My brother Henry has an excellent job in bank. couldn't 1______ him when he told me that he had decided to give it 2______ Though tried to make him 3______ his mind, I failed. "You should reconsider your 4______,"I said. "You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful 5______. You might become a bank manager 6______ the time you're thirty five.”“ know,”Henry answered.“I've got no complaints 7______ the bank. It's a pleasant job in nice surroundings and we 8______ civilized hours. The bank manager told me that my 9______ were excellent. ""Then why do you want to leave ?"I 10______.“It's the money, Henry said.But you're 11 ______ a good salary,"I answered.“I don't 12______ that, "Henry said. "What do I do in the bank Well, at the moment 13______ I do is counting money. I find it very 14______.""Why does this upset you?"I asked, unable to 15______ the logic of Henry's argument."You don't understand, "Henry answered. "I enjoy counting my own money, but I hate counting other people's!"
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A、job
B、occupation
C、career
D、profession
【正确答案】:C
【题目解析】:推断题,此句说“你在银行已经干了五年,你可能有一个美好的前途”,而后面说到他哥哥三十五岁时可能成为银行经理,可推知空缺处意思大概为前景,前途,职业生涯。A项job有报酬的固定工作,用的范围较广;B项occupation一词常指职业;C项career职业,事业生涯,与文意符合;D项profession指需要受过训练的职业。A、B、D项与文中意思不吻合。答案为C。