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Passage 1 A turning pointFor all of us, there comes a moment in life when we need to make a choice. It is a life-changing decision that is not easy to make. Such moments are called turning points. I remember such a moment when my life changed a lot. After four years of college life spent in an old and quiet city in the north of the country, I decided it was time to change. I thought that the capital was too crowded and noisy for me and my hometown was too small and ordinary, so going west was the only way. I started my new life. While I was looking for a highly challenging job, the offers were very poor. I had to tutor children to support myself. Six months had passed when I got a call from an old friend, asking me whether I was interested in a job in the capital. Accepting meant giving up my plan to live in the west on my own or admitting （承认）that I had failed. But under the circumstances（状况，条件）, I thought this was an opportunity I had to take. The next day I was on the train to the capital. In the big city, everything seemed so big and foreign to me. Two weeks later I started my first job in a tower in the city. It was a big change. I had many things to learn, a new world to adjust to（调整）, and a new life to begin. Even though sometimes I wish my life were simpler, I know that I made the right choice. 阅读文章，根据文章回答下面的问题：1. What did the writer think of his hometown?2. What decision did the writer make after graduation? He decided ________________________________.3. Did the writer take a part-time job in the west?4. How long did the writer stay in the west?5. How did the writer know about the job offer in capital?6. What is the writer’s turning point?Passage 2 Happy childhoodToday while I was sitting comfortably and enjoying the warm summer heat in the backyard (后院) of my office building, I couldn’t help thinking of my happy childhood moments spent in the backyard of my father’s office. At that time, my mother always had to work during the weekends, and then I spent