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I will not forget that night: Sept. 26, 1996. I pulled into my driveway after a busy day of
school and baby-sitting. I still ___1___ to write a big chemistry paper. There were many
things on my mind. At that time, I was having many problems with my family and friends,
and ___2___ I was in a very bad mood. And I was unhappy with ___3___ and the way that
my life was going. A major ___4___ I was struggling with was drug use. For two years, I had
been smoking marijuana ( 大麻) and ___5___ it, but could not stop. I did not let drugs
___6___ my grades or personality, but it made a(n) ___7___ in how I thought about myself.
I did not let drugs ___6___ my grades or personality, but it made a(n) ___7___ in how I
thought about myself. I had always been a good kid and still tried to be, but drugs brought
me ___8___. I frequently thought about how drugs were not something I wanted as part of
my life. I wanted to ___9___ but I was scared to make the transition (转变).
I looked up at the sky as I got out of my ___10___. The moon was covered by the
earth's shadow in a lunar eclipse (月食). The outer circle of the moon was exposed and gave
off tiny beams of light, gleaming in all directions. The sky was a dark, ink-black color
___11___ with millions of stars. I stood outside in the cool fall air for what seemed a long
time of heaven and ___12___. The joy that I had not ___13___ for ages came upon me. I
closed my eyes to decide if this dream could be ___14___.
I slowly opened my eyes and caught a shooting star fly over treetops. Tears fell from my
eyes and streamed down my cheeks. I had ___15___ the true beauty of nature and God.
Those few ___16___ helped me find the ___17___ to change.
It was not easy to make the decision to stop using drugs. It was even harder to
___18___ stop. Quitting has given me hope and a reason to be ___19___ myself. It has
helped me grow ___20___ and more mature (成熟的).
01.（ ）A. wanted
B. had
C. intended
D. meant
02.（ ）A. therefore B. however
C. then
D. yet
03.（ ）A. my family B. my job
C. my friends D. myself
04.（ ）A. problem B. subject
C. topic
D. challenge
05.（ ）A. liked
B. got used toC. hated
D. needed
06.（ ）A. damage
B. harm
C. lower
D. affect
07.（ ）A. difference B. part
C. sense
D. impression
08.（ ）A. down
B. away
C. up
D. back
09.（ ）A. live
B. change
C. escape
D. behave
10.（ ）A. house
B. office
C. school
D. car
11.（ ）A. covered
B. dotted
C. crowded
D. surrounded
12.（ ）A. sorrow
B. sadness
C. happiness D. regret
13.（ ）A. received
B. tasted
C. known
D. felt
14.（ ）A. real
B. practical
C. useful
D. helpful
15.（ ）A. caught
B. seen
C. guessed
D. imagined
16.（ ）A. minutes
B. stars
C. thoughts
D. nights
17.（ ）A. way
B. courage
C. chance
D. solution
18.（ ）A. actually
B. simply
C. gradually
D. quickly
19.（ ）A. crazy about
B. pleased with
C. proud of
D. critical of
20.（ ）A. wiser
B. happier
C. healthier
D. stronger
