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 pursue 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 pursue 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.
【C6】

选项 A、relieved
B、confirmed
C、resolved
D、conflicted

答案D

解析 relieved:放心的,宽慰的;confirmed:确定的,坚定的;resolved:断然的,下定决心的;conflicted:矛盾的,冲突的。根据上下文可知,她和丈夫都很纠结她是否应该放弃工作回归家庭。故选D。
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