请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I had been a nurse for about a year when I decided to move from my home to take a new job. It was a(n)
1 time—my first trip away from home.
I spent many evenings alone in the small
2 worrying about how I would achieve my goals and wondering if the
3 had been the right decision for me. As I sat on my second - hand sofa,
4 my dinner from a hamburger bag, I thought about home. I pictured myself in the kitchen with my mum, making delicious strawberry jams. Later, I
5 myself sitting at the table with my mum and dad, eating warm apple pies. I missed the
6 of home.
One day, I was feeling down. Although I
7 my job, my heart ached for my loved ones. That morning at work I was
8 to receive a package from my father. He hardly shops. What made him send me a
9 ? I opened the package and pulled out a poster. On it is a large ship sailing in the sea. The
10 below touched me, “Sailing ships are
11 in their harbour, but that's not what sailing ships were built for.” For the first time, my
12 to leave home and set out on my own felt
13 . I knew my father. I knew he was
14 a man with many words, but he was trying to tell he missed me but
15 my decision to go.
Mark Twain once said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the things you did do. Sail away from the safe harbour.” I knew I would sail farther because I was supported by my parents.
(
A
) 1. A. lonely
B. wonderful
C. nervous
D. exciting
(
C
) 2. A. office
B. hospital
C. flat
D. company
(
C
) 3. A. study
B. trip
C. move
D. chance
(
B
) 4. A. making
B. eating
C. buying
D. ordering
(
D
) 5. A. avoided
B. kept
C. stopped
D. imagined
(
D
) 6. A. rule
B. smell
C. power
D. warmth
(
A
) 7. A. loved
B. achieved
C. missed
D. lost
(
A
) 8. A. surprised
B. worried
C. pleased
D. excited
(
B
) 9. A. letter
B. gift
C. poster
D. message
(
C
)10. A. icon
B. pictures
C. words
D. sign
(
A
)11. A. safe
B. quiet
C. ready
D. active
(
B
)12. A. dream
B. decision
C. duty
D. goal
(
B
)13. A. proud
B. right
C. wrong
D. sorry
(
A
)14. A. never
B. sometimes
C. often
D. always
(
C
)15. A. formed
B. made
C. supported
D. offered
