Question

Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had 1 from just the two of us in a 2 into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just 3 our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you 4? Well, as Apple grew we 5 someone who I thought was very talented to 6 the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge (分歧) and 7 we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors 8with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. 9 had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating(毀滅性的).
I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to 10 for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to 11 on me - I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been 12, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
I didn’t see it then, but it 13 that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the 14 of being a 15 again, less sure about everything. It freed me to 16 one of the most creative periods of my life.
I’m pretty sure 17 of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was 18 tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Don’t lose 19. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t 20. As with all matters of the heart, you’11 know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it.
-By Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer

1. 1.
   1. A.
      grown
   2. B.
      begun
   3. C.
      removed
   4. D.
      kept
2. 2.
   1. A.
      bedroom
   2. B.
      farm
   3. C.
      garage
   4. D.
      kitchen
3. 3.
   1. A.
      announced
   2. B.
      declared
   3. C.
      released
   4. D.
      coped
4. 4.
   1. A.
      managed
   2. B.
      started
   3. C.
      installed
   4. D.
      entitled
5. 5.
   1. A.
      provided
   2. B.
      sorted
   3. C.
      promoted
   4. D.
      hired
6. 6.
   1. A.
      run
   2. B.
      involve
   3. C.
      open
   4. D.
      engage
7. 7.
   1. A.
      instantly
   2. B.
      constantly
   3. C.
      eventually
   4. D.
      frequently
8. 8.
   1. A.
      risked
   2. B.
      supported
   3. C.
      pleased
   4. D.
      sided
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Which
   2. B.
      What
   3. C.
      Whichever
   4. D.
      Whatever
10. 10.
    1. A.
       apologize
    2. B.
       reveal
    3. C.
       head
    4. D.
       stand
11. 11.
    1. A.
       imply
    2. B.
       put
    3. C.
       impress
    4. D.
       dawn
12. 12.
    1. A.
       resisted
    2. B.
       rejected
    3. C.
       solved
    4. D.
       interrupted
13. 13.
    1. A.
       made out
    2. B.
       come out
    3. C.
       turned out
    4. D.
       tried out
14. 14.
    1. A.
       darkness
    2. B.
       lightness
    3. C.
       carelessness
    4. D.
       business
15. 15.
    1. A.
       waiter
    2. B.
       pioneer
    3. C.
       beginner
    4. D.
       visitor
16. 16.
    1. A.
       enter
    2. B.
       relieve
    3. C.
       preview
    4. D.
       expect
17. 17.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       none
    3. C.
       everything
    4. D.
       anything
18. 18.
    1. A.
       careful
    2. B.
       acceptable
    3. C.
       hopeful
    4. D.
       awful
19. 19.
    1. A.
       courage
    2. B.
       patience
    3. C.
       imagination
    4. D.
       faith
20. 20.
    1. A.
       settle
    2. B.
       recall
    3. C.
       claim
    4. D.
       deny

Answer 1

ACCBD ACDBA DBCBC ABDDA
1.A 考察詞組grow from…into…意思是從…成長為…,選擇A grown
2.C 開頭提到公司剛剛開始是in my parents garage,此處應當照應,故選C garage
3.C 考察對詞義的理解,與creation(發明產品)搭配的應當是發布,故選擇 C released
4.B 同樣在開頭有提及,我和伙伴started(創辦)了蘋果公司,故選擇B started
5.D 此處的文意是隨著公司壯大我們雇傭了更有才能的人,此處的雇傭即hire,故選擇D hired
6.A 考察詞組run a company運營公司,故選擇A run
7.C 此處的and表示承接順序,所以這里應當填一個表示時間先后的副詞,故選擇C eventually(最終)
8.D 考察詞組side with……，意為支持……，故選擇D sided
9.B 考察主語從句,此處填的單詞與the focus of my entire對應,故選擇B what
10.A 聯系上文作者與同事的爭吵,此處他應當是想為screwing up so badly而道歉,選擇A apologize
11.D 考察詞組dawn on……逐漸(被人)知曉,故選擇D dawn
12.B 聯系上文作者被開除的經歷,此處應當填表示被拒絕意思的單詞,故選B rejected
13.C 考察詞組it turn out that意思為結果是……故選擇C turned out
14.B 和上文的heaviness(沉重)形成對比的只有lightness(輕松),故選B lightness
15.C 由上文得知作者在被拒絕后一切都必須從頭開始,所以他現在是一個新手(beginner),故選C beginner
16.A 考察詞組enter a period進入一段時期，故選擇A enter
17.B 后面的if提示我們這句話的意思是如果他沒被開除將一事無成,所以選擇表示否定意思的B none
18.D 由后面的but引導的句子的意思可得知前面的意思是品嘗藥物不是快樂的事,故選D awful
19.D 考察詞組lose faith喪失信心/信仰,在此處courage不符合主旨,故選擇D faith
20.A 此處的文意大致是不要安于現狀。表示這層意思的只有A settle（安定下來）