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After I graduated from college, I struggled to find a job. I applied everywhere but no one was interested in hiring me. Finally I was able to find a job in a group home for mentally disabled adults. It wasn’t easy work. We were responsible for the feeding, dressing, cleaning, and safety of our clients. We had to keep them on a schedule, take them to their supported jobs, and help them to control their behaviors when they acted out. It was a difficult job emotionally and I really wasn’t ready for it. To tell the truth, I didn’t look forward to going to work each day.

One of our clients was a young man who couldn’t talk and would often act out when frustrated. He did enjoy walking outside so the other workers would often have me take him for a walk along the road to calm him down. One day when we were out walking, I suddenly felt something touch my fingers. The young man was trying to hold my hand. Instead of pushing it away, I took his hand in mine and we walked along together in the sunshine. Then as we turned back to home, I saw there was a light shining in his eyes. It was full of love. It was full of joy. It was full of goodness. In that moment I saw the angel that lay within him. In that moment I saw who he really was.

Little did I know that God would use that experience to help prepare me for my own two son’s autism(自闭症). It would help me to see the light that lay within them as well. It would help me to learn that caring for them was not a duty but an honor. It would help me to realize that they were to be my greatest teachers in how to live and how to love.

1.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “hiring”?

A paying

B helping

C teaching

D employing

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据前面的find a job, applied everywhere but no one was interested和后面的Finally I was able to find a job in a group home可知作者是在找工作，并且没有人愿意雇佣她，因此hiring的意思应该是employing，故选D。

2.What did the author think of the job at first?

A She thought it interesting and helpful.

B She thought it difficult and boring.

C She thought it relaxing and easy.

D She thought it funny and surprising.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第一段第四句It wasn’t easy work.和第一段最后一句To tell the truth, I didn’t look forward to going to work each day.可知作者认为这项工作不容易，并且并不想去上班，由此可推测出作者认为这项工作是令人感到烦闷的，故选B。

3.Why did the author take the young man out for a walk?

A To help him keep fit.

B To help him exercise more.

C To help him calm down.

D To help him get happier.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句...the other workers would often have me take him for a walk along the road to calm him down.可知带这个年轻人出去散步是为了让他平静下来，故选C。

4.What can we infer from the third paragraph?

A The author had two sons with disability.

B The author’s sons like helping others.

C The author’s sons are teachers.

D The author worked in the house all the time.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第三段第一句Little did I know that God would use that experience to help prepare me for my own two son’s autism. 可知作者在精神病医院的工作经历实际上是为以后应付两个有自闭症的儿子作准备，因此可以推知作者的儿子有残疾，故选A。

5.What did the author want to tell us by writing this passage?

A Helping people with trouble helps ourselves too.

B Working in group homes can get returns.

C Finding a job after graduation is difficult.

D You can find lights in disabled people’s eyes.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段可知作者认为自己的工作经历是在为自己以后照顾有自闭症的儿子作准备，一些有问题的人也有闪光点，但是这些人会教会我们很多东西，由此可推断作者写这篇文章是想告诉我们在帮助有问题的人的同时也是在帮助自己，故选A。