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When I was thir, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.1the move, my father2us
in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not3that the universe
would suddenly change its course. 'In May, we're4to Arizona.'
The words, so small, didn't seem5enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on
a tram moving across the country. I watched the6change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high
mountains as I saw strange new plants that7mysteries (奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and8into
own new home.
9my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I10explored (探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind11of cactus (仙人掌). I crouched(蹲) down
for a closer look. 'You'd better not12that.'
I turned around to see an old woman
'Are you new lo this neighborhood?' I explained that I was,13 , new to the entire state.
'My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the14 ? It must be quite a15after living in Boston.'
How could I explain how I16the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.
'It's vastness,' she offered. 'That vastness17you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert-you can
18how little you are in comparison with the world.19 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.'
That was it. That was the feeling I'd bad ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my
20would change with just a few words.
'Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and
shouldn't touch.'
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( )14. A. desert
( )15. A. luck
( )16. A. found
( )17. A. why
( )18. A. prove
( )19. A. However
( )20. A. idea

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