My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and    those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again      at the pier (码头）waving good-bye to my father as his     pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of    ，wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of     in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing   ，schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood-my mother. For both my      and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while      some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the      which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.
     she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother，，managed to make each house to be the veiy home that is safe and   .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live，  with two small children："single" parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability (无能）to     a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this     into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置)was a chance to      another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a      to rearrange furniture, make curtains and    pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people. No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a  attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so     all those years during my child-hood—she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
A. leave behind    B. leave out    C. leave off    D. leave for
A. living    B. staring    C. standing    D. going
A. car    B. ship    C. train    D. plane
A. range    B. shape    C. sight    D. control
A. adapting    B. suiting    C. matching    D. fitting
A. names    B. jobs    C. addresses    D. directions
A. father    B. classmates    C. brother    D. relatives
A. performing    B. seeking    C. waiting    D. applying
A. programs    B. sacrifices    C. contribution    D. cooperation
A. Once    B. While    C. When    D. Unless
A. somewhere    B. somewhat    C. sometime    D. somehow
A. romantic    B. comfortable    C. mysterious    D. wealthy
A. generally    B. actually    C. especially    D. unfairly
A. desert    B. develop    C. affect    D. limit
A. lifestyle    B. value    C. journey    D. opportunity
A. acquire    B. explore    C. occupy    D. realize
A. load    B. sadness    C. result    D. challenge
A. hang    B. draw    C. take    D. sell
A. changeable    B. cautious    C. positive    D. negative
A. experienced    B. brave    C. ordinary D, annoyed