二、完形填空。(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)
根据短文内容,从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Hello, everyone. My name is Christian Campomanes, the founder of the earth-friendly candle company, Golden Hour. At Golden Hour, we create joyful and earth-friendly aromatherapy (芳香疗法) candles and scented home products.
I started Golden Hour after
C
1 my job. It was December and I wanted to do something nice for my friends and family. I’ve always been
B
2 smells. I always want to smell everything, and my friends used to
A
3 me because of this. I don’t know why I am so
B
4 about smelling things! Smell is such an important sense. It
D
5 me with feelings and memories. So I
D
6 the idea of making candles and researched aromatherapy, to help those who suffer
B
7 sleeping problems. And candle-making can make me calm. It really helps me relax my body as well as
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8 stress.
I had no formal training. I learned everything
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9 the Internet and books. In early 2020, I entered the college and
A
10
a Level 3 qualification in Aromatherapy.
My favourite part of this job is meeting people at markets and creative communities,
B
11 different ways and surprising myself with new skills. The biggest thing is that my work is of great
C
12. I’m proud to help people with sleeping problems. I will keep learning about fragrance creation and aromatherapy.
I only use natural materials in my products
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13 harmful chemicals. I want my candles to be safe for both people and the
C
14.
It’s not easy to run a business. I often work late into the night to meet orders.
D
15 I enjoy every minute of it. It’s great to turn my hobby into a job.
(
)1. A. putting up
B. cleaning up
C. giving up
D. taking up
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)2. A. afraid of
B. interested in
C. careful with
D. angry about
(
)3. A. laugh at
B. look after
C. listen to
D. wait for
(
)4. A. worried
B. crazy
C. sorry
D. angry
(
)5. A. adds
B. turns
C. explains
D. connects
(
)6. A. caught up with
B. kept in touch with
C. fell in love with
D. came up with
(
)7. A. for
B. from
C. at
D. for
(
)8. A. increase
B. feel
C. reduce
D. hide
(
)9. A. of
B. for
C. to
D. from
(
)10. A. got
B. failed
C. taught
D. missed
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)11. A. explaining
B. exploring
C. exercising
D. expecting
(
)12. A. attention
B. waste
C. value
D. harm
(
)13. A. instead of
B. because of
C. close to
D. fit for
(
)14. A. company
B. family
C. environment
D. market
(
)15. A. And
B. So
C. Or
D. But
