Question

A few years ago, I had a job that almost destroyed me. My 1 was that I loved my job too much and couldn’t get2 of it. Working for the company was happier than any other3 . In the morning, I couldn’t4 to get to the office. At night, I left it unwillingly(不愿意地). Part of my mind 5 at work even when I was at 6 with my kids at night.
Not7 , all other parts of my life shriveled (枯萎) . I nearly lost contact (交谈、联系) with my8 , seeing little of my wife or my two sons. I lost contact with my old friends. I even 9 to lose contact with myself. Then one evening, I10 home to tell the boys I wouldn’t go back in time to say good night. I’d already missed five 11 this week. Sam, the younger of the two, said that was12 , but asked me to wake him up 13 I got home. I explained that I’d be back so late that he would have gone to sleep 14 , and it was probably better if I saw him the next morning. But he 15 . I asked him why. He said he just wanted to know I was there, at home. To this day, I can’t16 exactly what happened to me at that moment. Yet I suddenly knew I had to17 my job.
After I said in public that I had given up my job, I received a number of18 . Most people understood me, but a few people were 19. They wrote to tell me that I shouldn’t think myself virtuous (有道德的). They think leaving an important job to spend 20 time with my family was not virtuous..

1. 1.
   1. A.
      happiness
   2. B.
      disease
   3. C.
      problem
   4. D.
      fight
2. 2.
   1. A.
      enough
   2. B.
      all
   3. C.
      little
   4. D.
      part
3. 3.
   1. A.
      joy
   2. B.
      invitation
   3. C.
      job
   4. D.
      trouble
4. 4.
   1. A.
      hope
   2. B.
      wait
   3. C.
      stop
   4. D.
      help
5. 5.
   1. A.
      remained
   2. B.
      held
   3. C.
      blocked
   4. D.
      stopped
6. 6.
   1. A.
      lunch
   2. B.
      breakfast
   3. C.
      school
   4. D.
      home
7. 7.
   1. A.
      surprisingly
   2. B.
      likely
   3. C.
      really
   4. D.
      usually
8. 8.
   1. A.
      parents
   2. B.
      teachers
   3. C.
      family
   4. D.
      friends
9. 9.
   1. A.
      proved
   2. B.
      wanted
   3. C.
      chose
   4. D.
      began
10. 10.
    1. A.
       wrote
    2. B.
       phoned
    3. C.
       ran
    4. D.
       drove
11. 11.
    1. A.
       bedtimes
    2. B.
       kisses
    3. C.
       nights
    4. D.
       calls
12. 12.
    1. A.
       bad
    2. B.
       easy
    3. C.
       great
    4. D.
       OK
13. 13.
    1. A.
       however
    2. B.
       whenever
    3. C.
       whatever
    4. D.
       wherever
14. 14.
    1. A.
       as well
    2. B.
       on purpose
    3. C.
       in time
    4. D.
       long before
15. 15.
    1. A.
       agreed
    2. B.
       insisted
    3. C.
       managed
    4. D.
       stopped
16. 16.
    1. A.
       understand
    2. B.
       feel
    3. C.
       remind
    4. D.
       get
17. 17.
    1. A.
       get
    2. B.
       leave
    3. C.
       keep
    4. D.
       take
18. 18.
    1. A.
       papers
    2. B.
       notices
    3. C.
       letters
    4. D.
       reports
19. 19.
    1. A.
       angry
    2. B.
       happy
    3. C.
       pleased
    4. D.
       excited
20. 20.
    1. A.
       little
    2. B.
       more
    3. C.
       less
    4. D.
       important

Answer 1

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