阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ 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. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___.” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ 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 __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.
| 小题1: | | A．promised | B．afforded | C．showed | D．left |
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| 小题2: | | A．Therefore | B．Anyhow | C．Otherwise | D．However |
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| 小题3: | | A．quickly | B．gently | C．partly | D．easily |
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| 小题5: | | A．failed | B．finished | C．tried | D．changed |
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| 小题6: | | A．suddenly | B．finally | C．immediately | D．shortly |
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| 小题7: | | A．secret | B．quiet | C．lonely | D．dark |
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| 小题8: | | A．see | B．get | C．suggest | D．understand |
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| 小题9: | | A．defended | B．directed | C．deserted | D．disturbed |
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| 小题10: | | A．watched | B．missed | C．lost | D．won |
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| 小题11: | | A．disappointed | B．worried | C． honoured | D．delighted |
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| 小题12: | | A．cheering | B．taking | C．leading | D．passing |
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| 小题13: | | A．just | B．even | C．still | D．almost |
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| 小题14: | | A．hopeful | B．meaningful | C．difficult | D．strange |
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| 小题15: | | A．work | B．family | C．matches | D．performances |
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| 小题16: | | A．successful | B．thoughtful | C．thankful | D．peaceful |
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| 小题17: | | A．Naturally | B．Doubtfully | C．Disagreeably | D．Unexpectedly |
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| 小题18: | | A．employed | B．comforted | C．valued | D．encouraged |
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| 小题19: | | A．education | B．experience | C．relationship | D．future |
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| 小题20: | | A．important | B．interesting | C．simple | D．surprising |
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