19. My uncle’s house in the downtown area in much smaller than ours, but it is twice ______ expensive.
A. as B. so C. too D. very
20. She’ll never forget her stay there ______ she found her son who had gone missing two years before.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it
21 me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.
22 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was
23 explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there
24 they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve
25 .” I’d been so well respected,
26 I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very
27 place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could
28 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything
29 me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I
30 the same final, so he was
31 when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me
32 him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I
33 went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so
34 . My life had been so much devoted to
35 for so long, and I felt
36 that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
37 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being
38 Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional
39 and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how
40 it is to achieve real balance in life.
21. A. promised B. afforded C. showed D. left
22. A. Therefore B. Anyhow C. Otherwise D. However
23. A. quickly B. gently C. partly D. easily
24. A. until B. after C. as D. so
25. A. failed B. finished C. tried D. changed
26. A. suddenly B. finally C. immediately D. shortly
27. A. secret B. quiet C. lonely D. dark
28. A. see B. get C. suggest D. understand
29. A. defended B. directed C. deserted D. disturbed
30. A. watched B. missed C. lost D. won
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