二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。(2025·江苏徐州六县区一模)
Hello, everyone. My name is Christian Campomanes, the founder of the earth-friendly candle company, Golden Hour. At Golden Hour, we create joyful and earth-friendly aromatherapy (芳香疗法) candles and scented home products.
I started Golden Hour after
11 my job. It was December and I wanted to do something nice for my friends and family. I've always been
12 smells. I always want to smell everything, and my friends used to
13 me because of this. I don't know why I am so
14 about smelling things! Smell is such an important sense. It
15 me with feelings and memories. So I
16 the idea of making candles and researched aromatherapy to help those who suffer
17 sleeping problems. And candle-making can make me calm. It really helps me relax my body as well as
18 stress.
I had no formal training. I learned everything
19 the Internet and books. In early 2020, I entered the college and
20
a Level 3 qualification in Aromatherapy.
My favourite part of this job is meeting people at markets and creative communities,
21 different ways and surprising myself with new skills. The biggest thing is that my work is of great
22. I'm proud to help people with sleeping problems. I will keep learning about fragrance creation and aromatherapy.
I only use natural materials in my products
23 harmful chemicals. I want my candles to be safe for both people and the
24.
It's not easy to run a business. I often work late into the night to meet orders.
25 I enjoy every minute of it. It's great to turn my hobby into a job.
(
)11. A. putting up
B. cleaning up
C. giving up
D. taking up
(
)12. A. afraid of
B. interested in
C. careful with
D. angry about
(
)13. A. laugh at
B. look after
C. listen to
D. wait for
(
)14. A. worried
B. crazy
C. sorry
D. angry
(
)15. A. adds
B. turns
C. explains
D. connects
(
)16. A. caught up with
B. kept in touch with
C. fell in love with
D. came up with
(
)17. A. for
B. from
C. at
D. for
(
)18. A. increase
B. feel
C. reduce
D. hide
(
)19. A. of
B. for
C. to
D. from
(
)20. A. got
B. failed
C. taught
D. missed
(
)21. A. explaining
B. exploring
C. exercising
D. expecting
(
)22. A. attention
B. waste
C. value
D. harm
(
)23. A. instead of
B. because of
C. close to
D. fit for
(
)24. A. company
B. family
C. environment
D. market
(
)25. A. And
B. So
C. Or
D. But
