Growing up in a family of traditionalism, I found my voice later in life. I discovered that I could be so much more than a wife or mother. I could be anything I want to be. And I decided not to leave it to someday but do it today!
In the first forty years of my life I loved everyone else and forgot all about me. I had been taught that loving and caring for oneself was “selfish”. Then a light shone out of a personal tragedy, a suicide(自杀)of a loved one, which taught me the lesson of self-love. Learning to love yourself is the greatest lesson of all. I couldn’t truly love anyone else if I didn’t take the time to love and care for myself. How simple it sounds but how difficult it is to accomplish.
Embracing that truth gave me my life back.
Education and knowledge is power. Through education in a university I am powerful and lead my life that I choose, answering only to myself. With that responsibility I have become a better, gentler person. Without judgment I smile when I see other people’s foolishness. I keep my mouth shut when observe someone learning their lessons. If asked I try not to tell the persons what they should do, and how they should do it. Instead, I share with them my experiences and how I settled a particular challenge.
Sixteen years ago, after a life time in theatre, I wanted to write a play about a tragedy happening to some very dear friends. Maybe someday my play will give comfort to other parents who are going through a similar trouble. Today I have written several stage plays and a series of fairy tales. The university delivered my heart’s desire and I continue to do so every day and I am filled with gratitude.
25. Why couldn’t the author find her own voice early in her life?
A. She wasn’t independent as a child
B. She was just taught to think of others
C. Her family asked her to be a good person.
D. She didn’t know what to do in the future
26. What caused the author to change her attitude to self-love?
A. A university education B. A wiser judgment
C. A suicide of a loved person D. A higher responsibility
27. What did the author learn in the university?
A. To care for more people B. To write more tragedies.
C. To live her own life better D. To help people out of trouble
28. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To share her life lesson
B. To tell her survival story
C. To show how to live a rich life
D. To stress the importance of family education
BCCA
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025