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I was born in New York City. My first seven years were spent in Manhattan, and then we moved to the Bronx. As a child with a strong ______ for knowledge, I went to a public school and received a good ______ education there.

At the end of my high school I decided to major in science and, in particular, ______. One of the ______ factors may have been that my grandfather, whom I loved dearly, died of cancer when I was 15. I was ______motivated to do something that might eventually ______ a cure for this terrible disease.

With great efforts and help from my parents, I ______graduate school at New York University in 1939. I was the only female in my graduate chemistry class, and ______ my Master of Science degree in chemistry in 1941.

I was doing my research into ______ with other scientists. When we began to see the results of our ______ in the form of new drugs which filled real ______ needs and benefited patients in very ______ ways, our feeling of ______ was immeasurable.

Over the ______, my work became both my vocation and avocation (業(yè)余愛(ài)好). ______, I became an enthusiastic photographer and ______. I have traveled fairly widely over the world, but there still remain many places for me to explore. ______ major interest is music and I am an opera lover. I also ______concerts, ballet and theater.

In my ______ career I was promoted frequently, and in 1967 I was appointed Head of the Department of Experimental Therapy, a position which I ______until I retired in 1983.

1.A. competence B. taste C. desire D. feeling

2.A. further B. higher C. technical D. fundamental

3.A. chemistry B. physics C. statistics D. architecture

4.A. typical B. deciding C. beneficial D. available

5.A. primarily B. racially C. highly D. unwillingly

6.A. arise from B. lead to C. account for D. bring out

7.A. built B. left C. searched D. entered

8.A. gained B. dropped C. reserved D. acquired

9.A. music B. photography C. drugs D. history

10.A. games B. efforts C. accidents D. behaviors

11.A. luxurious B. immediate C. comfortable D. medical

12.A. relevant B. common C. kind D. noticeable

13.A. guilt B. security C. reward D. tiredness

14.A. weekends B. years C. months D. holidays

15.A. However B. Consequently C. Otherwise D. Similarly

16.A. writer B. dancer C. composer D. traveler

17.Another B. Other C. The other D. Some

18.A. distribute B. enjoy C. direct D. counter

19.A. acting B. amateur C. professional D. teaching

20.A. held B. chose C. changed D. found

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