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 1those we had grown to love.We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 2at the pier (码头) waving good-bye to my father as his 3pulled 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 7and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher.She played these roles while 8some type of part-time job.Leaving a promising career is just one of the 9which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.10she 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, 13with 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 15into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to 16another part of the world.My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood.Each new house was a 17to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 18pictures.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 19attitude.She always had strength in the face of struggle and change.My mother was so 20all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change.She is my hero.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      leave behind
    2. B.
      leave out
    3. C.
      leave off
    4. D.
      leave for
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      living
    2. B.
      staring
    3. C.
      standing
    4. D.
      going
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      car
    2. B.
      ship
    3. C.
      train
    4. D.
      plane
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      range
    2. B.
      shape
    3. C.
      sight
    4. D.
      control
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      adapting
    2. B.
      suiting
    3. C.
      matching
    4. D.
      fitting
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      names
    2. B.
      jobs
    3. C.
      addresses
    4. D.
      directions
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      father
    2. B.
      classmates
    3. C.
      brother
    4. D.
      relatives
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      performing
    2. B.
      seeking
    3. C.
      waiting
    4. D.
      applying
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      programs
    2. B.
      sacrifices
    3. C.
      contribution
    4. D.
      cooperation
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      Once
    2. B.
      While
    3. C.
      When
    4. D.
      Unless
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      somewhere
    2. B.
      somewhat
    3. C.
      sometime
    4. D.
      somehow
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      romantic
    2. B.
      comfortable
    3. C.
      mysterious
    4. D.
      wealthy
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      generally
    2. B.
      actually
    3. C.
      especially
    4. D.
      unfairly
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      desert
    2. B.
      develop
    3. C.
      affect
    4. D.
      limit
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      lifestyle
    2. B.
      value
    3. C.
      journey
    4. D.
      opportunity
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      acquire
    2. B.
      explore
    3. C.
      occupy
    4. D.
      realize
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      load
    2. B.
      sadness
    3. C.
      result
    4. D.
      challenge
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      hang
    2. B.
      draw
    3. C.
      take
    4. D.
      sell
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      changeable
    2. B.
      cautious
    3. C.
      positive
    4. D.
      negative
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      experience
    2. B.
      brave
    3. C.
      ordinary
    4. D.
      annoyed

One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big1on which it was written:Yesterday, the person who has been 2your growth in this company passed 3. We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) prepared in the 4.
In the beginning,they all got 5for the death of one of their colleagues. 6after a while they started getting 7to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The 8 in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were 9to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement10 up. Everyone whispered to each other:“ 11on earth is this guy?”
One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they 12inside it, they13became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in 14, as if someone had15the deepest part of their soul.
There was a 16inside the coffin;everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that17 : there is only one person who is 18to set limits to your growth:IT IS 19!!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change,when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of 20;build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      card
    2. B.
      post
    3. C.
      sign
    4. D.
      letter
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      encouraging
    2. B.
      helping
    3. C.
      building
    4. D.
      limiting
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      on
    2. B.
      by
    3. C.
      away
    4. D.
      down
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      office
    2. B.
      gym
    3. C.
      way
    4. D.
      meeting room
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      sad
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      afraid
    4. D.
      calm
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      and
    2. B.
      but
    3. C.
      or
    4. D.
      so
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      ready
    2. B.
      pleased
    3. C.
      curious
    4. D.
      serious
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      surprise
    2. B.
      anger
    3. C.
      excitement
    4. D.
      sadness
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      admitted
    2. B.
      forced
    3. C.
      forbidden
    4. D.
      ordered
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      heated
    2. B.
      woke
    3. C.
      turned
    4. D.
      kept
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      Where
    2. B.
      What
    3. C.
      How
    4. D.
      Who
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      walked
    2. B.
      looked
    3. C.
      got
    4. D.
      turned
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      suddenly
    2. B.
      gradually
    3. C.
      merely
    4. D.
      extremely
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      sorrow
    2. B.
      order
    3. C.
      silence
    4. D.
      person
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      stolen
    2. B.
      touched
    3. C.
      attacked
    4. D.
      seen
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      letter
    2. B.
      book
    3. C.
      mirror
    4. D.
      appeared
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      wrote
    2. B.
      read
    3. C.
      showed
    4. D.
      reflected
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      sure
    2. B.
      eager
    3. C.
      afraid
    4. D.
      able
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      YOU
    2. B.
      ME
    3. C.
      HE
    4. D.
      ITSELF
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      punishment
    2. B.
      praises
    3. C.
      changes
    4. D.
      blame
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