2014高考英语完形填空十一月抓分练习(1)及答案
完形填空(记叙文)
Though my career as a banker was financially rewarding, I was never content with the work. I was annoyed by my workmates coldness and 1 counting. Gradually, I began to 2 my wife Julie’s teaching career, 3 was full of passion and challenges. However, I admitted that leaving a secure position and going to 4 needed courage.
One winter evening I heard Julie 5 about a student’s bad academic performance. She said, “Baxter 6 do his homework very well, but it has 7 recently. ” The next evening when I arrived home, Julie 8 , “Will you drive me to Baxter’s house? I want to 9 his family about his 10 . ” After an hour, a shack stood 11 us. Baxter was busy 12 firewood in the front yard. Seeing us, Baxter was 13 , but greeted us happily. Julie asked, “Where are your parents? ” Baxter said they were not in. We found that there were no 14 in the shack. On our way home, Julie cried, “His work was 15 in the early autumn when the days were 16 . But