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I always had a dream.In it，I was a little girl again，rushing about，trying to get __1__ for school.Deep inside I knew __2__ it came from.It was some unfinished __3__ in my life.
As a kid I loved school.Most of all I __4__ to receive my diploma.That seemed more __5__ even than getting married.But at 15，I had to __6__ because my parents couldn't afford my __7__.Pretty soon I married and had three children.I thought，“There goes my diploma.”__8__，I wanted my children to be educated.But Linda，the youngest，had a serious heart disease，which made it impossible for her to __9__ in a normal classroom.
One day，I saw an ad for evening courses.“That's the __10__.Linda always feels better in the evening，so I'll just __11__ her up for night school.”
Linda was busy filling forms when the school __12__ said，“Mrs Schantz，why don't you come back to school？”
I laughed，“There's no __13__！I'm 55！”
But he __14__ me and I attended class with Linda.Surprisingly，both Linda and I felt great there and my __15__ steadily improved.
It was exciting to go to school again，but it was no __16__.Sitting in a class full of kids was __17__，even if they were respectful.Whenever I was down，Linda encouraged me, “Mom，you can't __18__ now！” Together we made it __19__.
Finally，I got my diploma with Linda and realized my __20__ of years.
1．A.started B．concerned
C．finished D．prepared
2．A.when B．where
C．how D．why
3．A.homework B．diploma
C．accident D．business
4．A.required B．managed
C．longed D．struggled
5．A.annoying B．incredible
C．appealing D．ridiculous
6．A.drop out B．give in
C．break up D．turn away
7．A.living B．teaching
C．working D．schooling
8．A.As usual B．Until then
C．Even so D．In fact
9．A.recover B．function
C．benefit D．arrive
10．A.problem B．answer
C．deal D．result
11．A.sign B．put
C．call D．pick
12．A.secretary B．colleague
C．employer D．referee
13．A.rush B．time
C．way D．class
14．A.urged B．demanded
C．persuaded D．informed
15．A.grades B．attitude
C．health D．moods
16．A.fun B．game
C．good D．wonder
17．A.available B．awkward
C．awesome D．awful
18．A.miss B．reject
C．resign D．quit
19．A.up B．out
C．off D．through
20．A.dream B．ambition
C．plan D．thought
