课时作业(八)（Word练习）-【优化指导】2023高考英语二轮复习高中总复习·第2轮（老教材）

课时作业(八) Ⅰ.完形填空 My father always told me：“All work is noble.” He wasn't 1 but he earned a reasonable living.Thanks to his 2 ，I was able to go to Art College.I，however，wanted to do something 3 ，something more interesting—I was special! After graduation，I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer joB． It was winter and，ever the optimist，I'd only brought enough money to 4 myself for about a month.I wasn't 5 —I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately. Within a few weeks，though，I found myself wandering around the streets having been 6 by every design office in town.My hostel 7 was almost gone and I hadn't eaten in days.“How had I reached this point？”I wondered as I 8 in my thin jacket. I was just about to 9 when my dad called． He suggested that I get a job in a 10 until something else came along.At first，pride made me 11 ．But I was cold，hungry，and unwilling to go home feeling 12 and defeated． I entered an expensive­looking café near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were 13 ．She said they were 14 ，and offered me a job right away. 15 ，I found that I really enjoyed serving people.I started making big 16 right away.Later，the manager learned that I had a design 17 and asked me to design the cafe menus.That led to a part­time job at an advertising company. Previously，I'd have never considered being a 18 ，but there I was.I 19 got my dream design job，but that winter I learned not to make 20 about work. 1．A． concerned B．wealthy C．generous D．caring 2．A． education B．time C．power D．effort 3．A． different B．simple C．strange D．safe 4．A． entertain B．protect C．support D．identify 5．A． disappointed B．worried C．helpless D．alone 6．A． rejected B．annoyed C．restricted D．invited 7．A． host B．room C．contract D．rent 8．A． waited B．trembled C．regretted D．sweated 9．A． show off B．settle down C．give up