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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。

　　Around twenty years ago I was living in York．　　1　　 I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree, I could not find 　　2　　 work．

　　I was 　　3　　 a school bus to make ends meet and 　　4　　 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat．I had 　　5　　 five interviews(面试)with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 　　6　　 the job．“Why has my life become so 　　7　　?” I thought painfully．

　　As I pulled the bus over to 　　8　　 a little girl, she handed me an earning 　　9　　 I should keep it 　　10　　 somebody claimed(认领)it．The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY” ．

　　At first I got angry．Then it 　　11　　 me－I had been giving all of my 　　12　　 to what was going wrong with my 　　13　　 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 　　14　　 of fifty things I was happy with．Later, I decided to 　　15　　 more things to the list．That night there was a phone call for 　　16　　 from a lady who was a director at a larger 　　17　　．She asked me if I would 　　18　　 a one－day lecture on stress(压力)management to 200 medical workers．I said yes．

　　My 　　19　　 there went very well, and before long I got a well－paid job．To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 　　20　　 that I completely changed my life．

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　　One day I took a bus with my girlfriend．It was so 　　1　　 that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was 　　2　　 for her．

　　Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, “Hi, where are you going?” I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to 　　3　　 her．Clearly she had taken me 　　4　　 somebody else．I returned her greeting with politeness, 　　5　　 to give explanation to my girl later．?

　　Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girl 　　6　　 her eyes and found she was pretty．She asked jealously, “Who’s she?” The pretty girl, quite 　　7　　 of the situation, spoke out first, “Hi, let me 　　8　　 myself．I’ m Nancy, used to be 　　9　　．Very glad to meet you．” She behaved very 　　10　　．

　　But I was 　　11　　 to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors．I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend 　　12　　 the pretty girl again turned to me, “Will you give me your cell phone number so that we 　　13　　 keep contacts(联系)later?”I had to submit to her 　　14　　．

　　Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop．?

　　A minute later I got a short 　　15　　 on my phone－from a stranger．My girlfriend 　　16　　 my phone and read the note．It was from the girl, who said, “Just now, two thieves tried to 　　17　　 your pocket．I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention．I should have left at the 　　18　　 stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also 　　19　　 to leave at the same stop．Because of the 　　20　　 I delayed my departure．Now you’ ll understand all I have done to you．Wish you luck．”

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