My Stay in New York

After graduation from university, I had been unable to secure a permanent job in my small town. So I decided to leave home for New York, 1.______I might have a better chance to find a good job. 2. ______ (earn) some money to pay the daily expenses, I started work in a local café as a waiter. I believe that3.______ ______ ______ I was offered a good position, I would resign at once.

Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already 4. ______ (exhaust) shoulder. On the other hand, my search for a respectable job had not met with much success. As I had studied literature at university, I found it quite difficult to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that 5.______ I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps 6.______my mother had told me was deeply rooted in my mind. I just did as she had expected.

Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty7.______ (adapt) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job to my delight. After nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned 8.______I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me.

 

1.where

2.To earn

3.as soon as/ as long as

4.exhausted

5.if

6.what

7.adapting

8.did

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試題分析：文章介紹作者大學(xué)畢業(yè)后為了有機(jī)會(huì)找到更好的工作。到了紐約，臨時(shí)在一個(gè)咖啡店做服務(wù)員，但是一直都沒(méi)有再找到適合的工作，生活的壓力使他疲憊，最終回到原來(lái)的小鎮(zhèn)，發(fā)現(xiàn)這才是最適合自己的。

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