文档介绍：完形填空专项强化训练
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My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow 1 .
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really 2 . I looked up to Helen 3 she was doing what she loved— 4 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers, 5 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 6 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet(炒蛋), and when I saw him _7 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I 8 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own __9 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan(贷款), they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s 10 ? You’re not smiling today.” I __11__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody 12 just have faith in me.”
Before long he handed me checks 13 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral(抵押品)on this loan is my trust in your 14 as a person. Good people with a dream should have 15 __to make that e true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 16 __working at the restaurant, making 17 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, though, and I lost the 18 .
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__19 and ended up ing a pretty good agent. 20 . I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.
1. A. friend B. waitress
C. citizen D. customer
2. A. losing B. earning
C. sharing D. lacking
3. A. while B. though
C. because D. unless
4. A. helping B. respecting
C. serving D. praising
5. A. work B. eat
C. smile D. speak
6. A. regular B. favorite
C. respected D. fresh
7. A. eating B. greeting
D. coming
8. A. found out B. picked up
C. got back D. took away