Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16，her father____her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and____education，the____didn’t look bright for Lilly.
Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who___took “no” for an answer.He____Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining____，each day she would just ride to the city，walk____about and return home at dusk.
On one of her____，Lilly saw a sign at a big company.___，she knocked on the very first door.In her____English，Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter，and then____.Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11∶40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for____at noon，when she could____away in the crowd.But she knew she should____the letter.
On her first try，Lilly____one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt，she completed a full paragraph，but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock：11∶55—five minutes to____.Just then the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly，read the letter and said，“Lilly，you’re doing____work！”
With those simple words of encouragement，her desire to escape disappeared and her____began to grow.Lilly thought，“Well，if he thinks it’s good，then it must be good.I think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay—all because someone had given a____and uncertain girl the gift of selfconfidence when she knocked on the door.
| 小题1: | | A．reminded | B．forced | | C．encouraged | D．helped |
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| 小题2: | | A．poor | B．formal | | C．good | D．modern |
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| 小题3: | | A．advice | B．promise | | C．future | D．change |
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| 小题4: | | A．always | B．usually | | C．sometimes | D．rarely |
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| 小题5: | | A．warned | B．told | | C．allowed | D．begged |
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| 小题6: | | A．employment | B．experience | | C．judgment | D．independence |
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| 小题7: | | A．carefully | B．happily | | C．aimlessly | D．rapidly |
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| 小题8: | | A．steps | B．trips | | C．purposes | D．choices |
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| 小题9: | | A．Bravely | B．Proudly | | C．Calmly | D．Cautiously |
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| 小题10: | | A．broken | B．perfect | | C．written | D．fluent |
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| 小题11: | | A．refused | B．decided | | C．pretended | D．failed |
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| 小题12: | | A．stopped | B．continued | | C．left | D．sighed |
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| 小题13: | | A．lunch | B．life | | C．fun | D．luck |
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| 小题14: | | A．break | B．slip | | C．pass | D．drive |
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| 小题15: | | A．read | B．write | | C．attempt | D．deliver |
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| 小题16: | | A．went over | B．picked up | | C．gave away | D．got through |
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| 小题17: | | A．freedom | B．success | | C．discussion | D．reward |
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| 小题18: | | A．terrible | B．excellent | | C．honest | D．easy |
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| 小题19: | | A．belief | B．patience | | C．confidence | D．strength |
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| 小题20: | | A．shy | B．lonely | | C．selfless | D．modest |
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