Question

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 that 3._________ I was offered a good position, I would resign at once.

Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already4.______ (exhaust) shoulder. On the other hand, my search5. a respectable job had not met with much 6. (succeed). As I had studied literature at university, I found

7. quite difficult to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that if I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps 8.______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 difficulty 9._____ (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 10.______I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me.

 

Answer 1

1.where

2.To earn

3.as soon as/as long as

4.exhausted

5.For

6.success

7.it

8.What

9.adapting

10.did

【解析】

試題分析：題目考查學(xué)生對上下文的聯(lián)系，還考查了學(xué)生對非限制性定語從句、非謂語動詞、條件狀語從句、介詞、名詞、固定搭配、倒裝句等知識的掌握情況。

1.考查非限制性定語從句。從句中結(jié)構(gòu)完整，且先行詞為New York，故填where。

2.考查非謂語動詞的用法。由空后的I started work in a local café as a waiter可知，作者是為了賺錢。

故填To earn。

3.考查條件狀語從句，由空前的I believe that及空后的at once.可知，前后為因果關(guān)系，此句為肯定的語氣，故填as soon as/as long as。

4.考查動詞變?yōu)樾稳菰~�？蘸鬄槊�詞，所以用形容詞修飾名詞。故填exhausted。

5.考查介詞。search for job為固定搭配，找工作。故填for。

6.考查名詞。had not met with much success為固定搭配，屢遭失敗。故填success。

7.考查it的用法，這里用it作形式賓語，不定式后面secure a suitable job in big companies的內(nèi)容作真正的賓語。故填it。

8.考查主語從句。主語從句中缺少賓語，故填What。

9.考查固定搭配。have difficult (in )doing sth.做某事有困難，為固定搭配。故填adapting。

10.考查倒裝句。含有否定意義的副詞、連詞或者否定含義的短語放在句首時，用倒裝。故填did。

考點：非限制性定語從句、非謂語動詞、條件狀語從句、介詞、名詞、固定搭配、倒裝句