so my mother could
hear me.
        At that moment, I remember the time she pulled all of us into the living room and said, "You are all clever
in my    10     , but if you fail once, don"t give up. You will be successful." I still think of Mom every day and
keep my two-dollar bill in my wallet. At a family reunion (团聚) years later, I found that my brothers and sisters
     11      had two-dollar bills in their wallets. We laughed and talked about how    12    this gift from Mom had
been to each of us.

答案

1. C     2. B     3. C     4. D      5. A      6. D      7. B      8. C      9. D      10. C       11. B      12. A