4.For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad.(41)C has become more of a feeling than a place.I feel at home (42)DI am with my family in London,but I (43)Afeel at home in Italy with friends I (44)B,or in Spain with my partner.Home is no longer a picture of a (45)Cwith a front door and some windows.It is more (46)Dthan that.
This is one of the reasons that (47)A the New Year has become very important for me.New Year's Eve has become my time to reconnect with the (48)B that make me feel at home.Every year we try to reunite,no matter where the world has (49)C us,and remember a time when we knew each other so (50)Dthat we felt like a family.It is a moment to reconnect and get to (51)C each other again.Last year,we (52)A to a cottage(村舍)in Ireland 53 we had no Internet and no neighbours.In the middle of the (54)B,away from our big and constantly changing lives,we were able to become like a little (55)Dagain.
This year,we went to Barcelona.It was a very big change.We were (56)B by culture and joy.There were bars and parties.It was (57)A,but one thing stayed much the same---I felt at home and we felt like a family (58)D.
Two hours into 2017,I realized that I was (59)Benough to be with people who didn't mind and just wanted to(60)A the first day of the New Year with me even if it was on a sofa watching TV!
This is one of the reasons that (47)A the New Year has become very important for me.New Year's Eve has become my time to reconnect with the (48)B that make me feel at home.Every year we try to reunite,no matter where the world has (49)C us,and remember a time when we knew each other so (50)Dthat we felt like a family.It is a moment to reconnect and get to (51)C each other again.Last year,we (52)A to a cottage(村舍)in Ireland 53 we had no Internet and no neighbours.In the middle of the (54)B,away from our big and constantly changing lives,we were able to become like a little (55)Dagain.
This year,we went to Barcelona.It was a very big change.We were (56)B by culture and joy.There were bars and parties.It was (57)A,but one thing stayed much the same---I felt at home and we felt like a family (58)D.
Two hours into 2017,I realized that I was (59)Benough to be with people who didn't mind and just wanted to(60)A the first day of the New Year with me even if it was on a sofa watching TV!
41.A.Mind | B.Life | C.Home | D.Advice |
42.A.since | B.until | C.before | D.when |
43.A.also | B.either | C.never | D.ever |
44.A.meet | B.love | C.help | D.touch |
45.A.temple | B.tower | C.house | D.castle |
46.A.interesting | B.wealthy | C.difficult | D.complicated |
47.A.celebrating | B.decorating | C.congratulating | D.making |
48.A.classmates | B.friends | C.relatives | D.workers |
49.A.invited | B.brought | C.taken | D.attracted |
50.A.seriously | B.easily | C.closely | D.well |
51.A.notice | B.hear | C.know | D.find |
52.A.travelled | B.led | C.belonged | D.submitted |
53.A.how | B.why | C.where | D.which |
54.A.city | B.countryside | C.capital | D.river |
55.A.organization | B.team | C.group | D.family |
56.A.refused | B.surrounded | C.buried | D.connected |
57.A.different | B.grateful | C.normal | D.lost |
58.A.already | B.yet | C.just | D.again |
59.A.wrong | B.lucky | C.clever | D.cool |
60.A.spend | B.pass | C.admire | D.approach |
17.Years ago,a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever.I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast.While we were(41)D,Kurt asked me,"John,what is your(42)C for personal growth?"
Never at a loss for words,I tried to find things in my life that might(43)Dfor growth.I told him about the many activities in which I was(44)A.And I went into a (45)B about how hard I worked and the gains I was making.I must have talked for ten minutes.Kurt(46)B patiently,but then he(47)D smiled and said,"You don't have a personal plan for growth,do you?"
"No,I (48)A."
"You know,"Kurt said simply,"growth is not a(n)(49)A process."
And that's when it (50)D me.I wasn't doing anything (51)B to make myself better.And at that moment,I made the (52)C:I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my(53)A.
That night,I talked to my wife about my(54)B with Kurt and what I had learned.I (55)Cher the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling.We(56)C that Kurt wasn't just trying to make a sale.He was offering a (57)C for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.
Several important things happened that day.First,we decided to (58)B the resources.But more importantly,we made a commitment to(59)A together as a couple.From that day on,we learned together,traveled together,and sacrificed together.It was a (60)D decision.While too many couples grow apart,we were growing together.
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Never at a loss for words,I tried to find things in my life that might(43)Dfor growth.I told him about the many activities in which I was(44)A.And I went into a (45)B about how hard I worked and the gains I was making.I must have talked for ten minutes.Kurt(46)B patiently,but then he(47)D smiled and said,"You don't have a personal plan for growth,do you?"
"No,I (48)A."
"You know,"Kurt said simply,"growth is not a(n)(49)A process."
And that's when it (50)D me.I wasn't doing anything (51)B to make myself better.And at that moment,I made the (52)C:I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my(53)A.
That night,I talked to my wife about my(54)B with Kurt and what I had learned.I (55)Cher the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling.We(56)C that Kurt wasn't just trying to make a sale.He was offering a (57)C for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.
Several important things happened that day.First,we decided to (58)B the resources.But more importantly,we made a commitment to(59)A together as a couple.From that day on,we learned together,traveled together,and sacrificed together.It was a (60)D decision.While too many couples grow apart,we were growing together.
41.A.working | B.preparing | C.thinking | D.eating |
42.A.suggestion | B.demand | C.plan | D.request |
43.A.appeal | B.look | C.call | D.qualify |
44.A.involved | B.trapped | C.lost | D.bathed |
45.A.lecture | B.speech | C.discussion | D.debate |
46.A.calculated | B.listened | C.drank | D.explained |
47.A.eagerly | B.gradually | C.gratefully | D.finally |
48.A.admitted | B.interrupted | C.apologized | D.complained |
49.A.automatic | B.slow | C.independent | D.changing |
50.A.confused | B.informed | C.pleased | D.hit |
51.A.on loan | B.on purpose | C.on sale | D.on balance |
52.A.comment | B.announcement | C.decision | D.arrangement |
53.A.life | B.progress | C.performance | D.investment |
54.A.contract | B.conversation | C.negotiation | D.argument |
55.A.lent | B.sold | C.showed | D.offered |
56.A.recalled | B.defined | C.recognized | D.declared |
57.A.tool | B.commitment | C.way | D.rule |
58.A.provide | B.buy | C.give | D.deliver |
59.A.grow | B.survive | C.move | D.gather |
60.A.difficult | B.random | C.firm | D.wise |