About five years ago,I found myself working in a terrible middle school. The hours were long and the work was boring. ____31____, the pay was low. Every day the job seemed a physical ____32____ for me. My neck would burn with pain from the ____33____ bending. My feet would ache from ____34____ the entire day. The skin around my fingernails would ____35____ because of the work my hands were doing. I tried to keep my ____36____ up while I worked there, but day by day I felt myself ____37____ down. Every morning I would press sticking-plaster on my neck, place Band-Aid around my fingers and ____38____ my worn-out shoes. And every night I would ____39____ myself home and fall onto the couch.
One evening I felt like I could____40____ it no more. As I drove home alone, I said to myself. “Why am I working myself here just to ____41____ ? Why couldn’t I find a better job than this? Why do I have to ____42____ this right now?”
I wasn’t really expecting a(n) ____43____, but life always loves to surprise us. As I ____44____ up the steps to my front door, I found my wife and my son waiting for me ____45____ smiling faces. “Daddy, Daddy!” my son yelled. I smiled and picked him up with my ____46____ arms. Then after hugging and kissing him, I laughed for the first time in days and sat down ____47____. At that time, I found the answer which would give me the ____48____ I needed to go on.
Eventually I moved on to a better school, but I____49____ forgot that answer, which had gently reminded me of the simple truth. We may have to work to live, but we live to ____50____. May you always fill your days with love and joy.
31.A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
32.A. class B. shock C.exploration D. challenge
33.A. instant B. occasional C. constant D. regular
34.A. shaking B. racing C. running D. standing
35.A. destroy B. damage C. benefit D. split
36.A. spirits B. attitudes C. minds D. thoughts
37.A. bringing B. tearing C. wearing D. putting
38.A. put on B. set on C. get on D. wear on
39.A. drag B. enjoy C. help D. walk
40.A. appreciate B. stand C. like D. prefer
41.A. survive B. support C. continue D. exist
42.A. put aside B. keep up C. go through D. get across
43.A. reward B. gift C. answer D. solution
44.A. struggled B. moved C. jumped D. climbed
45.A. from B. as C. with D. for
46.A. broken B. relieved C. tired D. trembled
47.A. thoughtfully B. peacefully C. surprisingly D. sadly
48.A. nutrient B. courage C. strength D. break
49.A. ever B. never C. seldom D. already
50.A. work B. relax C. love D. Laugh
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