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完形填空     I still remember the penniless life when I was young. My mother could not even1a 50-cent chocolate bar for me back then. However, instead of focusing on poverty, my mother continually2me to fight for success so that I could lead a(n)3life. She worked long hours every night to support the family. 4, she would find time to 5with my sister Emily, and me. Although I did not have two parents, I was loved and6just as much.     Not all of life's milestones were easy. Some even left a 7 taste when my mother married a man in Maryland. The first few months were 8 baseball games, dinners together and movies. It felt like we were the 9 all-American family. Then things 10. Screaming matches between my stepfather and my mother ruined dinners, and he 11movie tickets for wine.     We spent five years living in a family setting that had turned into a 12zone. To our great relief, they finally 13 and we settled in Texas, where Mom was still working hard for a better life. Now, as I write this article with some dark 14at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best 15of our lives. I have succeeded in both my 16and personality. I have been 17 my hunger for knowledge and I am to 18 from high school, not making a bitter product of my 19 , for I know that hard times in life are also learning experiences. 20, like candies，can be the sweetest treat of all. （1） A . afford B . order C . share D . discover （2） A . permitted B . pushed C . invited D . warned （3） A . different B . peaceful C . interesting D . comfortable （4） A . Instead B . Still C . Otherwise D . Thus （5） A . play B . agree C . combine D . argue （6） A . educated B . blamed C . observed D . punished （7） A . similar B . strong C . bitter D . sweet （8） A . great B . busy C . tiring D . dull （9） A . creative B . healthy C . positive D . perfect （10） A . happened B . continued C . changed D . disappeared （11） A . took B . traded C . paid D . searched （12） A . time B . friend C . safety D . war （13） A . gathered round B . moved off C . broke up D . went away （14） A . spots B . lines C . chocolate D . ink （15） A . beginning B . age C . relation D . point （16） A . career B . study C . research D . sport （17） A . satisfying B . feeling C . controlling D . reducing （18） A . suffer B . escape C . graduate D . separate （19） A . tradition B . environment C . religion D . identity （20） A . Patience B . Belief C . Devotion D . Success 答案：（1）A；（2）B；（3）D；（4）B；（5）A；（6）A；（7）C；（8）A；（9）D；（10）C；（11）B；（12）D；（13）C；（14）C；（15）D；（16）B；（17）A；（18）C；（19）B；（20）D；

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