Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life. Even though this is a and necessary stage of our growth, it is often painful or if we don’t realize what’s happening. In fact, confusion is often the that tells us a change is taking place within us. These changes happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from babyhood to to teenage years and beyond. With each change from one to another, we find ourselves goodbye to an old friend, the identity (个性，身份) that we in order to move through that particular time.
Sometimes we shape these identities in relationships or jobs, and when we change, those areas of our life become . Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, we will find that a change is taking place us. For example, we may go through one whole part of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves we need it in defense of ourselves. One day, , we may find ourselves feeling limited and bored, wanting to move outside the we used to need; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the of the shell our old self needed.
We may feel a strange of excitement and sadness as we say goodbye to a part of ourselves that is and make way for a whole new identity to in its place. We may find inspiration in working and studying when we think of the image of an animal who sheds (蜕毛；蜕皮) in order to way for new skin, fur, or feathers to . For example, keeping a piece of snake skin, or some other symbols of change, can us that death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of growing. We can give in to this process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and the new with an open mind and heart, ready for our next stage of life.
1.A. natural B. dusty C. humorous D. rare
2.A. moving B. confusing C. tiring D. scared
3.A. report B. notice C. sign D. idea
4.A. brotherhood B. neighborhood C. adulthood D. childhood
5.A. animal B. people C. school D. stage
6.A. saying B. speaking C. telling D. reading
7.A. showed B. left C. shaped D. realized
8.A. influenced B. remained C. defended D. directed
9.A. of B. within C. for D. between
10.A. although B. while C. until D. because
11.A. moreover B. therefore C. however D. so
12.A. area B. shelter C. room D. space
13.A. limits B. contents C. connection D. requirement
14.A. influence B. mixture C. appearance D. relation
15.A. dying B. coming C. escaping D. running
16.A. come back B. come down C. come out D. come across
17.A. become B. reach C. name D. make
18.A. appear B. disappear C. go D. exist
19.A. convince B. remind C. warn D. tell
20.A. hoping B. imaging C. welcoming D. supplying
---Currently it is difficult to find a good job in the fierce job-hunting market.
---_____. But highly-qualified graduates are always in great demand.
A. I hope so B. That’s all right
C. No kidding D. That sounds reasonable
The first decade of the 21st century _____ the breathtaking and non-stop development of China.
A. witnesses B. witnessed C. will witness D. had witnessed
---I had practiced my spoken English, but still failed in the oral test.
---Don’t be discouraged. _____ and you will surely pass it.
A. Make a bit more effort B. To make a bit more
C. Making a bit more effort D. If you make a bit more effort
A strange girl entered the room and told me a story of her own, _____ I suspected the truth.
A. that B. which C. of which D. at which
Just imagine performing such an opera as Turandot in the Forbidden City---there _____ be a better setting!
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
