第一节完形填空Attheageofforty-five，myusuallywell-orderedlifebecamefullofchanges．Aftertwenty-twoyearsofworkingina（41），aplantouselessstaff（42）theunemploymentofoveronehundredpeople，Ibeingone

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At the age of forty-five，my usually well-ordered life became full of changes．After twenty-two years of working in a （41）___，a plan to use less staff （42）___the unemployment of over one hundred people，I being one of them．
My once secure future became （43）___．However，I was not a single parent，（44）___the family did not depend only on my income．My motto has always been，"Change is good； change is progress，"but when it（45）___my livelihood，I had to change it to，"（46）___change and make the most of it．"From the beginning，I （47）___ to look at this matter not as （48）___luck，but as a welcome chance．I refused to become sorry；（49）___，I actively planned to do something new and different．
Having a positive attitude made all the （50）___in the way I pursued the future．First，I decided to（51）___to college and graduate many years later than I should have．Doing this at my age took more than a little （52）___．Not being a graduate had never（53）___me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to （54）___．With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes and became an adult （55）___．In the class，I became more and more confident．During this time，I realized that （56）___life throws in our way，personal growth never stops．The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my（57）___life．It used to be filled with endless，and sometimes meaningless events．But now，my heart and life are completely around people I（58）___．
The loss of my job led to some （59）___changes in my life．Revisiting the past made room for the （60）___．I realize that I have accepted the change，and am making the most of it．

41．A．factory	B．bank	C．company	D．hospital
42．A．set aside	B．made up	C．resulted in	D．took off
43．A．uncertain	B．bright	C．unimportant	D．clear
44．A．if	B．or	C．so	D．but
45．A．destroyed	B．improved	C．ruined	D．affected
46．A．Respect	B．Accept	C．Expect	D．Collect
47．A．considered	B．chose	C．happened	D．pretended
48．A．pure	B．rare	C．bad	D．good
49．A．therefore	B．instead	C．anyway	D．however
50．A．difference	B．decision	C．effort	D．use
51．A．attend	B．turn	C．admit	D．return
52．A．time	B．money	C．risk	D．courage
53．A．put	B．sent	C．held	D．given
54．A．score	B．arrive	C．achieve	D．discover
55．A．student	B．teacher	C．manager	D．doctor
56．A．whichever	B．whoever	C．however	D．whatever
57．A．new	B．daily	C．future	D．past
58．A．care for	B．call for	C．stand for	D．look at
59．A．normal	B．positive	C．confident	D．unsure
60．A．change	B．experience	C．future	D．education

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