“Now”Mrs.VirginiaDeViewsaidsmiling“wearegoingtodiscoverourprofessions.”Theclassseemedtobegreatlysurprised.Ourprofessions?Wewereonly13and14yearsold!Theteachermustbe36.“Yesyouwillal
“Now”Mrs.VirginiaDeViewsaidsmiling“wearegoingtodiscoverourprofessions.”Theclassseemedtobegreatlysurprised.Ourprofessions?Wewereonly13and14yearsold!Theteachermustbe 36 .“Yesyouwillallbesearchingforyourfuture 37.Eachofyouwillhaveto 38 someoneinyourfieldandgiveanoral(口头的)report.”
EachdayinherclassVirginiaDeViewremindedusaboutthis.FinallyI 39 printjournalism.ThismeantIhadtogotointerviewanewspaperreporter.Iwasextremelynervous.Isatdowninfrontofhim 40 abletospeak.Helookedatmeandsaid“Didyoubringapencilorpen?”Ishookmyhead.“Howaboutsome 41?”Ishookmyheadagain.
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FinallyIthoughtherealizedIwastoo42andIgotmyfirstbigtipasa 43.“Nevernevergoanywherewithoutapenorpaper.Youneverknowwhatyou’ll 44 into.”AfterafewdaysIgavemyoralreporttotallyfrommemoryinclass.IgotanAontheentireproject.
YearslaterIwasincollegelookingaroundforanewcareerbutwithnosuccess.ThenI 45 VirginiaDeViewandmydesireat13tobeajournalist.AndIcalledmyparents.Theydidn't 46 me.Theyjustremindedmehow 47 thefieldwasandhowIhadrunawayfromcompetitionallmylife.Thiswastrue.Butjournalismdidsomethingtome;itwasinmy 48.Anditgavemethefreedomtogouptototalstrangersandaskwhatwas 49.
ForthepastfiftyyearsI’vehadthemostsatisfyingreportingcareer 50 storiesfrommurderstoairplane 51 andfinallychoosingmystrongestarea.WhenIwenttopickupmyphoneonedayanincrediblewaveofmemories 52 meandIrealizedthathaditnotbeen 53 VirginiaDeViewIwouldnotbesittingatthatdesk.
Iget 54 allthetime:“Howdidyoupickjournalism?”
“Wellyouseetherewasthisteacher…”Ialwaysstartout.IjustwishIcould55 her.
【小题1】A.cautiousB.madC.optimisticD.enthusiastic【小题2】A.universitiesB.familiesC.professionsD.lives