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完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I still remember the moment I looked at my saving book when I had only two clients all month. I started my speech pathology (言语病理学) practice in 1998 and gradually     the business to 13 employees. But last year, people were not able to        speech therapy (言语治疗) because of the economic crisis. I cut my own            because I didn’t want to let any of my staff go.        my husband, Brian, lost his job.

We had 11       in all and our oldest four were already      and away from home. We’ve always been interested in food sources and     the kids where their      came from. We love fresh vegetables, eggs or meat directly from small farms, which are safe and       . So we wondered what if we started farming.

When a local farmer         we get some laying hens because there was a market for fresh      , our plan came together. It was scary and      . What if no one bought anything?        people did buy the eggs. The local farmer took eggs to        to his customers, and today he purchases about 20 dozen a week from us.

The children        out, which is important        we already have 270 laying hens and 200 chickens.

The speech therapy business is still         , but I put in less than ten hours a week. I know that on the             , there is life, there is physically satisfying work, and our family members      more to each other. Our quality of life is so much better. I spend most of the day with my children, which I was grateful       . And at night, I have the good feelings that come from working with my hands and doing something positive.

1.A. developed  B. divided    C. presented      D. passed

2.A. call for   B. care for C. pay for        D. apply for

3.A. fund      B. salary     C. profit         D. cost

4.A. Unlikely   B. Excitedly  C. Unfortunately  D. Specially

5.A. partners  B. employees C. children      D. maids

6.A. anxious    B. independentC. complicated    D. prepared

7.A. checking B. satisfying C. questioning    D. teaching

8.A. food       B. wealth    C. property      D. money

9.A. processed B. polluted   C. healthy        D. expensive

10.A. suggested B. required  C. learned        D. demanded

11.A. water     B. fruit     C. eggs           D. chicken

12.A. stressful B. safe       C. helpless      D. regretful

13.A. But       B. Thus      C. Otherwise     D. So

14.A. donate    B. devote   C. send           D. sell

15.A. give      B. run        C. help          D. need

16.A. because   B. until      C. before        D. though

17.A. alive     B. busy       C. easy           D. painful

18.A. business  B. farm       C. campus         D. hand

19.A. contrast  B. care     C. relate        D. compete

20.A. on        B. at       C. in             D. For