题目内容：

    I had worked for long at the same dead-end job with no pay increases. So I was considering ______ the profession when being offered the job of Office Manager for a company that had been ______ for long. My job would be to change the situation, which meant organizing the office and turning the company profitable.

The ______ knew that would be no easy task, so he offered me a good salary. And I ______ it. Later, my husband joined me and became my ______. With our efforts together, our company became profitable. So I was ______ becoming State Manager with a big salary increase. As our income increased, so did our ______. My husband and I moved into a large, beautiful home with great furniture and ______ two beautiful cars. To all appearances, we were living the American Dream.

Later, ______ the downturn in the economy, the company reorganized and my ______ was removed, and so was my husband’s. ______, we got new ones, but made minimum wages. We had to move into a tiny apartment. It was ______. I measured personal success by how many expensive things I ______. Without them, I felt unimportant and unsuccessful.

Unexpectedly, our loss later turned out to be a(n) ______. It forced us to come to a complete stop and ______ what we really wanted out of life. We realized that to keep that company afloat, we had been so ______ every day that we had sacrificed time that should have been spent with our family and friends. We had ______ important births, graduations and weddings. We knew we needed a change. Now — years later — we are living a more ______ life. Our home is modest; ______, it’s fully paid for. We don’t have many things that need dusting -- only the necessities. Now we are truly living and ______ the American Dream.

1.A.leaving B.regulating C.recommending D.observing

2.A.operating B.consulting C.struggling D.advocating

3.A.partner B.boss C.customer D.employee

4.A.handled B.recognized C.honored D.accepted

5.A.colleague B.competitor C.doctor D.barber

6.A.hired B.comforted C.promoted D.prepared

7.A.experiences B.connection C.spending D.savings

8.A.lent B.changed C.discovered D.purchased

9.A.due to B.regardless of C.in case of D.in comparison to

10.A.allowance B.position C.chance D.office

11.A.Initially B.Apparently C.Gradually D.Luckily

12.A.amusing B.discouraging C.boring D.surprising

13.A.designed B.possessed C.sorted D.donated

14.A.blessing B.surprise C.explanation D.memory

15.A.ignore B.abandon C.consider D.give

16.A.confident B.confused C.joyful D.occupied

17.A.remembered B.missed C.mentioned D.loved

18.A.boring B.demanding C.privileged D.relaxed

19.A.however B.instead C.therefore D.meanwhile

20.A.expecting B.reporting C.enjoying D.replacing