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A cloze test -Question 28: “…it became a ______ for me” Why is "gift" or "burden"the right answer?

People always tell me I was brave to apply to medical school in my 30s. But for me, the bravest thing was to 21 from being a doctor 10 years later.

I’d always wanted to study medicine to help release the world from sufferings but, believing I was not bright enough, I left school at 15 and didn’t return to education until my 30s. 22 the fact that the commute was tough and the money was 23, I kept going this time. I dreamed of becoming a doctor who made a(n) 24.

I spent five years at medical school learning how to fix things, but after graduation, when I worked in a hospital, I soon discovered there were many things in life I was unable to 25. It wasn’t the workload I struggled with, though. What I found really 26 was the emotional load. As a doctor, I knew I would 27 upsetting things. I knew I would watch people die and I knew I would see the most awful things. However, being always present at all these moments became a 28 for me.

I knew I needed a solution to it, and I finally 29 writing. Writing allowed me an escape, a door into another world, and it also helped to 30 my anxieties. Writing, something I had started as a form of treatment, now gave me success, an exit card, and a chance of self-protection. 31 I was wondering whether I was a doctor orThis is a writer. Having thought thick and thin, I 32cloze test; my job and took the writing. It was not a decision I made 33. I knew if I didn’t put myself first, I would eventually disappear.

I still work on the wards now but as a(an) 34. There are times when you need to focus on yourself. If you have walked so far down a rough road, you may find it 35 to head back because walking away is often the safest route of allon question 28.

People always tell me I was brave to apply to medical school in my 30s. But for me, the bravest thing was to 21 from being a doctor 10 years later.

I’d always wanted to study medicine to help release the world from sufferings but, believing I was not bright enough, I left school at 15 and didn’t return to education until my 30s. 22 the fact that the commute was tough and the money was 23, I kept going this time. I dreamed of becoming a doctor who made a(n) 24.

I spent five years at medical school learning how to fix things, but after graduation, when I worked in a hospital, I soon discovered there were many things in life I was unable to 25. It wasn’t the workload I struggled with, though. What I found really 26 was the emotional load. As a doctor, I knew I would 27 upsetting things. I knew I would watch people die and I knew I would see the most awful things. However, being always present at all these moments became a 28 for me.

I knew I needed a solution to it, and I finally 29 writing. Writing allowed me an escape, a door into another world, and it also helped to 30 my anxieties. Writing, something I had started as a form of treatment, now gave me success, an exit card, and a chance of self-protection. 31 I was wondering whether I was a doctor or a writer. Having thought thick and thin, I 32 my job and took the writing. It was not a decision I made 33. I knew if I didn’t put myself first, I would eventually disappear.

I still work on the wards now but as a(an) 34. There are times when you need to focus on yourself. If you have walked so far down a rough road, you may find it 35 to head back because walking away is often the safest route of all.

  1. A. leave BB. suffer CC. hide D. lean

  2. A. For B. With C. Given DD. Despite

  3. A. sufficient BB. tight CC. worthless DD. missing

  4. A. wish B. decision C. difference DD. application

  5. A. handle BB. recognize CC. choose D D. decide

  6. A amazing B. essential CC. impossible D D. significant

  7. A. cause BB. abandon CC. witness D. fix

  8. A. gift B B. practice C. burden D D. luck

  9. A. turned to B. gave up C. run for D. figured out

  10. A. wipe out B. find out C. hand out D. pick out

  11. A. Recently B. Originally C. Gradually D. Apparently

  12. A. quitted B. regained C. continued D. led

  13. A. seriously B. lightly C. aimlessly DD. sadly

  14. A. expert B. leader CC. doctor DD. volunteer

  15. A. easy B B. fortunate CC. hard D. wise

**The standard answer of Question28 is "gift", but I chose "burden".The standard answer of Question 28 is "gift", but I chose "burden". Could you please tell me which one is the right answer?

A cloze test -Question 28: "gift" or "burden"

People always tell me I was brave to apply to medical school in my 30s. But for me, the bravest thing was to 21 from being a doctor 10 years later.

I’d always wanted to study medicine to help release the world from sufferings but, believing I was not bright enough, I left school at 15 and didn’t return to education until my 30s. 22 the fact that the commute was tough and the money was 23, I kept going this time. I dreamed of becoming a doctor who made a(n) 24.

