三、完形填空。
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We started taking bus trips when I was about seven years old. Back then, we lived at our grandparents' house in Oceanside, California.
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was not enough because my father had retired from the US Air Force and had not yet found a steady job. Also, we were having trouble finding a place we could afford for our family.
It would have been easy to feel
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about our situation. But my mum had other ideas. She used that time to give my brother Jess and me happy memories that
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our way of seeing things forever. However, I only understood how
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she was many years later.
At that time, once or twice a week, my mum would take Jess and me up the hill from our grandparents' house to the
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bus stop. From there, we would go on trips to “see the world”. The bus system around our area offered better service than
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. With very little money, we could buy a ticket that let us ride all the buses we wanted for the whole day.
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my mum learned how the system worked, she took us to many interesting places.
One of our favourite places was the mall in Carlsbad. At the
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of the mall, where all the main attractions were, stood a large glass clock tower. People, mostly
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, often stood around to watch it. Their small hands pressed eagerly against the glass for a closer look. We would walk around the mall and nearby neighbourhoods, looking in store windows without
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anything. Our goal was just to enjoy the views and watch people.
On other trips, we would ride the bus all the way to Strand Beach. There, we
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shells and beautiful stones as souvenirs. We watched ships sail by, and we often heard helicopters and airplanes fly over us.
Every trip
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a wonderful experience. I was thankful to my mum for turning the hard times into something
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. Later, my father got a stable job at the DMV, and we found a nice home in the countryside.
My mum did more than just help Jess and me
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our problems. She taught us to stay curious and enjoy the beauty of the world around us, even without spending money. She also showed us that no matter where we were or what troubles we faced, there was always something that could make us
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1. A. Space B. Time C. Money D. Energy
2. A. excited B. worried C. amazed D. relaxed
3. A. changed B. lost C. stopped D. followed
4. A. proud B. patient C. wise D. careful
5. A. nearest B. best C. largest D. cheapest
6. A. believed B. planned C. understood D. expected
7. A. If B. Since C. Though D. Unless
8. A. centre B. side C. point D. corner
9. A. shoppers B. tourists C. children D. families
10. A. tasting B. touching C. feeling D. buying
11. A. brought B. chose C. collected D. showed
12. A. cared for B. felt like C. gave up D. lived through
13. A. safe B. smart C. gentle D. fun
14. A. miss B. raise C. discuss D. forget
15. A. grow B. succeed C. smile D. survive