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I got laid off at 53 from a senior management position in a restaurant. And I knew it was going to be hard to find another job in the (competition) working market. My age put me atdisadvantage. But I also knew it was time for me (realize) my lifelong dream of owning a restaurant.was most difficult was that in order to make this happen, I needed to find an (exist) café that wasn't doing well. It couldn't be better if its owner was ready to quit his business. With great (lucky) I found just what I wanted eight blocks from home. Since I had never financially planned for this day, I had to borrow money from friends as well as (relative). I, together with my wife, (be) ready to start off. We changed the name to Black Dog Coffee, the menu, the recipes and the look of the caf6, and my wife did a great job of designing. Eighteen years later, we're still here and doing (well) than ever. I'm grateful the layoff and the opportunity to pursue my dream.

Answer 1

【答案】competitive；a；to realize；What；existing/existent；luck；relatives；was；better；for
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者失业了，由于年龄的原因，找工作很困难，于是作者决定追求自己的梦想，开一家餐馆。
（1）考查形容词。修饰名词market，用形容词，所以填competitive。
（2）考查冠词。泛指“一种不利条件”，且disadvantage的首字母发音是辅音，所以填不定冠词a。
（3）考查固定句型。It's time for sb. to do sth.固定句型，“是某人做某事的时候了”，所以填to realize。
（4）考查主语从句。_____ was most difficult是一个主语从句，引导词在从句中作主语，所以填what。
（5）考查非谓语动词。exist与其逻辑主语Café之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词作定语，所以填existing/existent。
（6）考查固定短语。with great luck固定短语，“非常幸运”，所以填luck。
（7）考查名词。我不得不向朋友们和亲戚们借钱。“亲戚们”是复数意义，所以用名词复数，填relatives。
（8）考查时态。发生在过去的事情，用一般过去时，所以填was。
（9）考查形容词。由than ever，可知这里用比较级，所以填better。
（10）考查固定短语。我对失业充满了感激，它给了我追求梦想的机会。be grateful for...固定短语，“对……心存感激”,故填for。