When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could
this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my
I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “
You are going to college.” I was very
when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later,
took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends,
together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I
I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we
the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were
. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was
. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the
?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage is even
!” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard
I could get into a good college. I
studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our
to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
小题2: | A.teacher | B.friend | C.father | D.husband |
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小题3: | A.Yes! | B.No! | C.Really? | D.OK? |
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小题4: | A.angry | B.tired | C.nervous | D.surprised |
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小题6: | A.working | B.studying | C.singing | D.farming |
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小题8: | A.looked at | B.returned to | C.arrived at | D.left for |
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小题9: | A.outside | B.inside | C.back | D.away |
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小题10: | A.terrible | B.wonderful | C.funny | D.special |
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小题11: | A.workers | B.guard | C.building | D.factory |
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小题12: | A.better | B.harder | C.worse | D.easier |
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小题13: | A.but | B.if | C.so that | D.such that |
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小题14: | A.enjoyed | B.stopped | C.disliked | D.minded |
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