A. Close test. After leaving school, Xiaoming tried to find a job. He wrote to all the (1)_____ in the newspaper but he still could not find a job. When he went for the (2)_____, some of the (3)_____ officers told him that he did not have the right qualifications. Xiaoming was actually a confident and cheerful young man. However, after being unemployed for about six months, he became very depressed. He soon lost all (4)_____ in himself. To pass his time, Xiaoming would hang around the children in the void deck. He often helped them repair their bicycles. He would also (5)_____ up punctures, tighten bolts and screws and do many other little tasks. This gave him a (6)_____ of satisfaction. When one of his uncles leaned of his plight, he advised Xiaoming to set up a bicycle repair (7) . Xiaoming thought that his uncle’s advice was very good. He borrowed a thousand dollars form his uncle to begin his business. He worked very hard and after a few months, he managed to save enough money to repay his uncle and buy some more (8)_____for his business. Xiaoming managed to get many (9)_____because he was friendly and honest. Soon he found himself with so much work that he had to employ an (10_____.