When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted
to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could
this was to work in
the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I
told my I wanted to leave school. I thought
he would say, “ You
are going to college.” I was very
when he said, “OK.
Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, took me to the factory. I imagined
everyone to be friends, together and having fun. I even imagined there
would be music and singing. I I had watched too many movies as a
teenager.
When we the factory gate, my father spoke to
the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were . I walked around
the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise.
It was .
I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage is even !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about
studying hard I
could get into a good college. I studying English so I decided to
major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father
and our to
the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud
of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have
been working in the factory!
1.A. say B.
do C.
receive D. find
2.A. teacher B.
friend C.
father D.
husband
3.A. Yes! B.
No! C.
Really? D. OK?
4.A. angry B.
tired C.
nervous D.
surprised
5.A. he B.
she C.
it D.
they
6.A. working B.
studying C.
singing D. farming
7.A. guess B.
mean C.
say D.
hope
8.A. looked at B.
returned to C.
arrived at D.
left for
9.A. outside B.
inside C.
back D.
away
10.A. terrible B.
wonderful C.
funny D.
special
11.A. workers B. guard C.
building D.
factory
12.A. better B.
harder C.
worse D.
easier
13.A. but B.
if C.
so that D.
such that
14.A. enjoyed B.
stopped C.
disliked D. minded
15.A. way B.
idea C.
plan D.
visit
