几经周折，我才在一家金矿找到一份工作。

单项选择题People working together in an office used to ______.

单项选择题Some families gather closer to each other at home than others because ______.

单项选择题17（）

A.sat 
B.lay 
C.went 
D.rode

单项选择题The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to（）

A.avoid
B.accept
C.improve
D.consider

单项选择题Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar

问答题我的决心被动摇了，但我还不打算放弃。

问答题A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street. But officer, the man said, I can explain. Just be quiet! snapped the officer. Or I’m going to let you cool off in jail until the chief gets back. But officer, I just wanted to say... And I said KEEP QUIET! Now you’re going to jail! A few hours later, the officer checked up on his prisoner and said, Lucky for you the chief is at his daughter’s wedding. He’ll be in a great mood when he gets here. Don’t count on it, said the prisoner. I’m the groom; he is my father-in-law.

问答题Two men are battering each other to pulp in the boxing ring.

单项选择题The first sentence in Paragraph 1 Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space means ______.

单项选择题According to the passage, winners（）

A. deal with problems rather than blame others
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C. have responsible and able colleagues
D. blame themselves rather than others