SincemyfamilywerenotgoingtobehelpfulIdecidedIwouldlookforoneallbymyselfandnottellthemaboutittillI’dgotone．Ihadseenanagency（中介机构）adverti

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Since my family were not going to be helpful I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one ．

I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper ． I rushed out of the __ 1 in search of it ． I was wildly excited and as _2_ as if I were going on the stage ． Finding the 3 quite easily I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking if you please ． ”

The simple atmosphere of the office 4 me ． The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses and then questioned me in a low voice ． I answered softly ． All of a sudden I started to feel rather 5 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 6 to get a job without experience I wondered whether I ought to leave when the telephone on her desk rang ． I heard her say:

“ 7 I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might 8 ． ” She wrote down a __ 9 and held it out to me saying: “Ring up this lady ． She wants a cook immediately ． In fact you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people ． ”

“Oh yes ” said I — 10 having cooked for more than four in my life ． I 11 her again and again and rushed out to the nearest telephone box ． I collected my thoughts took a deep breath and rang the number ． I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for ．

I spent the next few hours 12 cook books ．

1 ． A ． bed B house C ． agency D ． office

2 ． A ． proud B ． please C ． nervous D ． worried

3 ． A ． family B ． door C ． place D ． stage

4 ． A ． calmed B ． excited C ． frightened D ． disturbed

5 ． A ． encouraged B ． dissatisfied C ． hopeless D ． pleased

6 ． A ． difficult B ． helpless C ． possible D ． unusual

7 ． A ． Above all B ． As a matter of fact

C ． As a result D ． In spite of that

8 ． A ． hire B ． accept C ． suit D ． offer

9 ． A ． letter B ． name C ． note D ． number

10 ． A ． almost B ． never C ． nearly D ． really