C．miss

　　D．possess

　　18．A.achievement

　　B．existence

　　C．honor

　　D．importance

　　19．A.goes over

　　B．goes for

　　C．goes with

　　D．goes after

　　20．A.energetic

　　B．amusing

　　C．clumsy

　　D．trustworthy

　　C

　　(2015·江苏四校高三联考)I read about an athlete who made it all the way to the Olympics despite hating his chosen sport. He committed his entire life to __1__ one tiny, yet large, sentence — I’m proud of you. At some point we all have someone we want to __2__， whose approval means the world to us.

　　I have a clear memory of the person I wanted approval from telling me I was intelligent, the kind of memory that stays very clear because youve recalled it so many times. I had __3__ someone?s opinion about buying a Canadian soda. “We should really support our own economy，” ten­year­old me said. I had no idea what that meant, __4__ I was looked at with approval, and my heart was filled with __5__. I loved that feeling — the approval of my hero. It was nothing like the Olympic athlete, but I made some very big __6__ based on what might make them __7__. I was hugely affected by wanting their approval.

　　Months ago this

　　person removed me from his life. It hurt a lot. However, in life there is rarely hurt __8__ growth. I recently __9__ on myself and my behavior and noticed something — I feel free. After a period of denying and upset, I __10__ that this is just how it is. This realization made me see how often I was transforming myself according to the __11__， “What would they think？” I’d been using the desire for approval as an __12__ excuse for hiding. My excuse was gone immediately I realized it __13__. It was time to __14__ step into myself and stop hiding who I am from others. Are you hiding? I hid in approval­seeking. Maybe you hide behind judgment. We all have our ways, and it can be really scary to let __15__ go.

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