My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (码头) good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of in the new environment again. Throughout the years of changing , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while some type of part-time job. Leaving a career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and . This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, with two small children:  “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people. No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero. 小题1: A．situation B．condition C．case D．matter 小题2: A．leave out B．leave behind C．leave off D．leave for 小题3: A．speaking B．staring C．waving D．talking 小题4: A．range B．shape C．sight D．control 小题5: A．adapting B．suiting C．matching D．fitting 小题6: A．names B．jobs C．addresses D．directions 小题7: A．father B．classmates C．brother D．relatives 小题8: A．performing B．seeking C．waiting D．applying 小题9: A．terrible B．promising C．hopeless D．negative 小题10: A．Once B．While C．When D．Unless 小题11: A．somewhere B．anyhow C．somewhat D．somehow 小题12: A．romantic B．comfortable C．mysterious D．wealthy 小题13: A．generally B．actually C．especially D．unfairly 小题14: A．desert B．develop C．affect D．limit 小题15: A．lifestyle B．value C．journey D．opportunity 小题16: A．acquire B．explore C．occupy D．realize 小题17: A．load B．sadness C．result D．challenge 小题18: A．hang B．draw C．took D．sold 小题19: A．changeable B．cautious C．positive D．negative 小题20: A．experienced B．brave C．ordinary D．annoyed