My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the __1__, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and __ 2__ those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again __3__ at the pier（码头）waving 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 __4__, wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of __5__ in the new environment again. Throughout the years of changing __6__, schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my __7_ and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while __8__ some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the __9__ which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. __10__ she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother __11__ managed to make each house the very home that is safe and __12__. This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, __13__ with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to __14__ a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this __15__ into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to __16__ another part of the world. My mother __17__ each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a __18__ to rearrange furniture, make curtains and hang 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 __19__ attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so __20__all those years of my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero. 小题1: A．situation B．case C．matter D．rule 小题2: A．leave behind B．leave out C．leave off D．leave for 小题3: A．arriving B．staring C．standing D．looking 小题4: A．range B．shape C．sight D．control 小题5: A．adapting B．suiting C．matching D．fitting 小题6: A．names B．jobs C．addresses D．directions 小题7: A．father B．classmates C．brother D．relatives 小题8: A．performing B．seeking C．waiting D．applying 小题9: A．programs B．sacrifices C．contributions D．cooperations 小题10: A．Once B．While C．When D．Unless 小题11: A．somewhere B．somewhat C．sometime D．somehow 小题12: A．romantic B．comfortable C．mysterious D．wealthy 小题13: A．generally B．actually C．especially D．unfairly 小题14: A．desert B．pursue C．affect D．limit 小题15: A．lifestyle B．value C．journey D．opportunity 小题16: A．acquire B．explore C．occupy D．realize 小题17: A．met B．greeted C．agreed D．suspected 小题18: A．load B．sadness C．result D．challenge 小题19: A．changeable B．cautious C．positive D．negative 小题20: A．experienced B．brave C．ordinary D．annoyed