trained or educated.和Peter wanted the most out of life，and that meant education.可知，想找到好工作必须接受好的教育和训练，故选B。

4．According to the last paragraph，we can learn that ________.

A．Peter would work hard for his future　　　　

B．Peter would not attend a 4－year college

C．it was very hard for Peter to make his choices

D．Peter liked staying a comfortable life

【答案】　A　推理判断题。根据最后一段He wasn't sure what he was going to do yet，but he knew he had to do something.和Jobs were a lot of work，money was hard to earn，but he liked staying busy可知Peter决定接受教育和训练，为自己的将来去努力。故选A。

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2018·高考全国卷Ⅰ)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free" course，called Thinking Chess，for three credits.I __1__ the idea of taking the class because，after all，who doesn't want to __2__ a few dollars？More than that，I'd always wanted to learn chess.And，even if I weren't __3__ enough about free credits，news about our __4__ was appealing enough to me.He was an international grandmaster，which __5__ I would be learning from one of the game's __6__.I could hardly wait to __7__ him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart，a former graduate returning to teach，and this __8__ was no game for him；he meant business.In his introduction，he made it __9__ that our credits would be hard－earned.In order to __10__ the class，among other criteria，we had to write a paper on how we plan to __11__ what we would learn in class to our future professions and，__12__，to our lives.I managed to get an A in that __13__ and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __14__.