外研版（2019）选择性必修 第三册Unit 2 A life's work 同步练习

Five years ago, I left my job to work on a ship. After working as a junior doctor, I was willing to take the risk.1 for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2, 000 passengers and crew. To my2 , the hospital was well equipped, with an X﹣ray machine and a blood analyzer.

As a doctor, I was3 for the 600 crew. Far from4 seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other diseases. The ship's medical centre was5 a floating emergency room, and we didn't have a team of specialists on hand for a second6 . With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental7 .

Many of the passengers were elderly. Heart attacks don't8 geography and emergency evacuations （疏散）were difficult to arrange. I recall one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal. After a9 ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient10 long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.11 , there were several unexpected benefits to the job. I regularly12 the passenger facilities. On rare days off, I13 as a tour guide on trips ashore.

Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job﹣it's a way of14 . One year at sea became two. I lost my career ambitions,15 I redefined happiness in my life.

As I prepared for my Level 8 Royal Conservatory of Music piano exam, memories of previous disappointing marks filled me with dread and anxiety. The mere thought of booking the exam made me feel completely strained. However, fate had other plans in store for me.

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, my trusty 10﹣year﹣old electric piano malfunctioned. The middle C note played as an F﹣sharp, and multiple other keys were out of tune.

Despite my distress, my father refused to buy a new piano and instead urged me to be more resourceful. Initially, I was at a loss without my beloved electric piano. But after struggling for a few days, I was determined to find every available piano room on campus. After discovering hidden pianos in corners, I spent countless hours practicing. As my exam drew near

One day, while practicing in a piano room, one of my teachers walked in and offered me a mini exam. To my surprise, I found a place where I could be anyone.

Playing the piano became my escape from the anxieties of adolescence and allowed me to express myself freely. When it was time to play in front of the examiner, I no longer feared judgment. Instead, I only feared not being able to represent all my hard work. As the lights came on

Eventually, I received my mark. Not only did I achieve a rarely given "well done", but I also discovered a newfound appreciation for music. Whenever I feel discouraged, some lessons are best learned the hard way.

Yuan Longping, one of China's most famous（scientist）, works the land to do his research. He grows is called super hybrid rice, which makes possible to produce one﹣third more of the crop in the same fields. into a poor farmer's family in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural college in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice（be） his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great need increasing the rice output. He searched for a way to achieve it without（expand） the area of the fields. Thanks to his research, farmers are producing harvest twice as large as before and the UN has more tools in the battle（rid） the world of hunger.

One dream is not always enough,（especial） for a person who loves and cares for his people. Now Dr Yuan has another dream：to export his rice so that it can（grow） around the globe.

she will arrive before seven.

Zhong Nanshan fighting against the novel coronavirus.

The type and quantity of illegal drugs a person is carrying determine the punishment, a small fine life imprisonment.

In 2007, she developed the first G﹣Series High﹣Speed Train in China which was operated300﹣350 kph.

在那里躺着一位病人，他的胳膊骨折了。（完全倒装）