In this section, there is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in the word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A. language B. achieve C. challenges D. reaching E. powerfully F. backgrounds G. accomplishing H. country I. understand J. lands K. respect L. cultural M. inspired N. tremendous O. experiences Like most children, I did not appreciate the 1. ____________ influence that my parents had on shaping my values and beliefs. As an adult working with immigrants to Canada, I now realize just how much my parents and their 2. ___________ have impacted me. Together my parents built a life as newcomers in a land they would come to greatly appreciate. Along the way, their experiences provided me with many valuable “life lessons”. Throughout their lives, my parents taught me to show 3. __________ for all individuals, regardless of their background. They truly enjoyed and respected people, with the result that their customers, neighbors, colleagues and employers from a wide variety of 4. ____________ cherished them. Both of my parents struggled to learn English. They certainly found ways to cope, but my father would say that he regretted not fully learning the 5. ____________ of his adopted country. There were opportunities he felt he had missed because of this. From a young age, my parents helped me 6. ___________ the power of words and language. Their struggles 7. _________ me to learn as much as possible. My parents left their place of birth for an unknown 8. __________. However, they were both determined to make things work, despite 9. ___________ and obstacles. They simply kept pushing through by not giving up. Whenever I neared the end of an essay or studies and felt I had no more energy or drive left, my father would offer me encouragement, reminding me that I had it in me to finish and 10. _________ my goals.