My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother
was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the ,
we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those
we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once
again standing at the pier (碼頭)
good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us.
My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of
, wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the
process of in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing ,
schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother.
For both my and me, she was the cook, maid and
teacher. She played these roles while some type
of part-time job. Leaving a career
is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we
moved around the world with our father every three years or so.
she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, ,
managed to make each house the very home that is safe and .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to
live, with two small children: “single”
parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability
to her career or establish a home. But it was
not for my mother. She turned this into
adventure for us all! Each relocation (變換位置) was a chance
to another part of the world. My mother greeted
each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a
to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures.
Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with
interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always
having a attitude. She always had strength in
the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all
those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is
my hero.
1.A. situation B.
condition
C. case
D. matter
2.A. leave out B.
leave behind C. leave off
D. leave for
3.A. speaking B.
staring C.
waving D. talking
4.A. range B.
shape C.
sight D. control
5.A. adapting B.
suiting C.
matching D. fitting
6.A. names B.
jobs C.
addresses D. directions
7.A. father B.
classmates C.
brother D. relatives
8.A. performing B.
seeking C.
waiting D. applying
9.A. terrible
B. promising C. hopeless
D. negative
10.A. Once B.
While C. When
D. Unless
11.A. somewhere B.
anyhow C. somewhat
D. somehow
12.A. romantic B.
comfortable C. mysterious
D. wealthy
13.A. generally B.
actually C.
especially D. unfairly
14.A. desert B.
develop C.
affect D. limit
15.A. lifestyle B.
value C.
journey D. opportunity
16.A. acquire
B. explore C.
occupy D. realize
17.A. load B.
sadness C.
result D. challenge
18.A. hang B.
draw C.
took D. sold
19.A. changeable B.
cautious C.
positive D. negative
20.A. experienced B.
brave C.
ordinary D. annoyed