the day I first started working here. Would I have been able to ___5____as quickly as I did just now?

　　"Corinne，we need to talk，"my boss said six months ago，with a ____6____look on her face."You're a nice girl，___7____you need to be more focused on what you are doing and pay attention to your ___8___，"she said. Tears forming，I feared I would ___9___my job. Then，she said，"I'm going to give you another chance."I sighed with ___10____.

　　After that，I realized I wasn't paying attention when I was ___11____. That was the turning point not only in my ___12___career but in my entire life. I began to ___13___. When the next training came，I was ___14___to find I had been announced"Employee of the Month". ____15___this award made me work even harder. Soon after that I was asked to be a head lifeguard，which made me realize that I had not only got out of my ___16____habits but I was now trusted to make very important ___17____for myself and others as well.

　　I can announce that I have been ____18___all throughout my job experience. The insights(见解) I have gained from my job have ___19____so many aspects of my life. The experience has made me not only a better lifeguard but a more ___20_____person.

语篇解读　作者是一名救生员，一开始工作时她不够专注，受到老板严肃的批评。幸好老板又给了她一次机会，后来作者通过自己的努力成为了一名优秀的救生员。

1.A.play B. reception C.pool D.dining

答案　C

解析　根据下文"the waterslide(水滑梯)"可知，作者注视着自己的水池区域。pool水池。故选C。

2.A.flew down B.kept off C.played on D.looked at

答案　A

解析　根据下文"under the water"可知，作者注意到一个小女孩沿着水滑梯冲下来了。Fly down俯冲，滑下来。故选A。

3.A.leg B.head C.parent D.friend

答案　B

解析　根据下文"Soon I was in the water with the girl in my arms."可知，女孩的头在水下，有危险。head头。故选B。

4.A.job B.attempt C.experience D.rescue

答案　D