now，" she thought.

　　Inspired by her new __11__， Emily spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. When __12__ to Ohio State, she was eventually able to __13__ the administration to let her create her own program in "leadership studies"， __14__ it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. She __15__ to become a senior management consultant in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She __16__ founded a drug­prevention organization that __17__ the message "Lead your own life with the skill and the __18__ to say no."

　　So, never live someone else's __19__. If you limit your __20__ only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.

　　语篇解读：我们应该如何去选择未来的生活道路呢？按照别人认为很合理的道路走，还是找到自己喜欢的一条路走？埃米莉自己的经历给了我们答案。

　　1．A.surgeon　　　　　　 B．doctor

　　C．vet D．nurse

　　解析：选C　surgeon意为"外科医生"；doctor意为"医生"；vet意为"兽医"；nurse意为"护士"。根据第一句"Emily was a very big fan of animals ..."和第一段最后的"and started studying to be a vet"可知此处表示：你应该成为一名兽医，故C项正确。

　　2．A.For B．But

　　C．Or D．So

　　解析：选D　根据上下句之间的因果关系可知此处意为"于是(so)在上大学时她选择了这些专业"。

　　3．A.usual B．final

　　C．first D．past

　　解析：选B　usual意为"通常的；平常的"；final意为"最后的；最终的"；first意为"最初的"；past意为"过去的"。根据后文第9空前的"my fourth year at school"可知她现在是在大学的第四年，也就是最后一年：final year，故B项正确。

　　4．A.routine B．warning

　　C．pressure D．complaint

解析：选C　routine意为"日常工作；例行公事"；warning意为"警告"；pressure意为"压力"；complaint意为"抱怨；投诉"。根据情景可知此处表示离开了家人也离开了他们在学习上给她的压力，故C项正确。