LillywasaFrenchCanadiangirlwhogrewupinthefarmingcommunity.Whenshewas16,herfather____hertodropoutofschooltocontributetothefamilyincome.WithEnglishashersecondlanguageand____education,the____didn’tlookbri
LillywasaFrenchCanadiangirlwhogrewupinthefarmingcommunity.Whenshewas16,herfather____hertodropoutofschooltocontributetothefamilyincome.WithEnglishashersecondlanguageand____education,the____didn’tlookbrightforLilly.
Lilly’sfatherwasastubbornmanwho___took“no”forananswer.He____Lillytofindajob.Withsmallhopeofgaining____,eachdayshewouldjustridetothecity,walk____aboutandreturnhomeatdusk.
Ononeofher____,Lillysawasignatabigcompany.___,sheknockedontheveryfirstdoor.Inher____English,Lillytoldtheofficemanagershewasinterestedinthesecretarialposition.Themanager____togivethegirlachance.Hedirectedhertotypealetter,andthen____.Lillylookedattheclockandsawitwas11∶40am.Shethoughteveryonewouldbeleavingfor____atnoon,whenshecould____awayinthecrowd.Butsheknewsheshould____theletter.
Onherfirsttry,Lilly____onelineoffivewordsandmadefourmistakes.Onhersecondattempt,shecompletedafullparagraph,butstillmademanymistakes.Shelookedattheclock:11∶55—fiveminutesto____.Justthenthemanagerwalkedin.HecamedirectlytoLilly,readtheletterandsaid,“Lilly,you’redoing____work!”
Withthosesimplewordsofencouragement,herdesiretoescapedisappearedandher____begantogrow.Lillythought,“Well,ifhethinksit’sgood,thenitmustbegood.IthinkI’llstay!”Lillydidstay—allbecausesomeonehadgivena____anduncertaingirlthegiftofself?confidencewhensheknockedonthedoor.
1.A.reminded B.forced
C.encouraged D.helped
2.A.poor B.formal
C.goodD.modern
3.A.advice B.promise
C.future D.change
4.A.always B.usually
C.sometimes D.rarely
5.A.warned B.told
C.allowed D.begged
6.A.employment B.experience
C.judgment D.independence
7.A.carefully B.happily
C.aimlessly D.rapidly
8.A.steps B.trips
C.purposes D.choices
9.A.Bravely B.Proudly
C.CalmlyD.Cautiously
10.A.brokenB.perfect
C.writtenD.fluent
11.A.refused B.decided
C.pretended D.f