Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle’s husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.
Every day of the year a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good-bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.
Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home—the highest in 15 years. Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.
To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self confidence. Even the finality of death might
A. could not forgive him for taking the children
B. had been expecting it to happen for some time
C. could not understand why
D. blamed herself for what had happened
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training Ideally, therefore, the choice of an (21) should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, (22) , most people make several job choices during their working lives, (23) because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve (24) position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should (25) enter into a broad flexible training program that will (26) them for a field of work rather than for a single (27)
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans (28) benefit of help from a (29) vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing (30) about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a Mt-or-miss (31) . Some drift from job to job. Others (32) to work in which they are unhappy and (33) wh
A. majority
B. mass
C. minority
D. multitude
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