Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life. Even thoug

Sometimes a part of us must die before another partcan come to life. Even though this is a       andnecessary stage of our growth, it is often painful or       ifwe don’t realize what’s happening. In fact, confusion is often the       thattells us a change is taking place within us. These changes happen throughoutthe lives of all humans, as we move from babyhood to       toteenage years and beyond. With each change from one       toanother, we find ourselves       goodbyeto an old friend, the identity (个性，身份) that we      in order to move through thatparticular time.

Sometimes we shape these identities in relationshipsor jobs, and when we change, those areas of our life become      .Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, wewill find that a change is taking place       us.For example, we may go through one whole part of our lives creating aprotective shell around ourselves       weneed it in defense of ourselves. One day,      ,we may find ourselves feeling limited and bored, wanting to move outside the       weused to need; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the       ofthe shell our old self needed.

We may feel a strange       ofexcitement and sadness as we say goodbye to a part of ourselves that is       andmake way for a whole new identity to       inits place. We may find inspiration in working and studying when we think of theimage of an animal who sheds (蜕毛；蜕皮) in order to       wayfor new skin, fur, or feathers to      . Forexample, keeping a piece of snake skin, or some other symbols of change, can       usthat death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of growing. We can give in tothis process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and       thenew with an open mind and heart, ready for our next stage of life.

1.A. natural       B.dusty     C. humorous     D. rare

2.A. moving       B.confusing      C. tiring     D.scared

3.A. report        B.notice   C. sign       D. idea

4.A. brotherhood      B.neighborhood       C. adulthood     D.childhood

5.A. animal        B.people  C. school   D. stage

6.A. saying         B.speaking        C. telling   D.reading

7.A. showed      B. left        C.shaped D. realized

8.A. influenced B. remained     C.defended      D. directed

9.A. of       B. within   C.for         D. between

10.A. although  B. while     C.until      D. because

11.A. moreover         B.therefore      C. however        D.so

12.A. area          B.shelter  C. room     D. space

13.A. limits        B.contents        C. connection   D.requirement

14.A. influence B. mixture          C.appearance  D. relation

15.A. dying        B.coming C. escaping       D. running

16.A. come back        B.come down   C. come out       D. comeacross

17.A. become   B. reach    C.name    D. make

18.A. appear     B. disappear      C.go D. exist

19.A. convince B. remind C. warn    D. tell

20.A. hoping     B. imaging C.welcoming    D. supplying

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1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

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