I spent five years at medical school learning how to fix things, but after graduation, when I worked in a hospital, I soon discovered there were many things in life I was unable to 25. It wasn’t the workload I struggled with, though. What I found really 26 was the emotional load. As a doctor, I knew I would 27 upsetting things. I knew I would watch people die and I knew I would see the most awful things. However, being always present at all these moments became a 28 for me.

I knew I needed a solution to it, and I finally 29 writing. Writing allowed me an escape, a door into another world, and it also helped to 30 my anxieties. Writing, something I had started as a form of treatment, now gave me success, an exit card, and a chance of self-protection. 31 I was wondering whether I was a doctor or a writer. Having thought thick and thin, I 32 my job and took the writing. It was not a decision I made 33. I knew if I didn’t put myself first, I would eventually disappear.

I still work on the wards now but as a(an) 34. There are times when you need to focus on yourself. If you have walked so far down a rough road, you may find it 35 to head back because walking away is often the safest route of all.

  1. A. leave B. suffer C. hide D. lean

  2. A. For B. With C. Given D. Despite

  3. A. sufficient B. tight C. worthless D. missing

  4. A. wish B. decision C. difference D. application

  5. A. handle B. recognize C. choose D. decide

  6. A amazing B. essential C. impossible D. significant

  7. A. cause B. abandon C. witness D. fix

  8. A. gift B. practice C. burden D. luck

  9. A. turned to B. gave up C. run for D. figured out

  10. A. wipe out B. find out C. hand out D. pick out

  11. A. Recently B. Originally C. Gradually D. Apparently

  12. A. quitted B. regained C. continued D. led

  13. A. seriously B. lightly C. aimlessly D. sadly

  14. A. expert B. leader C. doctor D. volunteer

  15. A. easy B. fortunate C. hard D. wise

**The standard answer of Question28 is "gift", but I chose "burden". Could you please tell me which one is the right answer?

“…it became a ______ for me” Why is "gift" the right answer?

This is a cloze test; my focus is on question 28.

People always tell me I was brave to apply to medical school in my 30s. But for me, the bravest thing was to 21 from being a doctor 10 years later.

I’d always wanted to study medicine to help release the world from sufferings but, believing I was not bright enough, I left school at 15 and didn’t return to education until my 30s. 22 the fact that the commute was tough and the money was 23, I kept going this time. I dreamed of becoming a doctor who made a(n) 24.

I spent five years at medical school learning how to fix things, but after graduation, when I worked in a hospital, I soon discovered there were many things in life I was unable to 25. It wasn’t the workload I struggled with, though. What I found really 26 was the emotional load. As a doctor, I knew I would 27 upsetting things. I knew I would watch people die and I knew I would see the most awful things. However, being always present at all these moments became a 28 for me.

I knew I needed a solution to it, and I finally 29 writing. Writing allowed me an escape, a door into another world, and it also helped to 30 my anxieties. Writing, something I had started as a form of treatment, now gave me success, an exit card, and a chance of self-protection. 31 I was wondering whether I was a doctor or a writer. Having thought thick and thin, I 32 my job and took the writing. It was not a decision I made 33. I knew if I didn’t put myself first, I would eventually disappear.

I still work on the wards now but as a(an) 34. There are times when you need to focus on yourself. If you have walked so far down a rough road, you may find it 35 to head back because walking away is often the safest route of all.

  1. A. leave B. suffer C. hide D. lean

  2. A. For B. With C. Given D. Despite

  3. A. sufficient B. tight C. worthless D. missing

  4. A. wish B. decision C. difference D. application

  5. A. handle B. recognize C. choose D. decide

  6. A amazing B. essential C. impossible D. significant

  7. A. cause B. abandon C. witness D. fix

  8. A. gift B. practice C. burden D. luck

  9. A. turned to B. gave up C. run for D. figured out

  10. A. wipe out B. find out C. hand out D. pick out

  11. A. Recently B. Originally C. Gradually D. Apparently

  12. A. quitted B. regained C. continued D. led

  13. A. seriously B. lightly C. aimlessly D. sadly

  14. A. expert B. leader C. doctor D. volunteer

  15. A. easy B. fortunate C. hard D. wise

The standard answer of Question 28 is "gift", but I chose "burden". Could you please tell me which one is the right answer?

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