题目内容：

As children, our parents had dreams for us. They wanted us to do whatever was necessary to reach our highest ______. Later in life, friends and spouses (配偶) may also have schedules for us. People close to us may have ideas about ______ we should live our lives. The ideas usually ______ love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them— ______ it is the parent who wants us to ______ his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an already­defined role. We can appreciate and consider those people's input, but ______ we must follow our own inner guidance.

There may come a time when all the suggestions can become ______. We may feel that the people we love don't approve of our judgment, which can ______ us to some extent. It can ______ the choices we make for our lives by making us ______ ourselves. It may also fill a void (空虚) with their ______ before we've had a chance to decide what we want. However, it can affect us ______ as well. We may have to ______ the feelings of resistance and to keep ourselves off from them. But we can take some time to ______ ourselves of any unnecessary doubts and go within to become ______ on what we desire for ourselves.

We can tell our loved ones how much we ______ their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own ______. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences ______ to rob us of wonderful life lessons and the opportunity to ______ our own judgment. When they see that we are happy with our lives, they can see all we need them do is to share ______ with us.

1.A. need    B. ability    C. potential    D. creativity

2.A. what    B. how    C. why    D. where

3.A. come across    B. put away    C. lead to    D. come from

4.A. whether    B. if    C. while    D. when

5.A. apply to    B. live out    C. manage to    D. speed up

6.A. desperately    B. comfortably    C. eventually    D. deliberately

7.A. unreliable    B. understandable    C. practical    D. unbearable

8.A. ignore    B. hurt    C. defeat    D. abandon

9.A. abuse    B. mix    C. influence    D. reform

10.A. fight    B. scold    C. resist    D. doubt

11.A. wishes    B. themes    C. benefits    D. successes

12.A. universally    B. abnormally    C. actively    D. effectively

13.A. handle    B. realize    C. avoid    D. know

14.A. remind    B. rid    C. inform    D. warn

15.A. false    B. vain    C. nuclear    D. clear

16.A. reward    B. praise    C. appreciate    D. trust

17.A. decisions    B. requirements    C. reservations    D. commands

18.A. less than    B. more than    C. other than    D. rather than

19.A. attain    B. polish    C. instruct    D. mature

20.A. lesson    B. joy    C. opportunity    D. freedom