Five years ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship. My medical friends
did their best to persuade me, saying that running away to sea would
____my career. But after these years working as a junior doctor, I was willing to take the risk.
___for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2,000 passengers and crew. To my___, the hospital was well equipped, with an X-ray machine and a blood analyzer. That first voyage was a learning experience, a___schedule full of safety drills. There was so much new information to___Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a____ Most confusing, I often forgot to____my clock when the ship crossed time zones.
As a doctor, I was____for the 600 crew, and I was on call for the entire ship. Far from____seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other___ for, my patients were wide and varied. The ship's medical center was____a floating emergency room, and we didn't have a team of specialists on hand for a second ____.With long and unpredictable hours, it required mental_____
As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly. Heart attacks don't____geography and emergency evacuations (疏散) were difficult to____I recall one such patient, who was taken of the ship halfway through the Panama Canal. After a____ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient____long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City.
Thankfully, there were several unexpected ____to the job. I regularly enjoyed the passenger facilities and I even hosted my own table of passengers in the evening. On fare days off, I____as a tour guide on trips ashore. I got to fly over Alaska in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St Petersburg.
Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job- it's a way of _____One year at sea became two. I lost my career ambitions, but I redefined happiness in my life.
【小题1】A.launch | B.restrict | C.ruin | D.pursue |
【小题2】A.Desperate | B.Optimistic | C.Suitable | D.Concerned |
【小题3】A.shock | B.relief | C.excitement | D.disappointment |
【小题4】A.regular | B.similar | C.tight | D.flexible |
【小题5】A.search for | B.figure out | C.pick over | D.take in |
【小题6】A.challenge | B.disaster | C.bonus | D.glory |
【小题7】A.upgrade | B.repair | C.set | D.install |
【小题8】A.responsible | B.powerful | C.regretful | D.guilty |
【小题9】A.experiencing | B.suffering | C.preventing | D.treating |
【小题10】A.passengers | B.specialists | C.diseases | D.risks |
【小题11】A.fortunately | B.actually | C.ultimately | D.precisely |
【小题12】A.examination | B.consideration | C.discussion | D.opinion |
【小题13】A.comfort | B.toughness | C.communication | D.pressure |
【小题14】A.refer to | B.rely on | C.trouble with | D.care about |
【小题15】A.arrange | B.monitor | C.encounter | D.investigate |
【小题16】A.relaxing | B.terrifying | C.promising | D.boring |
【小题17】A.survived | B.struggled | C.insisted | D.anticipated |
【小题18】A.missions | B.benefits | C.requirements | D.priorities |
【小题19】A.performed | B.travelled | C.volunteered | D.returned |
【小题20】A.confidence | B.success | C.experience | D.life |