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专题限时训练(二十三) [夹叙夹议型完形填空(二)]
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(一)
we live in a fast-paced and anxiety-filled world that often time seems to shift beneath our feet. thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life. for as long as i could remember i had struggled with anxiety. after i left university, i made friends with a moroccan woman at work. one day she invited me to __1__ her and her family back home. i wanted to, but i would have to travel there __2__ and i knew we would be in a very rural area. how would i cope with my __3__？
then one day it __4__ to me that i had a life to live. i could choose to let anxiety __5__ me or i could go to morocco and __6__ something different. i was 23 years old and had never been out of the uk alone.
the journey to morocco __7__ something inside me. i managed to cope with my anxiety. the sense of __8__ was overwhelming and still to this day when i get afraid of going somewhere alone, i remember how __9__ it felt when i arrived in morocco.
upon arrival i was so __10__ for the generous welcome i received. my friend's family had arranged a welcome party. the people were so loving towards me. as a moment of __11__ felt in a faraway village, this reminded me that i was “good enough”， which helped to __12__ my anxiety.
waking up the next day, in the morning light, i saw the area where we were. i was __13__ by how rural it was—and the realization that these people had very few __14__.
in the days afterwards, i travelled around morocco. we went to marrakesh and __15__ the atlas mountains. we had the most amazing food—lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
at the end of my __16__ something inside me had changed. i realized i had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.
experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life, what really __17__， and with that my anxiety __18__. when i returned home i was much more active in __19__ my anxiety. working with people, helping them __20__ their anxiety, is how i can share the love i found in morocco.
1. a. send b. consult
c. call d. visit
2. a. alone b. soon
c. free d. safe
