Ihadaninterestingquestionfrommy10-year-olddaughterClaire.SheaskedmeifIhadalwaysbeenthis(16)___.Ithoughtaboutitforawhileandgaveherthebestanswer(17)___myownpersonaldevelopment.Iwasbornand(18)__
Ihadaninterestingquestionfrommy10-year-olddaughterClaire.SheaskedmeifIhadalwaysbeenthis(16)___.Ithoughtaboutitforawhileandgaveherthebestanswer(17)___myownpersonaldevelopment.
Iwasbornand(18)___inasmalltowninZanbia.Iwas(19)___thatfromaveryyoungageIwasencouragedto(20)___theworldandaskasmanyquestionsasIcould.Mygrandfatherwasa(n)(21)___holdingahighpositioninthegovernment,buthetreatedeveryonewith(22)___ Likewhatothersdidtohim.AndIoftenwatchedhim(23)___withpeoplethatway.Asachild,Iwasdeterminedtobelikehim(24)___Igrewup.Iwantedtomakepeoplefeelgoodabout (25)___andhavemeaningfulconversationsthatwould(26)___ peopletotakeactionandcreateabetterworldforeveryone.
AsanordinaryAfricangirl,Ibecame(27)___ towhatlifehadto(28)___.IknewthatIwouldhavesomebaddaysaswellasgooddays.Isawthiswithmyparents,asthey(29)___ hidtheirfeelingsorsituations.Andfromthat,Ihada (30)___ viewofmyreality.
ItellClairethatmyconfidencecomesfromwithinandIamboundto(31)___ momentswhenI'm
worriedaboutwhetherthingswillworkinmy(32)___,butIhavethecouragenottogiveuponmydreams.Itisthe(33)___beliefthatIamgoodenoughandIcandoitthathashadmegoingforthelast20years.Abirdsittingonatreeisneverafraidthatthebranchwill(34)___ becauseitstrustinnotonthebranchitsown (35)___.Alwaysbelieveinyourself.
16.A.generousB.humorousC.considerateD.confident17.A.intermsofB.incommnwithC.inadditiontoD.inspiteof18.A.calledonB.takeninC.broughtupD.turneddown19.A.nevousB.fortunateC.curiousD.regretful20.A.conquerB.changeC.ruleD.explore21.A.clerkB.officialC.guardD.servant22.A.respectB.prideC.justiceD.coldness23.AargyeB.reasonC.communicateD