I was studying theater at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and feeling anxious and uncertain about my future．Will I be able to support myself？I 　　1　　 ．That summer，I decided to see if I could 　　2　　 it on my own．

Two girlfriends and I piled into a car and 　　3　　 to Aspen，Colo，where I found a job as a maid at a resort hotel．I don't remember what I 　　4　　 ，but it was so little that I lived on spaghetti（意大利面条），brown rice and Kool-Aid．

I was at the hotel by six o'clock every morning to 　　5　　 with continental breakfast．When breakfast was finished，I cleaned the room 　　6　　 it was served and then the conference rooms and lobby restrooms．I had never been in a men's room before，and I was always terrified of someone 　　7　　 in while I was on my knees scrubbing the floors and toilets．

I came from an upper-middle-class background，and my parents' friends always treated me 　　8　　 ．But now that I was a helper，I found that many of the guests of the same background were not so nice．That was a 　　9　　 ．

People were 　　10　　 to serve themselves at the continental breakfast；it was my 　　11　　 to walk around the room and refill coffee and juice．But some people wanted me to do 　　12　　 for them．I remember one man who kept 　　13　　 me to get his food and demanding things we did not 　　14　　 ．He was also very critical．Even though I wanted to say，“Go and get it yourself．”I knew it was my job to be 　　15　　 and do in a nice way whatever I was told．So I'd take a deep 　　16　　 and somehow get what he wanted．

Still，I've never forgotten how it felt to be spoken to so 　　16　　 ．Today，whenever I am in a cab or a restaurant，I always try to be as thoughtful as possible．Service-industry jobs are not easy，and they're even 　　18　　 when people treat them like dirt．

My first job also helped me gain confidence．After that summer I realized that what I had been afraid of in acting was 　　19　　 ．I now knew that it would be worse if I failed at it without really trying．I decided to give it all my 　　20　　 ．If I failed，at least I would always know that I had done my best．

1．A．knew

B．guessed

C．wondered

D．understood

2．A．make

B．give

C．work

D．take

3．A．set

B．left

C．headed

D．arrived

4．A．did

B．found

C．learned

D．earned

5．A．cook

B．deal

C．help

D．come

6．A．what

B．that

C．when

D．where

7．A．walking

B．looking

C．going

D．standing

8．A．badly

B．well

C．friendly

D．hard

9．A．danger

B．problem

C．shock

D．pleasure

10．A．thought

B．supposed

C．hoped

D．believed

11．A．turn

B．honor

C．chance

D．job

12．A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

13．A．ordering

B．wanting

C．begging

D．persuading

14．A．give

B．get

C．serve

D．like

15．A．busy

B．ready

C．fast

D．quiet

16．A．walk

B．note

C．breath

D．rest

17．A．rudely

B．nicely

C．nervously

D．angrily

18．A．nicer

B．harder

C．ruder

D．worse

19．A．failure

B．success

C．loss

D．fortune

20．A．life

B．patience

C．thought

D．energy

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出能填人相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time，a well-known painter was finishing his painting．It's an incredibly beautiful painting to be 　36 　during Princess Diana’s marriage·

The painter was consumed by and excited with his own painting that he 37 took a few step backward while 38　 the 2×8 m² painting．He didn’t look back when he walked backward．He kept on walking backward 39　 it was simply a step away from the edge of the 40　 building．Just one more step backward and he could get himself　 41 .

A man saw what the painter was doing and was 42 to shout at him to warn him when he realized that his shout might have 43 the painter and thus made him incidentally took one step backward and　 44　 down．The man then took a brush and paint and began to paint on the beautiful painting until it was completely　 45 ．Upon realizing what’s happened to his painting the painter got very 46　 and moved forward to hit the man．However．some other People who were also 47 at the vicinity (附近)held him and showed him his last　 48 which almost made him fall．

Sometimes we have 49 our future with such beauty and dreamed of beautiful days we will 50 with our loved one．But then God seemed to 　 51 our beautiful painting when He sees what 52　 lies ahead of us．

Sometimes we are angry and 53 by what God has done to us，or we get angry to our superior in our workplace. 　54 one thing we have to keep in our mind: God 　55　 only the best for us, His children.

36．A．awarded　 B．shown　 　　　　　　 C．rewarded 　　　　　　 D．sold

37．A．eagerly　 　 B．unfortunately 　　　 C．unconsciously 　　　 D．hopefully

38．A．designing　 B．marking　 　　　　　 C．admiring 　　　　　　　 D．describing

39．A．before　 　 B．though　 　　　　　　 C．when 　　　　　　　　　 D．until

40．A．tall　 　　　　 B．large　 　　　　　　　 C．farm 　　　　　　　　　　 D．Old

41．A．stuck　 　　 B．killed　 　　　　　　　 C．caught 　　　　　　　　 D．disturbed

42．A．anxious　 　 B．due　 　　　　　　　　 C．about 　　　　　　　　　 D．desperate

43．A．embarrassed B．interrupted　 　　　　 C．discouraged 　　　　　 D．surprised

44．A．broke　 　　 B．fell　 　　　　　　　　 C．looked 　　　　　　　　 D．put

45．A．damaged　 B．gone　 　　　　　　　　 C．lost 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．painted

46．A．confused　 B．angry　 　　　　　　　 C．depressed 　　　　　 D．puzzled

47．A．excited　 　 B．frightened　 　　　 C．regretful 　　　　　　　 D．present

48．A．chance　 　 B．danger　 　　　　　　 C．position 　　　　　　　　 D．step

49．A． painted　 B．decided　 　　　　　　 C．appreciated　　　　　　 D．thought

50．A．stay　 　　　 B．spend　 　　　　　　 C．play 　　　　　　　　　　 D．live

51．A．possess　 B．envy　 　　　　　　　 C．enjoy 　　　　　　　　　 D．destroy

52．A．danger　 　 B．success　 　　　　　 C．pleasure 　　　　　　　 D．future

53．A．hateful　 　 B．hopeless　 　　　　　 C．annoyed 　　　　　　　 D．tired

54．A．And　 　　　 B．But　 　　　　　　　　 C．So　 　　　　　　　　　 D．For

55．A．owns　 　　 B．wishes　 　　　　　　 C．stores 　　　　　　　　　 D．provides