family and __9__ goals.I was running on parallel __10__．

　　When the group won a city wide Battle of the Bands, things heated up.My bandmates had stars in their eyes-we might be able to make it big.However, I began to feel __11__.I realized I was on quite different tracks: I __12__ was becoming two people，__13__ identities back and forth depending on who I was with.I had to make an option.As I considered my __14__， my parents' words were right there, helping me to see that my dreams weren't about signing a record deal, letting my hair grow, and living in a tour bus.So I __15__ out.My bandmasters were __16__．They thought I was crazy to withdraw __17__ the peak of real success.But however successful that band got, I knew it wasn't in line with my __18__， with my feeling of what I was __19__ to do, with who I was-it simply wasn't me.

　　In that instant and in many others throughout my life, my parents' advice has helped me recenter and __20__．I could remember who I was-the hopes and dreams I carried.

　　【解题导语】　文章介绍作者的父母虽然去世了，但是在他做决定的时候父母给他的建议给了他很大的指导。

1．A.property　　　　　　　 B．aid

C．guide D．advice

D　解析：根据下文"my parents' advice"可知，作者的父母给了他很多建议，让他感觉总是和父母在一起。advice建议。故选D。

2．A.before B．when

C．while D．since

B　解析：句意：当你走出这扇门，你背负着这个家庭的责任和好的名声。when当......时候。故选B。

C．stand up to D．keep pace with

B　解析：句意：我妈妈经常督促我不要辜负她给我设立的高标准。live up to不辜负。故选B。

4．A.hoped B．failed

C．got D．attempted

C　解析：根据上文"We moved past the guys­in­a­garage stage"可知，我们渡过了在车库的阶段，现在变得很好了。get to be成为。故选C。

5．A.thrilled B．disappointed

C．confused D．lost

A　解析：根据上文"doing getting­paid gigs(演奏会) most weekends"可知，这些让"我"激动。thrilled激动的。故选A。