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Melissa Regan expected herself eventually to move to New York, get a job in finance and enjoy “living in the big city.” But after signing up for a semester in Vienna, Austria and “accidentally” ending up studying in France in 1999, Melissa Regan found herself permanently living in another big city — Paris.

While she’d visited the French capital twice as a young adult, France wasn’t necessarily one of Regan’s favorite places. However, during that semester in the south of France, she gained an appreciation for French culture that “opened my eyes in a way that changed my life.” “In France, you will go to have a coffee and it was just like the world stopped for hours.”

On returning to her country, Regan signed up for an international MBA program that would allow her to spend an entire year in France.

Once she graduated, Regan was offered a position as an intern (实习生) at a company based in Paris in 2002, providing her with the opportunity to live in the French capital. “I thought that that was incredible,” she says. “And it would be an opportunity that would be silly to pass by.”

As she settled into life in Paris, Regan was mesmerized by its vibrant culture, particularly the city’s restaurants and museums, and “just how much fun you could have” there. She says that she initially anticipated living and working in the European city for a year or two.

However, when Regan fell for a Frenchman named Julien, who she married in 2007, her fate was seemingly sealed. “I had already been in Paris for three years,” she adds. “So I was definitely enjoying my life. And at that point, I had a group of friends. So it wasn’t even like I met him and it changed everything. But he became a major component of me no longer seeking to possibly go back to my hometown.”

1.What was Regan’s expectation at the beginning?

A Getting a job in a new city.

B Living in New York city.

C Spending some time in Austria.

D Permanently living in France.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“Melissa Regan expected herself eventually to move to New York, get a job in finance and enjoy ‘living in the big city.’”可知，里根最初是想搬到纽约定居，并找一份金融方面的工作。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “mesmerized” probably mean?

A Puzzled.

B Attracted.

C Influenced.

D Bored.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后文的“just how much fun you could have”可知，里根被巴黎吸引了。故选B。

3.What’s the right order of the following events? ①Working in Paris as an intern. ②Learning MBA courses. ③Spending a semester in France. ④Meeting Julien.

A ③②④①

B ③①④②

C ③②①④

D ①③④②

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一、三、四段可知，1999年里根于报名去维也纳学习一学期，结果阴差阳错去了法国学习一学期，之后学习MBA，毕业后去法国巴黎实习，几年后遇到朱利安。故选C。

4.What do Regan’s words in the last paragraph mean?

A At first, Julien made her stay in France.

B It was her fate to marry Julien.

C Julien really meant a lot to her.

D She fell in love with Paris in 2007.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段的“So it wasn’t even like I met him and it changed everything. But he became a major component of me no longer seeking to possibly go back to my hometown.”可知，并不是说在里根遇到朱利安后一切都改变了，是在他之前她已经在巴黎生活了三年，很享受自己的生活，也有自己的朋友，但是朱利安的到来是她不再想着回自己国家的重要因素，由此可知，朱利安对里根来说很重要。故选C。