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I have a friend who put her career on hold after she got married and had children. She stayed at home until the oldest was four

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问题     I have a friend who put her career on hold after she got married and had children. She stayed at home until the oldest was four years old,【C1】______she began doing part-time jobs to get out of the house. That wasn’t enough, so she took a full-time job, which【C2】______her to travel. She was making more money than her husband, even【C3】______four years off the market. Her in-laws, who believe a woman’s only function is housekeeping,【C4】______to her husband with their negative opinions. Emotionally torn (受折磨的), he wanted to【C5】______his wife but was conditioned by loyalty (忠诚) to his parents’ ideals. Naturally, his wife also felt【C6】______, eager to purse her vision but emotionally invested in her husband and family.
    I【C7】______her to go with her vision, because it’s her life. Too many women give up their career dreams to【C8】______a relationship. That’s traditional, but it can【C9】______you crazy. And some dreams, if you don’t purse them in time, will pass you【C10】______. When you’re finally free to go【C11】______them, you’ve【C12】______the window of opportunity. After further discussion, her husband went along,【C13】______he valued the relationship as much as she did.
    Conversely (相反地), a former student, whose husband felt【C14】______by her earning more money than he did, ended her【C15】______consulting practice and gave up a six-figure income. To【C16】______conflict in her relationship, she abandoned her passion. Maybe she should have abandoned her husband’s【C17】______thinking and surrounded herself instead with people who believed in her.
    A relationship must be mutually【C18】______, and any genuine relationship will adjust to change. When you recognize that a relationship is putting out your fire, ask yourself【C19】______you should gracefully go away and realize your dreams. Communicate how much your vision means to you, do it in a relationship-friendly【C20】______, and the people in your life will surprise you.
【C14】
选项 A、conquered
B、threatened
C、transformed
D、assured
答案B
解析 形容词辨义。根据句意“与此相反我以前有一个学生，她的丈夫觉得妻子的收入比自己高，是一种…。”比较四个选项：conquered“被征服的”；threatened“感到威胁的”；transformed“被改变的”；assured“确信的”。此处应为受到威胁，故选B。
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