Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life. Even though this is a and necessary stage of our growth, it is often painful or if we don’t realize what’s happening. In fact, confusion is often the that tells us a change is taking place within us. These changes happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from babyhood to to teenage years and beyond. With each change from one to another, we find ourselves goodbye to an old friend, the identity (个性，身份) that we in order to move through that particular time. Sometimes we shape these identities in relationships or jobs, and when we change, those areas of our life become . Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, we will find that a change is taking place us. For example, we may go through one whole part of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves we need it in defense of ourselves. One day, , we may find ourselves feeling limited and bored, wanting to move outside the we used to need; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the of the shell our old self needed. We may feel a strange of excitement and sadness as we say goodbye to a part of ourselves that is and make way for a whole new identity to in its place. We may find inspiration in working and studying when we think of the image of an animal who sheds (蜕；蜕皮) in order to way for new skin, fur, or feathers to . For example, keeping a piece of snake skin, or some other symbols of change, can us that death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of growing. We can give in to this process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and the new with an open mind and heart, ready for our next stage of life. 小题1: A．natural B．dusty C．humorous D．rare 小题2: A．moving B．confusing C．tiring D．scared 小题3: A．report B．notice C．sign D．idea 小题4: A．brotherhood B．neighborhood C．adulthood D．childhood 小题5: A．animal B．people C．school D．stage 小题6: A．saying B．speaking C．telling D．reading 小题7: A．showed B．left C．shaped D．realized 小题8: A．influenced B．remained C．defended D．directed 小题9: A．of B．within C．for D．between 小题10: A．although B．while C．until D．because 小题11: A．moreover B．therefore C．however D．so 小题12: A．area B．shelter C．room D．space 小题13: A．limits B．contents C．connection D．requirement 小题14: A．influence B．mixture C．appearance D．relation 小题15: A．dying B．coming C．escaping D．running 小题16: A．come back B．come down C．come out D．come across 小题17: A．become B．reach C．name D．make 小题18: A．appear B．disappear C．go D．exist 小题19: A．convince B．remind C．warn D．tell 小题20: A．hoping B．imaging C．welcoming D．supplying