语法填空+短文改错+书面表达题组一Ⅰ
语法填空1Igotlaidoffat53fromaseniormanagementpositioninarestaurant
AndIknewitwasgoingtobehardtofindanotherjobinthe1
(compete)workingmarket
Myageputmeat2
disadvantage
ButIalsoknewitwastimeforme3
(realize)mylifelongdreamofowningarestaurant
wasmostdifficultwasthatinordertomakethishappen,Ineededtofindan5
(exist)caféthatwasn’tdoingwell
Itcouldn’tbebetterifitsownerwasreadytoquithisbusiness
Withgreat6
(lucky),IfoundjustwhatIwantedeightblocksfromhome
SinceIhadneverfinanciallyplannedforthisday,Ihadtoborrowmoneyfromfriendsaswellas7
(relative).I,togetherwithmywife,8
(be)readytostartoff
WechangedthenametoBlackDogCoffee,themenu,therecipesandthelookofthecafé,andmywifedidagreatjobofdesigning
Eighteenyearslater,we’restillhereanddoing9
(well)thanever
I’mgrateful10
thelayoffandtheopportunit