I was successful at my job．I worked very hard, but it 　　1　　 me and my family a fabulous(极好的)lifestyle．I'd worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director．　　2　　, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was 　　3　　 explained to me that they were letting me go．I just sat there 　　4　　 they talked on and all I could think was,“I've 　　5　　．”I'd been so well respected 　　6　　 I was of no value．

　　For six weeks, I was in a very 　　7　　 place．I wandered around my house like a zombie(僵尸)．I could 　　8　　 things needed doing, but would not do anything．My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的)in everything 　　9　　 me．

　　Then, in late June, my youngest son's football team made the city cup final．The year before, he'd been very sad when I 　　10　　 the same final, so he was 　　11　　 when I told him I'd go．Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me 　　12　　 him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions(激情)．I attended match after match and performances of my elder son's band－I 　　13　　 went to another city to watch him play．These moments were so 　　14　　．My life had been so much devoted to 　　15　　 for so long, and I felt 　　16　　 that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world．

　　　　17　　, being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose-I was someone's mum!I felt a sense of being 　　18　　 Again．Now I feel more positive about my professional 　　19　　and I'm getting on better with my family than I ever have．Losing my job made me realize just how 　　20　　 it is to achieve real balance in life．

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　　I started to love running at a young age．I loved to 　　1　　 my father and my sister around the backyard．I couldn’t 　　2　　 to get older so that I could run in the Olympics and win lots of 　　3　　

　　One day my mother saw a(n)　　4　　 for a race in a newspaper．“Would you be 　　5　　 in entering this race?” she asked me, pointing to the advertisement．

　　“Yes, of course!” I answered．

　　I spent the next few days practicing for my big race．My sister 　　6　　 a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and 　　7　　 me．

　　Just before the race began, my dad 　　8　　 in my ear．“Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race．You need to have energy 　　9　　 you can speed up at the end．”

　　Following Dad’s 　　10　　, I didn’t run as fast as I could．Then the other runners started passing me, which made me 　　11　　．I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and 　　12　　 harder．

　　“Coming on, Kelly!You can do it!Keep running．”

　　Out of the corner of my 　　13　　 I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track．

　　“I can’t do it!” I 　　14　　 to say．

　　“You can!Don’t give up!Keep running!” he called back．

　　I took a deep breath and tried to 　　15　　 forward．Dad continued running beside me, shouting encouraging words．

　　I came fifth, but I felt like a(n)　　16　　．I’d done my best, and I hadn’t 　　17　　．

　　I felt thankful that my dad had 　　18　　 left my side．He always 　　19　　 me when I feel like giving up．He runs alongside me 　　20　　 my life．

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