B My father always told me: “ All work is noble .” He wasn ’ t 1 ,but he earned a reasonable living . Thanks to his 2 ,I was able to go to an art college . I, however, wanted to do something 3 ,something more interesting — I was special! After graduation, I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job . It was winter and,ever the optimist, I only brought enough money to 4 myself for about a month . I wasn ’ t 5 — I was sure I ’ d find a fantastic job immediately . Within a few weeks, though, I found myself wandering around the streets having been 6 by every design office in town . My hotel 7 was almost gone and I hadn ’ t eaten in days .“ How had I reached this point? ” I wondered as I 8 in my thin jacket . I was just about to 9 when my dad called . He suggested that I get a job in a 10 until something else came along . At first, pride made me 11 . But I was cold, hungry, and unwilling to go home feeling 12 and defeated . I entered an expensive-looking caf é near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were 13 . She said they were 14 ,and offered me a job right away . 15 ,I found that I really enjoyed serving people . I started making big 16 right away . Later, the manager learned that I had a design 17 and asked me to design the caf é menus . That led to a part-time job at an advertising company . Previously, I had never considered being a 18 ,but there I was . I 19 got my dream design job, but that winter I learned not to make 20 about work . 1 . A . concerned B . wealthy C . generous D . caring 2 . A . education B . time C . power D . effort 3 . A . different B . simple C . strange D . safe 4 . A . entertain B . protect C . support D . identify 5 . A . disappointed B . worried C . helpless D . alone 6 . A . rejected B . annoyed C . restricted D . invited 7 . A . host B . room C . contract D . rent 8 . A . waited B . trembled C . regretted D . sweated 9 . A . show off B . settle down C . give up D . set out 10 . A . library B . gallery C . factory D . restaurant 11 . A . hesitate B . agree C . continue D . reply 12 . A . relieved B . ashamed C . secure D . lonely 13 . A . hiring B . working C . serving D . checking 14 . A . reasonable B . popular C . overstaffed D . shorthanded 15 . A . Hopefully B . Undoubtedly C . Surprisingly D . Obviously 16 . A . designs B . contacts C . meals D . tips 17 . A . hobby B . company C . background D . task 18 . A . waiter B . designer C . director D . manager 19 . A . simply B . nearly C . eventually D . temporarily 20 . A . preparations B . assumptions C . changes D . suggestions 【帮你拓知识】 核心知识 , 词块记忆 1 reasonable adj . 还算不错的 , 说得过去的 2 optimist n . 乐观者 3 previously adv . 先前 , 从前 4 overstaffed adj . 人员过多的 5 shorthanded adj . 人手短缺的