读后续写 My Journey in Selling Greeting Cards 练习-2024届高三英语二轮复习

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。     I faced a tight budget when I was nine. On November 1st, I used up most of the money I saved. With a small amount of pocket money left before Christmas I didn't have enough to buy presents for the family.     I was seriously considering going to my dad and asking for an advance on the next year's pocket money, so I could at least buy gifts for my family members. But then, one evening, I was sitting in my room reading advertisements in the back of a magazine. Several greeting-card companies were telling us how people could make money by selling their cards and stationery(文具).Normally, I would have passed right over the ads, but this time my situation was so difficult that I felt I had nothing to lose,     The ad that attracted me most was one by a well-known greeting-card company in my nation , whose products were of high quality. With my parents’ help, I contacted the company, although they preferred adults or older kids to advertise their products. After my sincere request, they agreed to give me, a nine-year-old boy, a chance.     My sales materials arrived within the week. I had expected something small and neat, but the package looked like a dinosaur's shoebox; it was close to three feet long and nearly a foot wide, full of stuff. There was a thick binder (活页夹) containing a complete selection of the cards and some writing paper, which I would be selling for around $3 per box.      Although my parents supported my try to make money by myself, they had little confidence in my success; after all, instead of an outgoing kid, I was somewhat shy. However, I was determined to have a try to challenge myself. 注意: 1.续写词数应为150左右; 2，请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 para1：Wasting no time, I set off and knocked on doors in my neighborhood. para2: Eventually, I earned over $ 20, a large sum of money for a 9-year-old kid in 1954. Sample writing1:     Wasting no time, I set off and knocked on doors in my neighborhood. Gathering my courage, I introdu