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　　My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea．As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 　　1　　 those we had grown to love．We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 　　2　　 at the pier(码头)waving good-bye to my father as his ship 　　3　　 him away from us．My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of 　　4　　, wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of 　　5　　 in the new environment again．

　　Throughout the years of changing 　　6　　, schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood－my mother．For both my 　　7　　 and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher．She played these roles while 　　8　　 some type of part-time job．Leaving a promising career is just one of the 　　9　　 which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so．　　10　　 she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, 　　11　　, managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and 　　12　　．

　　This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 　　13　　 with two small children：“single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability(无能)to 　　14　　 a career or establish a home．But it was not for my mother．She turned this 　　15　　 into adventure for us all! Each relocation(变换位置)was a chance to 　　16　　 another part of the world．My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood．Each new house was a 　　17　　 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 　　18　　 pictures．Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people．

　　No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 　　19　　 attitude．She always had strength in the face of struggle and change．My mother was so 　　20　　 all those years during my childhood－she was my island in a sea of change．She is my hero．

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　　My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea．As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 　　1　　 those we had grown to love．We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 　　2　　 at the pier(码头)waving good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us．My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of 　　3　　, wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of 　　4　　 in the new environment again．

　　Throughout the years of changing 　　5　　, schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood－my mother．For both my brother and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher．She played these roles while 　　6　　 some type of part-time job．Leaving a promising career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so．While she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, 　　7　　, managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and comfortable

　　This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 　　8　　 with two small children：“single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to 　　9　　 a career or establish a home．But it was not for my mother．She turned this 　　10　　 into adventure for us all! Each relocation(变换位置)was a chance to 　　11　　 another part of the world．My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood．Each new house was a 　　12　　 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 　　13　　 pictures．Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people．

　　No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 　　14　　 attitude．She always had strength in the face of struggle and change．My mother was so 　　15　　 all those years during my childhood－she was my island in a sea of change．She is my hero．

James sat outside the office waiting for the interview．He felt so 　　1　　 that he didn't know what to do with 　　2　　．The person who had gone in 　　3　　 him had been there for nearly an hour．And she looked so confident when she went in．　　4　　 James．He felt 　　5　　 that she had already got the 　　6　　．The problem was that he wanted this job 　　7　　．It meant 　　8　　 to him．He had 　　9　　 it such a lot before the day of the interview．He had imagined himself 　　10　　 brilliantly at the interview and 　　11　　 the job immediately．But now here he was feeling 　　12　　．He couldn't 　　13　　 all those things he had 　　14　　 to say．At that moment, he almost decided to get up and 　　15　　．But no－he had to do this．He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn't 　　16　　 like that．His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry．At last the door of the office opened．The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very 　　17　　 with herself．She smiled sympathetically at James．At that moment James 　　18　　 her．The managing director then appeared at the office door．“Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis?I'm sorry to have kept you waiting．”James suddenly 　　19　　 that he had gone home after all．He got up, legs 　　20　　 and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt．