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中考真题2023年甘肃省甘南州完形填空B篇-四十不晚:肖恩的警察梦

Sean checked the e-mail as usual. Then he found a(n) ___1___ e-mail, “Do you still want to be a policeman?” Sean ___2___ the screen, deep in thought.

One day when Sean was only 5, his uncle Paul, a ___3___, drove him home in his police car. Sean was interested in the car and the uniform. He decided to be a hero like Paul.

However, Sean followed his teacher’s advice and ___4___became a reporter. He worked in a newspaper ___5___ he was 30 years old. Then he changed several jobs but nothing made him really happy. Actually he had never really ___6___ his childhood dream. His wife could not stand this and left him. Sean got into a(n)___7___ situation. He had to move back to St Ignace, where his dad lived.

When his father encouraged him to search for a new job, the ___8___ came. Phoenix, 2,100 miles away from St Ignace, was in great need of policemen. Sean, nearly 40 years old, finally decided to catch it.

In order to pass the test to get the job, Sean began ___9___ every day, and finally passed it. “It took me 35 years. But a promise is a promise. How many people can say they achieve their life’s dreams?” Sean says. “I ___10___ it. It just proves(证明)that it’s never too late and it is worth all the efforts and energy.”