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When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only
way I could do this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous
then I told my
1 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, "
2 ! You are going to college." I was
very
3 when he said, "OK. Let's go to the paper factory."
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends
4 together and having fun.
I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we
5 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were
6 . I walked
around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was
7 . I ran back to
my father and said, "I want to go home."
He asked me,"What do you think of the factory?"
"Too bad," I answered.
"And marriage is even
8 !" he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard
9 I could get into a good college. I
10
studying English, so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the paper
factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and
my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
( )1. A. teacher
( )2. A. Yes
( )3 A. angry
( )4. A. working
( )5. A. looked at
( )6. A. outside
( )7. A. terrible
( )8. A. better
( )9. A. but
( )10. A. enjoyed
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B. friend
B. No
B. tired
B. studying
B. returned to
B. inside
B. wonderful
B. harder
B. if
B. stopped
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C. father
C. Really
C. nervous
C. singing
C. arrived at
C. back
C. funny
C. worse
C. so that
C. disliked
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D. brother
D. OK
D. surprised
D. farming
D. left for
D. away
D. special
D. easier
D. or
D. minded
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