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(2016·福州市普通高中毕业班质量检查) For most of my adult life, I felt empty inside. That was just like there was a hole in my __1__. It didn't matter what I'd do after the excitement was gone. I really wanted to __2__ inner emptiness that filled me

very much. __3__，I decided to find something to help in the __4__. After I looked around, I __5__ myself in the psychology section. To my amazement, I did find some__6__books. I borrowed several books and began reading. I__7__ reading for several years. I enjoyed feeling __8__ my life was changing by putting what I learnt into practice. But I still had a vague feeling that I was __9__ something. When my son, Todd, was suddenly__10_ in a car accident, I was shocked and I came to the end of my “__11__”. I somehow got to know I __12__ much more than my own self­will to __13__ the death of my son. I turned to my friends for help. I shared my __14__ with them, and they just brought something __15__ out of Todd's death. In an instant, I felt an amazing feeling of __16__. Over time, I started to notice the “empty feeling” I __17__ was completely gone.

Inner emptiness __18__ a lack of one thing only: a lack of awareness of love. We live in a universe of love, which is always __19__ to us each, and you won't feel empty inside __20__ you know how to open yourself to that love.

1.A.soul 　　　　　　B.room

C.life D.book

2.A.catch sight of B.get rid of

C.take advantage of D.make mention of

3.A.Still B.However

C.Otherwise D.Therefore

4.A.library B.bookstore

C.section D.universe

5.A.enjoyed B.helped

C.expressed D.found

6.A.puzzling B.contemporary

C.interesting D.controversial

7.A.considered B.continued

C.rejected D.remembered

8.A.why B.how

C.when D.where

9.A.missing B.exploring

C.searching D.appreciating

10.A.disabled B.injured

C.blinded D.killed

11.A.self­pity B.self­doubt

C.self­help D.self­interest

12.A.lost B.needed

C.kept D.obtained

13.A.find out B.think about

C.get across D.deal with

14.A.experience B.trouble

C.sorrow D.worry

15.A.positive B.responsible

C.regretful D.enthusiastic

16.A.emptiness B.kindness

C.safety D.love

17.A.had B.ignored

C.knew D.inspired

18.A.relies on B.refers to

C.comes from D.results in

19.A.admirable B.affordable

C.available D.adjustable

20.A.after B.if

C.though D.unless