完形突破 Passage Four

When I graduated from the university， I had great difficulty finding a job that was connected with my major. It seemed that what I learned in the university had nothing to do with the 1 life. I was very 2 and upset during that period of time.

In order to 3 ， I had to ask for help from my friends. Then a friend asked if I’d like a job 4 singing telegrams in Manhattan while 5 as a gorilla （猩猩）. It wasn’t anything I ever 6 to do， but I was unemployed and the gorilla mask 7 my lack of singing ability. So I 8 the job. And I spent a lot of time studying the 9 and behavior of gorillas. 10 ， the job was not so bad as I had figured. Sometimes children even gave me some 11 .

Soon after， I heard about another job， this time at the Empire State Building guiding tourists by 12 as King Kong （金剛）. As one of the few 13 with gorilla experience， I was 14 . When the summer ended and it got too 15 to be on the observation desk， even while wearing a gorilla suit， another friend asked if I’d like to be a private detective. I said， “Yes， ever since I was 6.”

Somewhere between the gorilla suits and getting 16 to work as an actual private eye， I realized something about life.

I was raised in a 17 home where I was taught the value of hard work. I was determined to be determined. I struggled to become rich and famous， to build a successful 18 in Hollywood， but 19 failed； I relaxed， and I wondered whether my 20 had gone wrong. However， the experience I went through makes me know that God has arranged everything. What you have to do is to wait patiently and seize the chance that God prepared for you.

1. A. terribleB. practicalC. similarD. wonderful

2. A. hopelessB. uselessC. senselessD. careless

3. A. succeedB. appearC. surviveD. exist

4. A. tellingB. makingC. buyingD. delivering

5. A. coatedB. dressedC. actedD. treated

6. A. askedB. expectedC. orderedD. hated

7. A. hidB. showedC. foundD. cheated

8. A. consideredB. promisedC. tookD. refused

9. A. abilityB. thoughtC. appearanceD. expression

10. A. In allB. After allC. In factD. As usual

11. A. adviceB. menusC. changeD. paper

12. A. actingB. workingC. guidingD. serving

13. A. workersB. participantsC. applicantsD. graduates

14. A. forgottenB. ignoredC. receivedD. admitted

15. A. coldB. dangerousC. lateD. boring

16. A. paidB. lostC. hiredD. disappointed

17. A. brokenB. traditionalC. modernD. powerful

18. A. characterB. countryC. starD. career

19. A. neverB. largelyC. greatlyD. partly

20. A. planB. taskC. beliefD. dream