I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress. During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview. But now I could not even
myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the
I concluded.
However, I wouldn't let my own self-consciousness
me. Not now, not when I had
so hard for so long to be given this opportunity. This was the kind of position I'd dreamed of for all these years. “Mom,
me off on Jacob Street. I'm going to the
.”
“Honey, I don't think you should. You look...
，” she said, ever so gently.
I knew she was
. But if I didn't, I'd always
if I could have gotten my dream job.
“No, Mom, take me there.”
， she took me where I wanted to go.
“Hello，” a grayhaired man sitting behind the large desk
me. “Miss Jenkins？”
“Yes. Please excuse me. I'm having a Bell's palsy attack. My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days. I came right from the
.”
“You're very
to come when you're in such a state，” he
，after a pause.
He spent a few minutes looking through my
.“Is everything on here
？” he asked.
“Yes, but I
to mention I type seventy five words per minute.”
“Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are
_ qualified. When are you
？” he asked.
I took a deep breath and asked，“You're hiring me？”
“Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the
.” He gave me a big smile.
| 小题1: | | A．believe | B．forgive | C．recognize | D．control |
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| 小题2: | | A．chance | B．sympathy | C．courage | D．advantage |
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| 小题3: | | A．pardon | B．stop | C．help | D．transform |
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| 小题4: | | A．worked | B．turned | C．studied | D．driven |
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| 小题6: | | A．office | B．supermarket | C．doctor | D．interview |
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| 小题7: | | A．weak | B．stubborn | C．strange | D．angry |
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| 小题8: | | A．right | B．kind | C．wrong | D．sensitive |
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| 小题9: | | A．regret | B．wonder | C．believe | D．quit |
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| 小题10: | | A．Hopefully | B．Unexpectedly | C．Fortunately | D．Unwillingly |
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| 小题11: | | A．examined | B．doubted | C．greeted | D．discouraged |
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| 小题12: | | A．hospital | B．home | C．office | D．work |
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| 小题13: | | A．crazy | B．funny | C．disrespectful | D．determined |
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| 小题14: | | A．commented | B．interrupted | C．stressed | D．complained |
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| 小题15: | | A．face | B．application | C．situation | D．health |
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| 小题16: | | A．incredible | B．normal | C．correct | D．contradictory |
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| 小题17: | | A．failed | B．focused | C．pretended | D．demanded |
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| 小题18: | | A．narrowly | B．certainly | C．possibly | D．probably |
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| 小题19: | | A．accessible | B．convenient | C．available | D．energetic |
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| 小题20: | | A．appearance | B．disadvantage | C．qualification | D．character |
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