题目内容：

My parents passed away ten years ago and I miss them terribly. But I know they are with me every day in what they taught me and in the ______ they gave me. Every morning my father’s message to me was: Remember that ______ you walk out of this door, you carry responsibility, the good name of this family, the hopes and dreams of your mom and dad. My mother often urged me to ______ the high standards she set for me.

When I was in high school, I played in a rock band with friends in my class. We were devoted and practiced constantly. We moved past the guys - in - a - garage stage and ______ to be pretty good, doing getting - paid gigs (演奏会) most weekends, which made me ______. At that time, though part of me was ______ up in that band, another part of me was the oldest son in the Clark family,______ of my origin and a dedicated student busy applying to colleges. Without even telling my parents, I applied to Harvard. I didn’t think I had much chance of getting in,______ I wanted to try. So I was riding around being Mr Cool Rock Musician half of the time, and the other half I was focused on family and ______ goals. I was running on parallel ______.

When the group won a city wide Battle of the Bands, things heated up. My band mates had stars in their eyes - we might be able to make it big. However, I began to feel ______. I realized I was on quite different tracks: I ______ was becoming two people,______ identities back and forth depending on who I was with. I had to make an option. As I considered my ______, my parents’ words were right there, helping me to see that my dreams weren’t about signing a record deal, letting my hair grow, and living in a tour bus. So I ______ out. My bandmasters were ______. They thought I was crazy to withdraw ______ the peak of real success. But however successful that band got, I knew it wasn’t in line with my ______, with my feeling of what I was ______ to do, with who I was - it simply wasn’t me.

In that instant and in many others throughout my life, my parent’s advice has helped me recenter and ______. I could remember who I was - the hopes and dreams I carried.

1.A. property    B. advice    C. guide    D. aid

2.A. when    B. before    C. while    D. since

3.A. come up with    B. stand up to    C. live up to    D. keep pace with

4.A. got    B. failed    C. hoped    D. attempted

5.A. lost    B. disappointed    C. confused    D. thrilled

6.A. wrapped    B. centered    C. spent    D. offered

7.A. scared    B. proud    C. guilty    D. ashamed

8.A. if    B. unless    C. until    D. yet

9.A. economic    B. political    C. academic    D. literary

10.A. tracks    B. ways    C. processes    D. directions

11.A. confident    B. optimistic    C. cheerful    D. uncomfortable

12.A. exactly    B. actually    C. eventually    D. fortunately

13.A. switching    B. acting    C. discovering    D. seeking

14.A. conditions    B. choices    C. competence    D. health

15.A. gave    B. looked    C. called    D. dropped

16.A. disturbed    B. cool    C. shocked    D. tolerant

17.A. in    B. to    C. by    D. at

18.A. goals    B. interests    C. personality    D. consideration

19.A. meant    B. demanded    C. forced    D. aimed

20.A. recall    B. refocus    C. rebuild    D. reunite