考点强化训练 22 九年级 ( 全 ) Units 13 ～ 14一、完形填空 ( 原创 ) For most people ， graduation is an exciting day ， but my graduation day was not.I remember that weekend two years ago.My parents and many friends came to 1 the celebration.But just like everyone else in my class ， I had watched the economy turn from bad to worse in my senior year.Almost all of us graduates had degrees ， but very uncertain 2 .The weeks ahead weren't 3 .I knew my small university town couldn't offer me any opportunities ， 4 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work.But what I thought would take a week dragged into two ，and then four ， and 100 job applications later ， I found myself in the exact same 5 as I was before.You know that feeling when you wake up in 6 ？That feeling became a constant in my life.Days felt like weeks ， weeks like months ， and those many months felt like everlasting 7 .And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried ， I just couldn't seem to make any progress. 8 what did I do to keep my good sense ？ I decided to write.Something about putting words on a page made 9 seem a little clearer—a little brighter.Something about writing gave me hope.And if you want something badly enough ， sometimes a little hope is all you 10 ！ I put my dissatisfaction into a children's book.Beyond the River was the story of a little fish ，who 11 to give up his dream.And then one day ， 12 any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world—just a lot of hard work and determination—I was offered a publishing contract( 合同 ) for my first book ！After that ， things slowly began to fall into place.I was offered a second...
