immigrants who left their countries with few __10__.From the shtetls (犹太人小村庄) of Russia and Poland, they created their own communities.

　　My parents moved to a __11__ city with two small children and started a life different from that in their hometown.And my late grandmother lived two completely different lives.__12__ she was a widow at 43 after my grandfather died suddenly, she __13__ her daughters alone, cared for her elderly mother and __14__ travelled out of her hometown.At 68, after being single for 26 years, she __15__ us all by falling in love and remarrying.She and her husband, Harry, socialized __16__， and travelled around the country.

　　Life is full of __17__.We assume that our lives are linear (直线的), leading us from birth to death into a straight __18__.But they can change and have sharp __19__.They can double back and leap forward and begin another __20__ altogether.

语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在文中借助自己及自己亲人的生活经历表达了人生充满可能性的观点。

　　1．A.hit　　　　　　　　 　B．promised

　　C．attacked D．suggested

　　解析：选A　根据上下文可知，作者突然意识到了另一条真理。hit"使突然意识到"符合语境。promise"承诺"；attack"袭击，攻击"；suggest"建议，表明"。

　　2．A.hold back B．appeal to

　　C．wait for D．call on

　　解析：选C　根据上文中的"the principal reminded the kids of that now­familiar truth: they could have multiple careers in their lifetimes"可知，此处表示作者突然意识到并不仅仅是不同的事业在等待着每个孩子。wait for"等待"符合语境。hold back"阻挡，抑制"；appeal to"有吸引力，呼吁"；call on"邀请，要求"。

　　3．A.sought for B．tried out

　　C．took over D．reflected on

　　解析：选D　根据下文的内容可知，作者认真思考了自己的生活。reflect on"认真思考"符合语境。seek for"寻找"；try out"试验，试用"；take over"接管，接手"。

　　4．A.transformed B．improved

　　C．abused D．succeeded

　　解析：选A　根据下文作者所说的自己的生活前后的巨大变化可知，作者思考的是自己的生活发生了多大的改变。transform"改变"符合语境。improve"改善"；abuse"滥用"；succeed"成功"。

　　5．A.terrified B．anxious

C．curious D．ashamed