I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old.
The
31 goes with me wherever I go. My mother gave it to me so that
32 would follow me. She looked at me and said, “I want you to carry this two dollar bill for extra good luck.”
“Thanks, mom,” I replied, “I will keep it
33 to me always.”
My mother passed away when I was seven years old. I remember I took out my two dollar bill and held it in my hand for the longest time, knowing that she would
34 me the rest of my life.
Each time I felt I had a crisis, I would
35 for my two dollar bill and set it on the table. I would
36 at it for several hours and could always
37 a solution. When I applied for my first job, I was thirty years old and very shy. The thought of being interviewed for a job was 38 but I had to work. I saw one of the interviewers well dressed with
39 purse and shoes. I also knew the chance of being chosen was
40 when looking at the length of others’ resumes.
“What makes you feel you are
41 for this job?” The well－dressed woman asked. “I really need this job and there is nothing I can not do” I responded. She then asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I left, I
42 and said “Please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very
43 member of your team.”
I went home,
44 . That evening I received a phone call. “Gina” she said, “we decided to give you a chance to
45 yourself.” “Thank you, you will not regret this decision.” I
46 the phone and yelled. At that instant, I remember my mom once said to us “You are
47 in my mind. Don’t 48 failure. It is a way to get us to try harder.”
How
49 this gift from Mom! It had built up
50 in me.| 小题1: | | A．money | B．check | C．bill | D．paper |
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| 小题2: | | A．luck | B．happiness | C．wealth | D．wisdom |
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| 小题3: | | A．close | B．near | C．hard | D．firm |
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| 小题4: | | A．look out for | B．watch over | C．see to | D．come across |
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| 小题5: | | A．get | B．stretch | C．hold | D．reach |
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| 小题6: | | A．stare | B．glance | C．observe | D．glare |
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| 小题7: | | A．come up with | B．put forward | C．set up | D．pull through |
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| 小题8: | | A．exciting | B．amazing | C．nervous | D．scary |
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| 小题9: | | A．suitable | B．matching | C．fancy | D．exaggerating（夸张的） |
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| 小题10: | | A．slim | B．terrible | C．few | D．abundant |
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| 小题11: | | A．born | B．qualified | C．stable | D．grateful |
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| 小题12: | | A．turned around | B．turned back | C．put up | D．raise up |
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| 小题13: | | A．productive | B．additional | C．concise（简洁） | D．effective |
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| 小题14: | | A．terrified | B．exhausted | C．sound | D．cautious |
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| 小题15: | | A．test | B．challenge | C．prove | D．strengthen |
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| 小题16: | | A．hung up | B．got through | C．set aside | D．got off |
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| 小题17: | | A．brilliant | B．awesome | C．careful | D．unbelievable |
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| 小题18: | | A．stand | B．bend | C．fear | D．ruin |
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| 小题19: | | A．rare | B．special | C．relative | D．primary |
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| 小题20: | | A．confidence | B．perseverance | C．model | D．intelligence |
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