Anne is a newspaper reporter. She chose this 1 so she could travel around the world. The work has taught her many unforgettable lessons. She has seen wars,earthquakes and death. But she has 2 seen courage, hope and happiness.

  Last year,she won an award for her reporting in Africa. She was very proud 3 it. At first,she thought she got the award because of her good work. But then she realized that she should thank many other people for 4 help.

   Anne was born in Jamaica. Her family was not poor,but it was not 5 either. Her parents had to 6 hard so that she could go to school. At school, Anne was not a good student,she enjoyed writing because her English teacher said, " Anne, you are a wonderful 8   . ”The teacher encouraged her all the time.

  Later, Anne went to university in Canada and then 9 for a job. It was very difficult.

  Then,one day,she went to see the editor of a newspaper in Ottawa. The editor gave her a job.

  "Everyone needs a 10 at first," he said.

(   ) 1. A. thing    B. job    C. sweater    D. picture

(   ) 2. A. still    B. never    C. also    D. only

(   ) 3. A. to    B. of    C. for    D. from

(   ) 4. A. my    B. his    C. our    D. their

(   ) 5. A. rich    B. new    C. small    D. big

(   ) 6. A. study    B. walk    C. work    D. play

(   ) 7. A. but    B. if、    C. because    D. so

(   ) 8. A. farmer    B. nurse    C. doctor    D. writer

(   ) 9. A. looked    B. made    C. joined    D. found

(   ) 10. A. ticket    B. hobby    C. chance    D. habit

l. B 2. C 3. B be proud of以……感到自豪4. D 

5. A 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. A 

10. C此處指Anne找工作不容易時,報社主編給了她一次機會。

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