Atthattime,Iwasahousewiferaisingthreesmallchildren.Mylife21aroundtakingcareofmychildrenandfindingwaystostretchadimeintoadollarto22thebills,butmoneywasalways23.Ireallylovedbeingwithmyk
Atthattime,Iwasahousewiferaisingthreesmallchildren.Mylife 21 aroundtakingcareofmychildrenandfindingwaystostretchadimeintoadollarto 22 thebills,butmoneywasalways 23.
IreallylovedbeingwithmykidsandIwaswillingtomakewhatever 24 formykids,butIwantedtogoto 25 andgetmyarchaeology(考古学)degree.Forseveralyears,IhadalwayssaidIwasgoingtolearnit 26 noonebelievedIactuallywould.SoIeventuallydecidedtogiveupmy 27 .
Onedaymybrothercametovisitand 28 aboutourfuture.Whilechatting,Imentionedmy 29 dream.Lookingintomyeyeswithgreatexpectation,hesaid“ 30 ?”
Overthenextfewweeks,Ijustkept 31 ourconversationinmyhead.Yes,IcouldmakealonglistofreasonswhyIcouldn’tbecomeanarchaeologist.Strangely,however,thesereasonsseemedmorelike 32 .
IstartedquestioningwhyIwassowillingto 33 achallenge.Finally,IrealizedthatifIdidn’tatleasttryto 34 mygoals,Iwasgoingtoregretmy 35 fortherestofmylife.
SoIstartedtakinguniversityclasses.Igotapart-timejobonweekendssothatmyhusbandcouldwatchthe 36 whileIwasworking.Ieventookafewlatenightclassessothatmychildrenwouldnotrequiredaycareandwouldnevercomehometoa/an 37 house.
Sevenyearslater,I 38 agraduatedegreeandbecameanarchaeologist.39,IfoundthatasIreachedtowardsmygoalsthrough40 anddifficulties,Ibecamehappierandmoreconfident.Inthisway,mybrotherchangedmylife.Perhaps,youalsocanchangeyourlifebyaskingyourself“Whynot?”.
21.A.contributed B.centered C.collected D.gathered
22.A.pay B.change C.share D.check
23.A.adequate B.tight C.blank D.free
24.A.appointment B.arrangement C.impression D.sacriffice
25.A. hometown B.company C.university D.museum
26.A.or B.and C.but D.if
27.A.fate B.habit C.business D.dream
28.A.talked B.cared C.thought D.introduced
29.A.unnoti