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It was a sunny day when I quit my job to travel. As a contract administrator(合同管理员)for a shipping co...
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It was a sunny day when I quit my job to travel. As a contract administrator(合同管理员)for a shipping company, I’d spent 2012 _____in Washington DC. While it was a well-paid job, even a_____career, it was not what I wanted, I wanted to _____stories and see the world.
The _____of this decision were sown(播种)in 2010, when I graduated from college and moved to Spain to teach English. I spent my spare time travelling around Europe, writing it all in my blog. After two years, my teaching contracts______, so I moved back to work in Washington DC.
Writing, on the other hand, continued to make me______. And during those two years in Spain, my blog had_____many readers. But I faced a __ decision: quit and pursue writing full-time, or keep a good job.I knew that _____to the world of writing and travelling was the right choice,_____ I began planning my next move. This time, my______was New Zealand.
Every night______I came home from my job I work on my blog. I spent a year______my blog and setting up freelance(自由职业者)writing contracts, so that I would have guaranteed paid work once I quit. A few months later, I was invited to explore Jordan for a few weeks. I knew the time had come to______the final preparations. I planned out my trips, _____my flights and sold my car (my last strong tie to my old life)before______. And finally, I was on my way to New Zealand.
Since quitting my job, I’ve sailed off the coast of Italy and Greece; dived in Bali; ridden horses across western Mongolia; slept_____the stars on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Not once have I______my decision to leave my job in Washington DC. Through all this, I have achieved my____of becoming a writer. I gave up a comfortable life to pursue personal happiness—_______proving that dreams really do come true, if you work for them.
1.A. studying B. teaching C. working D. travelling
2.A. terrible B. wrong C. vital D. good
3.A. write B. remember C. understand D. read
4.A. plants B. seeds C. crops D. branches
5.A. started B. continued C. ended D. failed
6.A. qualified B. delighted C. bored D. tired
7.A. protected B. demanded C. attracted D. selected
8.A. strange B. tough C. normal D. simple
9.A. returning B. sending C. donating D. leading
10.A. or B. but C. so D. unless
11.A. destination B. situation C. occasion D. description
12.A. since B. because C. until D. when
13.A. turning up B. getting up C. cutting up D. building up
14.A. reject B. make C. test D. apply
15.A. sold B. bought C. booked D. earned
16.A. setting off B. settling down C. calming down D. turning around
17.A. on B. over C. in D. under
18.A. explained B. shared C. regretted D. imagined
19.A. reason B. example C. memory D. goal
20.A. narrowly B. awfully C. widely D. hopefully
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