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MoneywasaconstantsourceoftensionandstresswhenIwasgrowingup.Myparents

were__1__，welleducatedandhardworking，

buttheylivedfrompaychecktopaycheck.WhenIwas13，

theysplitup.Thenmymom__2__toraisethreekids，

oftenrelyingonfreelunchticketsandfoodstamps.Asmymother__3__retirementage，

shewasfilledwith__4__overthefactthatshehadntsavedenoughforhergoldenretireme

ntyears，

__5__sheoftensighed.Myfatherhadalwaysbeen__6__towork—wehadalways__7__hed

worklessandspendmoretimewithus__8__．Butheisjustaworkaholic(工作狂)．

Myparentsweretryingsohardtomakeendsmeet，

soIcouldntbecomea__9__onthem.Asaresult，

I__10__collegeandspentthenextcoupleofyearsdriftingfromoneminimumwagejobtoa

nother.I__11__mybrokendowncar，wenttoworkonfoot，

reducedmy__12__bysharingaonebedroomapartmentwiththreeotherwomen，

andgotfreefoodduringHappyHouratourlocalbar.Ilearnedtodowhateverittookto__13

__．

Onenight，

whileIwasworkingatadonutshopand__14__coffeeforahomelesscustomer，

I__15__thatIwasonepaycheckawayfrombeinghomelessmyself.Thatwasmywake

up__16__．Motivatedbyfearofanuncertain__17__，IopenedtheYellowPages(黄页)，

__18__professionaldogtrainersandnegotiatedanunpaidapprenticeship(实

习)．Lessthanayearlater，Iwas__19__byadogtrainer，

andIlovedthework.Acoupleyearslater，Istartedmyowndogtrainingschool，

whichluckilyturnedouttobe__20__．Myeffortspaidoff.

ThoughIdidnthaverichparentstorelyon，

IdiscoveredthepowerofaskingforwhatIwant.

【语篇解读】为了减轻家庭负担，作者选择了辍学，并开始工作，后来参加了技能培训，

最终取得了成功。

1．A.carefulB．clever

C．allergicD．powerless

答案B[根据句中welleducatedandhardworking可知，与之对应的是clever。]

2．A.struggledB．attempted

C．refusedD．hoped

答案A[根据句中oftenrelyingonfreelunchtickets可知，妈妈养三个孩子很吃力。]

3．A.countedB．imagined

C．approachedD．mentioned

答案C[根据后文内容可知，这里指妈妈快退休的