3．A.belongings B．memories

　　C．friends D．colleagues

　　解析：选A　根据下文中的"starting a life in America with nothing"可知，作者一家人不得不放弃在越南的财产。

　　4．A.easy B．possible

　　C．long D．dangerous

　　解析：选A　上文说作者的父母带着七个孩子来到美国，这段行程一定非常不容易。

　　5．A.demand B．store

　　C．find D．spare

　　解析：选D　根据本空前的"they once ate only apple peels"可知，父母只是吃苹果皮，而把果肉分让给作者。

　　6．A.adopted B．raised

　　C．abandoned D．protected

　　解析：选C　根据本空前的"This was special because at that time"以及"because of the war"可知，这在当时很特别是因为由于战争很多儿童都被遗弃了。

　　7．A.struggles B．worry

　　C．burdens D．pain

　　解析：选A　根据本空后的"We were also faced with starting a life in America with nothing."可知，去美国的旅程并不是最后的奋斗。

　　8．A.determination B．decision

　　C．ability D．patience

　　解析：选A　根据本空后的"to give their children a good life was what has taken us where we are today"可知，父母让孩子们过上更好的生活的决心成就了今天的我们。

　　9．A.Because B．While

　　C．Since D．Unless

　　解析：选B　根据本空后的"almost everything we had was bought at second­hand shops, we were ..."可知，此处是说尽管几乎我们所有的东西都是二手货。

　　10．A.cautious B．nervous

　　C．happy D．crazy

解析：选C　根据本空后的"because our life was really peaceful"可知，我们感到很开