题目内容：

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 was successful at my job. It was not easy, but it ________ me and my family a wonderful lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years. ________ , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was ________  explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there ________ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve   ________ .” I’d been so well respected; ________ I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very ________  place. I wandered around my house like a zombie（僵尸）. I could    ________ things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive in everything   ________ me.

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I   ________ the same final, so he was ________ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ________ him on was unbelievable. The whole summer I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I ________ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ________. My life had been so much devoted to  ________ for so long, and I felt ________ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

________ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being  ________ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ________ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job has made me realize just how ________ it is to achieve real balance in life.

1.A. affordedB. promisedC. showedD. left

2.A. ThereforeB. AnyhowC. HoweverD. Otherwise

3.A. quicklyB. gentlyC. partlyD. easily

4.A. untilB. afterC. asD. so

5.A. finishedB. changedC. triedD. failed

6.A. finallyB. immediatelyC. suddenlyD. shortly

7.A. secretB. quietC. lonelyD. dark

8.A. seeB. getC. suggestD. understand

9.A. defendedB. desertedC. directedD. disturbed

10.A. watchedB. missedC. lostD. won

11.A. disappointedB. worriedC. honouredD. delighted

12.A. cheeringB. takingC. leadingD. passing

13.A. justB. evenC. stillD. almost

14.A. hopefulB. strangeC. meaningfulD. difficult

15.A. workB. familyC. matchesD. performances

16.A. successfulB. thoughtfulC. thankfulD. peaceful

17.A. UnexpectedlyB. DoubtfullyC. DisagreeablyD. Naturally

18.A. employedB. valuedC. comfortedD. encouraged

19.A. educationB. futureC. relationshipD. experience

20.A. importantB. interestingC. simpleD. surprising